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Black Past

Black Past: Johnson, Earvin "Magic"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this encyclopedia entry to find out about Magic Johnson's basketball career and his foundation to fight HIV/AIDS.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Influenza

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial covers the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic as a vehicle to look at viruses and disease, as well as the use of modern biological tools to improve human health....
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Other

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund: The Work Continues

For Students 9th - 10th
Memorial to the late Princess and of her humanitarian work. You will find that the Princess was instrumental in changing public perception on HIV/AIDS, as well as opening people's eyes on other subjects.
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Other

Canadian Aids Society: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian AIDS Society is the umbrella organization representing more than 125 AIDS groups in Canada. Its purpose is to advocate at the government policy level for those affected by AIDS, provide resources, and to educate the public.
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Other

Aids.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This is AIDS.org, educating, raising awareness, and building community regarding the AIDS virus. Includes facts, information on testing, news, books, programs, and more.
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US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Attacking Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why Files have provided a wonderful site examining the possible AIDS vaccines being developed. Several topics are discussed, including topics about the chemical makeup of the virus itself.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to population and settlement. Covers six main areas - population growth, population change, population migration, land use, settlement characteristics and patterns,...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Evolution of Emerging Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of viruses that includes the importance knowing the origins and the evolution of viruses.
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New York Times

New York Times: Aids at 20

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles that look at the history of AIDS over the twenty-year period from its first emergence in 1981 up to 2001.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Travelers' Health: Disease Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on over 40 diseases that travelers might need to be prepared for. Information includes description of disease, risk for travelers, preventive measures and treatment.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology:diseases Depressed/overactive Immune Response

For Students 9th - 10th
This section is about how the immune system goes wrong. When it goes haywire, and becomes too weak or too strong, it leads to a state of disease. The factors that maintain immunological homeostasis are complex and incompletely understood.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The most recent information on STD's is given to you by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Other

Kaiser Family Foundation: South Africa: About South Africa: Love Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Foundation is dedicated to South African development and deals in issues like AIDS, national health system, and the "Needs of women, children, and youth."
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Handout
Utah State University

Utah State University: Teacher Link: Human Rights Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list and brief description of historically-based human rights films. Topics include civil rights, slavery, political activism, workers' rights and HIV.
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Other

Unicef People: Whoopi Goldberg: Goodwill Ambassador

For Students 9th - 10th
Actress Whoopi Goldberg's work as an advocate for children, especially children affected by HIV/AIDS. There is also some discussion of her most well-known acting roles.
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Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Challenges and Prospects for African Women's Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.
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Interactive
Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: A Developing World

For Students 9th - 10th
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
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United Nations

United Nations: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the eight goals that the United Nations had set forth for the Millennium and read about how we have been doing. There is also a link to a new site where the UN has set seventeen new goals for 2016 and beyond.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Act Up and the Aids Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore AIDS activism during the 1980s.
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Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: The Power of Children: Ryan White

For Students 9th - 10th
This important online exhibit, "The Power of Children", discusses the lives of three children who faced almost unbearable challenges and become heroes of the 20th century. This page tells the story of Ryan White and his fight against AIDS.
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PBS

Pbs:search for a Vaccine

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions & Answers with an AIDS researcher and his information about the search for a vaccine for the disease.
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Other

Natap: National Aids Treatment Advocacy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A good patient-oriented site that keeps you up to date on the treatments and politics going on in the on-going fight against this disease.

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