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HIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy Instructional VideoHIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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9th - Higher Ed
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Science
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Media Length
21:08
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2013
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HIV and Flu -- The Vaccine Strategy

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What is the biggest threat to a mass number of humans? Not natural disasters, but rather, pandemics! With a lecture and slide show, the speaker discusses how medical technology in the form of vaccines is bringing an end to suffering and fear. There is also a video within the video that graphically displays how vaccines work with the human immune system. Inspire young biologists to enter the medical field with this talk. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

hiv/aids, immunodeficiency diseases, pandemics, the flu, immunity, vaccinations

Additional Tags

immunity, vaccine, hiv, influenza, pandemic, science

Pros

  • An inspiring and beneficial topic
  • Multiple-choice questions to use for review
  • Additional resource available through Dig Deeper

Cons

  • The video is 21 minutes long, so may take up a large portion of your lesson
  • Speaker is not very engaging

Common Core

RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.9

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