Instructional Video

What's the Deal with Acne?

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Use science to treat acne outbreaks! Scholars learn the immune response that creates their dreaded pimples. An ACS Reactions video lesson explains how bacteria and white blood cells interact to create these blemishes and how hormones contribute to the reactions.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Incorporate during a unit on the immune system
  • Build a flow chart of the immune reaction to bacteria on the skin
Classroom Considerations
  • Expects a basic understanding of the function of white blood cells
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Includes links to additional resources
  • Makes scientific connections to a topic of interest to teens
Cons
  • None