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- 9th - 12th
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Students research some parasite-borne diseases and report on how parasites infect their hosts and how people are trying to reduce infection rates. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students choose a disease caused by bacteria or viruses, search the Internet for information about the symptoms, cause, transmission, treatment and prognosis of the disease. They collect and graph data about the prevelence of the disease in the world. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students discuss importance of and ways of protecting themselves against ticks when going outdoors. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how an epidemiologists studies ticks on white-footed mice. They also study Lyme disease. 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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- 12th
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Students investigate parasites and how parasite-borne diseases are spread. They conduct Internet research, answer handout questions, and identify methods that could reduce parasitic diseases in various countries. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate parasites and the diseases they can cause and carry. They read and discuss an article, conduct research, and create a fictional studenT story about the parasite they researched. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to research diseases spread by insects. They create a brochure using the information they gathered. They present their project to the class. 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 »

