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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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- 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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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the social, political, environmental, economic, medical and other considerations for why particular countries experience outbreaks of certain infectious diseases. 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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- 7th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the conditions of the 1918 influenza outbreak with those of today. They try to identify prevention strategies for infectious diseases. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a simulation of how diseases are transmitted. Each student holds a test tube, with only one containing the "disease" while the others have water. They move around the room until told to stop. Using droppers to place some of their solution into their neighbor's tube, they are spreading the disease. Finally, they try to determine the original source of the infection. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students work together to complete a simulation on infectious diseases. They determine which concepts affect a disease more. They complete discussion questions as well. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize that infectious diseases are a continuing problem among all human populations. They define and give examples of emerging infectious diseases. Students define and give examples of re-emerging infectious diseases. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students work in groups to investigate a specific infectious disease. Students brainstorm "What are the most dangerous diseases threatening mankind" and discuss why they feel those are the most threatening prior to beginning their research project. Full Review »
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