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Curated OER

Measures To Combat Mad Cow Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read an article at CNNfyi.com about Mad Cow disease. They identify and explain bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They formulate ways to combat mad cow disease.
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Curated OER

Spread of Disease

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover facts about the human body. In this diseases activity, 7th graders understand different kinds of diseases, how disease spreads, how diseases have changed and preventative medicines. Students debate different...
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Interactive
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning

MedMyst: Animal Alert!

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An outbreak of disease is affecting people in a distant region—it's time to get to work! Scholars take the role of scientists as they learn more about the illness, discover the possible causes, and find a way to prevent the further...
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Curated OER

Simulating the Spread of an Infectious Disease

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this health worksheet, students identify various infectious diseases and explore the available options for stopping or preventing the spread of disease. They participate in a simulation experiment on how to measure and prevent. There...
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Curated OER

Ways to Prevent the Spread of Pathogens

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the ways to prevent the spread of pathogens. In groups, they use the internet to research the ways to prevent disease from spreading. They use this information to create a poster and share the information with the...
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Curated OER

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Lesson 4

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a class discussion which includes categorizing sexually transmitted diseases into various groups such as "always have symptoms/often don't have symptoms" and "curable vs. not curable" to reinforce the idea of...
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Curated OER

Colds and Germs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine how diseases are spread from one person to another. They investigate the importance of hand washing to reduce the spread of common colds and other diseases. They listen to teacher read alouds and complete an inquiry...
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Curated OER

Global Health Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Examine global health issues and the philanthropic efforts of Bill Gates. Working in groups, your class will research selected diseases focusing on symptoms, transmission, and prevention. They also conclude by writing grant proposals to...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Germs: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Infection prevention is the focus of two lessons. In instructional activity one, scholars take a brief quiz, survey peers, and discuss prevention techniques to stay healthy. Lesson two examines how germs work—transmission, symptoms,...
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Cengage Learning

COVID-19 and Coronaviruses

For Teachers 6th - 12th
COVID-19 = CO (corona) + VI (virus) + D (disease) =19 (the year the disease first appeared) NOVEL (unknown to scientists and never before infected human patients). A colorful nine-slide presentation details what is currently known about...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Poisoned Picnic

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A group of teachers attended a picnic; ten became sick and another four died. Young scholars must solve the mystery of what happened. They research the river, waste water treatment plant, each food that was served, and environmental...
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Interactive
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning

MedMyst Mission 1: Orientation at O.R.B.

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A dozen years after a great plague wipes out the majority of Earth's civilization, a group of scientists joins together to fight infectious diseases. Scholars join the training mission and learn about viruses, bacteria, pathogens and...
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Curated OER

Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine virus transmission. In this health and nutrition instructional activity, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused...
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Interactive
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning

MedMyst Mission 3: Nemesis at Neuropolis

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Calling all science sleuths! A patient appears to have a disease eradicated years ago—how do you treat it? Scholars must research the illness, the possible causes, and find a cure before the disease spreads and wipes out the entire city....
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Interactive
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Scholastic

Drugs + Your Body—It Isn’t Pretty

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Drugs can affect all parts of the body including teeth, skin, heart, brain, and lungs. Use an interactive that explores topics like addiction and the brain, steroid use and skin breakouts, methamphetamine use and rotting teeth, smoking...
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PPT
Irish Osteoporosis Society

Osteoporosis

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Osteoporosis has long been viewed as an "old ladies' disease," but there are many people at risk. There are also many things young people can do to reduce their risk factors. Learn about all of this and more through a comprehensive...
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Curated OER

Preventing Childhood Diseases Project

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become informed advocates in the prevention of childhood diseases. This takes place during the Preventing Childhood Diseases Project.
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Curated OER

Diseases of the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars identify diseases that plagued the pioneers and find preventative measures to avoid them.  In this Oregon Trail lesson plan, students brainstorm possible health problems and diseases for pioneers. They then research a...
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Curated OER

Disease Warriors

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the importance of vaccines in fighting childhood disease.  In this health lesson, students play a game to model how vaccines protect against the spread of infectious disease. Students play a tag based game in which the...
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Curated OER

Smoking Prevention Campaign

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a school-wide smoking prevention campaign. In this research lesson, students combine a study of facts with a survey to create a smoking prevention campaign.
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Curated OER

Birds, Bees and STDs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students develop knowledge on STD's, their causes, treatment and prevention.  In this investigative lesson students mingle with each-other to find the STD, then get into groups and research STD's on the CDC site. 
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Curated OER

The Brain Eater

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip about Mad Cow Disease. They identify the challenges of health professionals in dealing with the disease. They work together to complete a Public Health Task Force worksheet. They make recommendations on how...
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Curated OER

Alzheimer's: A Societal Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss ways in which diseases affect individuals, families, and society, and view and answer questions about segments from The Forgetting related to the impact of Alzheimer's disease on society and families. They...
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Curated OER

An Ounce of Prevention...

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss current H.I.V. prevention strategies and adapt these strategies to address the spread of H.I.V. in developing countries. They analyze the results of an international AIDS conference called "The Urgent Search for an AIDS...

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