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Students, in groups, design their own experiments to determine how the mode of application of the virus extract affects the various plants that students have grown from seed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research infectious diseases, focusing on what scientists and journalists currently do and do not know about each one. They act as scientists or journalists as they find out more about a particular infectious disease. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students view a video that presents how viruses attack the body and how the body's immune system responds. They simulate the spread of an infectious disease and establish the identity of the original carrier. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research the science behind commonly used cold medicines. They read an article, create a product poster, and conduct independent research on product claims made by medicine companies regarding cold medicines. 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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- 11th - 12th
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Students identify the characteristics and structure of a virus, its target cells, how it reproduces and create a 3-Dimensional model of a virus. This Biology lesson uses video clips, hands-on activities and has suggestions for lesson extensions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students create a presentation and package of materials based on their research to be presented at a fictional science conference. Given a specific scenario, students research various body systems and how they work in conjunction. Their findings are presented to the class at their science conference. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore Immunology. They examine and determine credible sources of information. In groups, students answer questions about documentation. They write a summary of documentation required in technical writing. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review what they can recall about viruses. They are explained that they are going to work on a project in which they suggest a useful purpose of a virus. Students use print research materials and the Internet to add to their knowledge about viruses. They work in groups, in the groups members imagine that they are part of a team of scientists assigned to stop a local weed epidemic by genetically engineering a virus that targets a local pest plant, or weed. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore who Gertrude Elion was and what discoveries she completed in science that helped sick children and people. They identify how Gertrude Elion has used the microscope and the scientific method in her experiments. Full Review »