Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Iron Deficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of iron deficiency. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of vitamin B12 deficiency. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Handout
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Genes, Your Health: Sickle Cell

For Students 3rd - 8th
A very easy to understand site on sickle cell. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of sickle cell disease.
Graphic
Curated OER

Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students Pre-K - 1st
sickle cell anemia
Graphic
Curated OER

Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students Pre-K - 1st
sickle cell anemia
Graphic
Curated OER

Megaloblastic Anemia View of Red Blood Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains details of pernicious anemia, alternative names, definition, causes and risks, prevention, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment, and complications. It also includes a picture of pernicious anemic red blood cells.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Disease & Mutation: Sickle Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin in the blood. [1:30]
Website
Other

Be the Match

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource about the bone marrow donor program provides informaiton at marrow transplants for patients with aplastic anemia, leukemia, and other illnesses. You can learn about this program, how to help and find real life stories.
Article
American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: Practical Tips for Preventing a Sickle Cell Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal provides basic information about what sickle cell anemia is and some measures that can be used to control the pain.
Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medical School: History of Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is put out by a professor of the Harvard Medical School. It contains factual information on Sickle Cell Disease and the information is set up by links under different subject headings. This is a great site to check out on the...
Handout
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories: Beta Thalassemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an impressive site about beta-thalassemia. The disease is caused when the body cannot make an important blood protein. You can find information about causes, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, and inheritance at this interactive...
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Vitamin B6

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of vitamin B6. Content includes a focus on how this vitamin was discovered, its other names, its uses as a supplement, proper dosage, and the like.
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Vitamin B12

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing information on the functions and food sources of vitamin B12, this website includes a chart of usage and dosage.
Handout
Other

International Health News Database: Vitamin B12

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, there are several summaries of medical studies and clinical trials on vitamin B12 and its role in preventing and treating various health conditions. Read about vitamin B12's role in fighting such conditions as...
Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Sickle Cell Has Many Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Sickle Cell Disease: what it is, what causes it, who is most at risk for it, what the effects are, and how to control it through living a healthy lifestyle.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sickle Versus Normal Cell

For Students 6th - 8th
Background image of normal disc-shaped red blood cells from the University of Utah. Inset shows sickled red blood cells, curved and rigid, from the Virginia Medical College.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Coping With Common Period Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Having a period usually comes with numerous other changes in the way your body feels and looks. If you're curious as to whether or not what you are feeling is normal, check out this site. It also includes links to related sites.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Female Athlete Triad

For Students 9th - 10th
The female athlete triad is composed of three disorders that all stem from a woman's obsession with how she looks. Conditions in this triad result in weakness and damage to one's body. This condition is outlined in a detailed manner in...
Website
WebMD

Web Md: Sickle Cell Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD Health offers a detailed overview of sickle cell disease, a severe blood disorder. Content includes a focus on this disease's causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as information on how the disease progresses and when to call a...
Lesson Plan
Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Got Iron? Measure the Concentration of Iron in Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
Iron is an important mineral essential for good health. Iron deficiency can be a problem. In this science fair project, use a simple iron test kit to measure the concentration of iron in water. This experiement is explained clearly and...
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Jaundice

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of jaundice, including a focus on this disease's causes and treatments.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how natural selection changes allele frequency.

Other popular searches