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HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts Lesson Plan

HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts Lesson Plan

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HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts

Students complete worksheets and play the "Onion Ball Question and Answer Game" as an introduction to the basic facts about AIDS and HIV, such as what the virus is, the body fluids that transmit the virus, and the the most common methods of transmission.

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Concepts

hiv/aids, immunodeficiency diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, safe sex, sexual reproduction, reproduction

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aids, Health, sexual reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases

Resource Details

Grade

7th - 8th

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Duration

1 hr

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