Lesson Plan

Case Studies: Influenza and HIV

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Stop infection spread. Pupils participate in an activity to model infections and replications of viruses. Within the activity, scholars see that viruses may end up with genetic variation and connect that to how some forms of the flu are more deadly than others. Learners continue on to see how the life cycle of HIV differs from that of influenza.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Review the ways that pathogens find ways to survive
  • Instead of asking class members to come up with symptoms of the flu from experience, have a medical description of the common symptoms to use in the beginning section of the lesson
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson is the second in a five-lesson unit
  • Kahoot trivia activity requires a free registration
Pros
  • Includes an answer key
  • Contains a vocabulary list and glossary
Cons
  • The supplemental reading from NIH is no longer available
  • Link to NOVA video on 1918 Pandemic does not work, research to find another video explaining the pandemic