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Infectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today ActivityInfectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today Activity
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
WebQuest
Internet Access
Year
2020
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Infectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today

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This Infectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today activity also includes:
  • Infectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today—Student Version
  • Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health
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  • WebQuest
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Understanding how viruses spread has never been more important. A well-designed WebQuest lesson has young scientists research viruses, how they spread, and how they are treated. They also consider the trends in common viruses in the world.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

infections, diseases, communicable disease, the bird flu, the flu

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use during a unit on viruses and bacteria

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider that the topic may be sensitive for some that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Requires Internet-enabled devices for each pupil

Pros

  • Provides background information for teachers
  • Includes links to references for further study

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.11-12.5 RST.9-10.8 RST.11-12.1 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.8 RST.11-12.9 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.9 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.9 MP2 MP4 HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSN-Q.A.3 HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-IC.A.1 HSS-IC.B.6

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