Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Inheritance Calculator: Blank Make Your Own

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Punnett Square calculator which allows students to work out patterns of inheritance for any autosomal recessive genetic trait or disease.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sandy Hook Promise: Say Something: Student Leader Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-use guide is designed to assist peer leaders and SAVE Promise Club members in sustaining Say Something throughout the year. It includes tips for getting started, key action steps and messages to emphasize, and ideas,...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Veterans Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan to help learners explore the challenges facing our nation's veterans today, including mental health issues and long wait lines for treatment.
Website
Other

Autism Society of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Large, multifaceted site with information on autism, the Society, news and events, research and resources, and much more. "Autism Info" is a good place to start. Includes "An exciting new e-Learning course designed to help you understand...
Website
Other

Autism Society of America

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Large, multifaceted site with information on autism, the Society, news & events, research & resources, and much more. "Autism Info" is a good place to start. Includes "an exciting new e-learning course designed to help you...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What Is Hyperactivity?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about this common condition, how it's treated and how medical professionals decide whether a kid has ADHD. Be sure to click on the tabs to the right to get more information.
Activity
Other

Color Matters: Vision: What Is Color Blindness?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of color blindness and see a few simple tests that are used to diagnose this condition.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Patterns of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about patterns of inheritance including genotype and phenotype, and then learn about the inheritance of autosomal dominant and recessive and sex-linked genetic disorders.
Handout
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Genes, Your Health: Marfan Syndrome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about Marfan Syndrome at this colorful, simple, interactive sight. Includes video options.
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.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Sensory and Motor Exams

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the arrangement of sensory and motor regions in the spinal cord in order to understand a sensory and motor exam. They will also understand the clinical indications of common reflexes.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Overview of the Neurological Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the major sections of the neurological exam and the connection between location and function in the nervous system. Also learn the benefit of a rapid assessment for neurological function in a clinical setting.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bees Are Master Pollinators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The study of biomimicry and sustainable design promises great benefits in design application. It affords means by which to promote cost-effective, resourceful, non-polluting avenues for new enterprise. These "blueprints" have existed...
Website
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Conditions and Diseases: Adhd

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that offers extensive information on ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Learn what it is and what you can do to help someone who has it.
Interactive
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Tuberculosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Play a game to learn how Dr. Robert Koch discovered tuberculosis' cause. You'll "discover and experience some of the classic methods used to detect whether a specific bacterium causes a disease."
Interactive
Rice University

Rice University: Web Adventures: Medmyst: Reloaded: Animal Alert

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online adventure game, players learn about a mysterious disease that is affecting people in a distant tropical region. Players can choose to role-play as an epidemiologist, microbiologist, or veterinarian to solve infectious...
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Microbes and Disease

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars 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...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Migraines: What a Pain

For Students 3rd - 5th
All of us have had a headache at some point. A migraine is a very severe headache. They don't happen every day, but they are common among kids and adults. Use this site to learn more about headaches, migraines especially and learn what...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna Build

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students reinforce their knowledge that DNA is the genetic material for all living things by modeling it using toothpicks and gumdrops that represent the four biochemicals (adenine, thiamine, guanine, and cytosine) that pair with each...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Body Circulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Blisters

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how blisters are formed and get information on symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Gas (Flatulence)

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that every human being passes gas at least 14 times daily? Use this site to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, etc. of this phenomenon by following this link.
Article
New York Times

New York Times: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article will answer the basic questions about the outbreak of the Zika virus which is a mosquito-transmitted infection that causes issues in pregnant women. Learn how the virus is spread, how it...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What Are Communicable Diseases and How Can We Prevent Them?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn about infectious diseases caused by microorganisms, what causes them and how to protect oneself, and play a game where they play the role of a disease.