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Young scholars examine the different types of pandemic flu viruses and virus "scares" that have occurred over the past hundred years by creating a master chart that displays the origins, transmission, symptoms, and socio-historical impact of each virus. Flu scares include Swine Flu of 1976 and Spanish Flu of 1918

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pandemics, the flu, birds

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avian, bird, influenza, pandemic, swine flu, science
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
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1 hr
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