In this chemical bonding instructional activity, learners read about the invisible killer, dihydrogen monoxide. Students read about the products it is used in and the problems it causes to the environment. Then learners complete 19 short...

Students identify the different parts of a tree. In this biology lesson, students investigate how mountain pine beetles kill trees. They examine the beetles' anatomy using a microscope.

In this stress in English worksheet, students mark the stressed syllables in a set of words after reading a brief paragraph of information about how to proceed.

This resource provides information on epidemics, how they occur, and how they spread.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.

Learn about a epidemic that ravaged ancient Egypt, and how scientists are able to learn about it now.

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are fighting the rising heroin epidemic in unique ways. Time investigates in cities currently most threatened by the drug. Find out how the officials are attacking the problems at the root...

This site provides you a timeline of the influenza epidemic from March 1918 to December 1918 with a description of what happened during these months.

Using a website simulation tool, students build on their understanding of random processes on networks to interact with the graph of a social network of individuals and simulate the spread of a disease. They decide which two individuals...

A 10 week interdisciplinary unit plan on disease and epidemics.

This lesson module is to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic. Students will learn the definitions for "opioid" and "epidemic" terms. Students will also research factors that led to the current opioid epidemic as...

Online exhibit that shows through text, photos, and historically significant documents the toll of the flu epidemic of 1918 in America.

In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students, through research, discussion and viewing the program, will learn some factual information about the opioid epidemic, addiction recovery options and...

In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will explore the dangers of opioids and what effects they have on whole communities. They will use critical thinking skills to think about ways the...

Opioid use has been declared a national health emergency as overdose deaths from abusing opioids such as oxycodone, morphine and heroin, have skyrocketed in recent years. This class of drugs was once used only to treat severe pain...

In this lesson module, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will understand that addiction is medically classified as a disease. They will learn about brain structure and functioning and how they are...

This module provides a series of lessons to accompany the one-hour documentary called Understanding the Opioid Epidemic. This series investigates the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the...

A learning module that begins with "The New Painkiller Epidemic" by Shelby Ostergaard, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

In this simulation, statistics of population parameters and infection parameters determine the spread of the epidemic.

In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, young scholars will explore the misperception of safety associated with prescription opioid painkillers. They will understand the differences between...

Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its...

Students investigate the Boston smallpox epidemic that occurred in 1721. Resources include web pages, references, and publications.

Students investigate cholera epidemics in the 19th century. Some topics explored are causes and treatments of cholera. Additional resources include web pages, manuscripts, references, and publications.

Fascinating day by day observations of patients afflicted in the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia by a physician who was treating them.