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Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Microbes and Disease
Students learn about six diseases caused by microorganisms. A video that looks at the impact disease has had on human history and society is provided. Students work in groups to read information about one disease, then share what they...
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Bio Ed Online: The Science of Hiv/aids: Modeling an Hiv Particle
Students read about the emergence of HIV/AIDS and construct a 3-D model of an HIV virus particle using the provided outline drawing. The lesson materials and a set of slides can be downloaded.
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Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Making Copies of an Hiv Particle
Learners read an article about how the HIV virus replicates itself in a host cell, and the parts of an HIV particle. Includes labeled drawings of an HIV particle and of its replication cycle. The lesson plan materials and a set of...
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Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Mapping the Spread of Hiv/aids
After reading an article about how the spread of HIV/AIDS was first tracked, students act as epidemiologists to map its spread round the world. The lesson materials and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded.