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\n\"Ebola:\n\n
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\nEbola: Disease Detectives\n

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\nHow did the Ebola virus first infect humans? Young virologists examine genetic sequences from the 2014 Sierra Leone outbreak to find similarities during a riveting activity. Following similar methods used by MIT and Harvard, partners...\n
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\n\"Viral\n\n
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\nViral DNA Integration\n

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\nHow do reverse transcriptase inhibitors work? Young virologists examine the function of azidothymidine, a drug doctors use to treat HIV patients, during a hands-on modeling activity. Groups create a strand of DNA from an HIV RNA strand...\n
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\nSuper Scientist Quiz\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, students match each of the descriptions on the right to the correct scientist listed on the right. There are thirty scientists to identify and match on the sheet.\n
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\nPeer Review Meets D.I.Y.: Publishing a Student Science Journal\n

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\nPeer review of science laboratory reports? You bet! First, learners work in pairs to review a scientific article. Then they trade lab reports for peer review. The end result is the publication of a classroom scientific journal!\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Oh, What's the Next Crisis? \n

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\nAs scholars examine a simple political cartoon, they consider some of the crises of 2009: oil, foreign wars, energy, global warming, Swine Flu, etc. A list is provided for background information, and 3 talking points (or writing points)...\n
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\nThe Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks\n

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\nWhy are Henrietta Lacks' cells immortal? The answer is that no one really knows. But much has been learned because they are. Check out this video that introduces some of these remarkable discoveries.\n
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\nWhy Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year?\n

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\nDon't let your classes take a shot in the dark! Help them understand different types of vaccinations with an informative video lesson. The narrator explains how the flu virus challenges vaccine creators each year thanks to its...\n
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\nViruses and Host Evolution\n

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\nStudents are organized into groups of four. On Day 1 they are given a worksheet about viruses and their effects on the evolution of a rabbit population. After about 30 minutes of group work, a class discussion of the material begins. ...\n
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\nThe Motion of a Virus Through a Population\n

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\nYoung scholars test the factors that influence the rate at which a virus spreads through a population. They complete a lab activity then discuss data collected and review and answer a set of questions.\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Ok, What's the Next Crisis?\n

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\nIn this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about recent world crises and respond to 3 talking point questions.\n
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\nTypes of Scientists\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, students match each type of scientist listed in the left-had column to its correct description found in the right-hand column. There are 34 different scientists to match on the sheet.\n
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\nViruses and Host Evolution\n

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\nYoung scholars research viruses and their effects on the evolution of a rabbit population. They complete a teacher created worksheet of questions on their research. They present their research to classmates.\n
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\nSuper Scientists Bingo\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.\n
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\nSuper Scientists Code\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, learners use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.\n
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\n\"Cosmo\n\n
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\nCosmo Learning: Virology\n

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\nUnderstand the common strategy that viruses must adopt with this collection of video lectures from Columbia University in the City of New York. In twenty-six lectures, virus structure, reproductive cycle, and interaction of viruses with...\n
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\nScience Friday: The Real Virologist Behind Contagion\n

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\nW. Ian Lipkin discusses his off-screen roles in the movie Contagion.\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks\n

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\nImagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells...\n
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\nNational Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Albert Sabin\n

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\nView the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2006 to commemorate Albert Sabin, a famous virologist who developed the polio vaccination. With a short biographical passage.\n
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\nThe Big Picture Book of Viruses\n

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\nThis site has a catalog of all known viruses, including a picture of each, structure, family, hosts, and more.\n
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\nMit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Introductory Biology\n

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\nCollege-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...\n
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\nRice University: Web Adventures: Med Myst: Orientation at o.r.b\n

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\nIn this online learning adventure game, students get an introduction to infectious diseases, pathogens and the immune system. They will conduct field and laboratory investigations to solve the problem they are given, while playing the...\n
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\nRice University: Web Adventures: Medmyst: Nemesis in Neuropolis\n

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\nIn this online learning adventure game, students will play the role of scientist, historian, and detective. By solving the problem presented in this smallpox case, they will learn how infectious diseases are spread, how the smallpox...\n
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\nCk 12: Virus Characteristics\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What are the differences and similarities between viruses and living things? This tuorial covers the characteristics of viruses and viral reproduction.\n
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\nDartmouth College: Anatomy of a Virus\n

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\nExcellent explanation of the structure of a virus. Includes graphics and a good explanation of viruses.\n
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