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- 6th - 12th
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Students use the European Union's struggle with Mad Cow Disease as a starting point to study the spread of infectious diseases across geographical boundaries. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use Internet resources to study the relationship between human activities and emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. They organize their ideas into an essay that be published online using the Writers' Window Internet site. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine rates, matrices, histograms, line graphs, data analysis and data presentation in order to develop an understanding of how these concepts apply to a the effects of a specific disease. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students study mad cow disease and how it has affected the lifestyles of many Europeans. They examine local cattle industry and look for steer- or cow-related products. They organize information they find and present it to the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students research the topic of mad cow disease. They use an internal research network to search for newspaper and magazine articles about the disease. They are to evaluate the information they find and determine if it is creditable. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the impact of Mad Cow Disease on the beef industry. They conduct Internet research, develop a multimedia presentation on the history and economic consequences of BSE, participate in a mock trade summit, and create an informational pamphlet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a video clip about Mad Cow Disease. They identify the challenges of health professionals in dealing with the disease. They work together to complete a Public Health Task Force worksheet. They make recommendations on how to solve the problem. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students conduct research on an infectious disease. They choose an infectious disease from a provided topic list and compose a formal research paper. An outline for paragraph writing and rubric is provided. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students research the problem of mad cow disease. Using the Internet and magazines, they research the problem and analzye recent articles discussing mad cow disease. They create a webpage with all of their cites correctly cited and share their information with the class. They offer solutions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," and its characteristics. Students examine how cattle may get BSE and its symptoms. Upon completion of research, students graph the annual incidence rate of BSE, graph the data, and discuss possible reasons for the trends. They discuss how other countries monitor and identify BSE. Full Review »