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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore just a few of the many cases in which evolutionary theory helps us explain and treat disease. Bacterial infections, HIV, and Huntington's disease are highlighted. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students view a Reading Rainbow video on germs and discuss microbial diseases. They grow cultures of Staphylococcus aureus and then estimate and graph the count for their own bodies and those of the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore the causes of disease, how organisms, spread disease, and the process of infection. Examples of inherited diseases, environmentally caused diseases, and the agents that cause them are examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to information about infectious diseases and their causes. They explore how they are spread, the body's defense against them, what to do when they become ill and ways to help reduce the risk of infection. Students examine health practices and medical advances that affect the community and environment. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students work in groups to research a scientist that studied germ theory. They work as a class to build a time line about the development of germ theory. A list of scientists is included in the lesson. Following the research, students complete a lab where they prepare bacterial cultures, and test cleaning wipes efficiency in killing germs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore and explain the role of vaccines in infectious disease, They emphasize immunological principles and viral/bacterial infection processes. Students explore the three main vaccine types: DNA vaccines ("gene gun"), Recombinant vaccines, and live vector vaccines (AIDS, employs viruses). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work with whole plant material and are not required to measure small quantities, yet they can see evidence of transformed plant cells (plant cells that have genes from bacterial plasmids). This is a laboratory suitable for students who are familiar with the basic principles of plant cell structure, tissue culture, sterile technique, and cell transformation (bacterial infection, plasmid vectors, marker genes, selection medium, and enzyme activity assays). Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students review the basic principles of plant cell structure, tissue culture, sterile technique, and cell transformation. Next students complete a plant transformation experiment using whole plant material in order to view evidence of transformed plant cells. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. They examine how germs are passed from person to person. They consider how to minimize the spread of germs in order to protect the student from getting sick. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehned how a virus and an allergen infect the body and how the body responds to each. They create flowcharts to show the body's reaction to the common cold (a viral infection) or hay fever (an allergic reaction). Students examine the differences in how colds and allergies are diagnosed and treated. Full Review »