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A Shot in the Dark? Lesson PlanA Shot in the Dark? Lesson Plan
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A Shot in the Dark?

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Young scholars ask and answer their own questions about smallpox and the smallpox vaccine. They create outlines for an informative CD-ROM that could be distributed to health care professionals.

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bioterrorism

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bioterrorism, social studies
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2002
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