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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the investigative and detective work that goes into disease control. They research specific diseases and simulate a doctor-patient diagnosis situation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students role-play CDC team members in a simulation of a possible bioterrorist attack in their city. In small groups they conduct research, create a Powerpoint presentation, and present their team's recommendations to a city council. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students use Palms, or handheld computers, and the Cooties software to enact the transmission of communicable diseases. They discuss incubation and immunity and collect and interpret data and figure out who was the "carrier "of a "disease." Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students identify the roles of the Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and others. They use the internet to gather information. They also discuss the roles of local agencies. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Student research a website sponsored by the Center for Disease Control to study ways to prevent dating violence. They study the posters that are present at the site before deciding which are most effective. They print those to share with others in the school. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the effects of dating abuse. They explore the Choose Respect website created by the Center for Disease Control, read an informational fact sheet about dating abuse, and participate in a class discussion. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct research into how the brain is effected by the disorder of autism. They conduct a webquest in order to gather information. Then students write a letter to the Center For Disease Control about their findings and forward some of the new research to them. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine infectious diseases and participate in a biohazard simulation. Using information from the Center for Disease Control website, they create pictures for disease books in Microsoft Word. The lesson also includes a faith integration component. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify current public health issues and interview professionals in health careers as the conclusion to the semester. During this nine-week unit, they investigate waterborne diseases, pathogens, vaccines, and related public health issues. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students role-play the role of an employee of the Center for Disease Control. In groups, they identify and discuss the functions of the major body systems and analyze their family tree. They watch a video about plagues and calculate the proportions of the human body. Full Review »
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