Disease, Pandemics, and the Role of Government

Students make executive decisions. In this Social Studies lesson, students explore the concept of executive decisions through a game of chess. Students role play a year-level formal plan and implementation.

Young scholars describe the objectives of the Department of Health and Human Services. They list the agencies within the Department that deal with health issues in America. Students explain the role of government in skin cancer prevention.

Students examine global issues centered around HIV and AIDS. In this health science instructional activity, students compare and analyze public health measures and factors that affect the treatment of HIV/AIDS. They examine the role of...

Students research the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa as an example of a contemporary global issue and will explore the ways in which the disease is being addressed with an emphasis on the Canadian government. In this HIV/AIDS lesson,...

Upper graders discuss the importance of responsible dating. In addition to a discussion period, the lesson includes Powerpoint presentations, poster designs, and related role-playing activities. In one scenario, students act as parents...

Pupils identify the modes of transmitting HIV, by role playing various relationship situations. They write about a person they have seen on TV or personally know who has not used refusal skills, and describe the consequences the person...

Students study pandemics through the investigational research of the 1918 swine flu. They apply the information by choosing a current virus and role-playing a member of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC).

Students consider health care and come diseases in any give community. They examine the differences between HIV and AIDS, and how they are spread. They discuss how the spread of AIDS can be reduced.

Young scholars investigate the impact of the plague. In this European history lesson plan, students listen to their instructors present information regarding the black death and then write letters regarding the plague from the...

Learners explore ethics. In this business ethics lesson, students discuss corporate responsibilities to society as they read selected articles on the topic.  Learners consider various scenarios that encourage authentic student...