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Why Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year? Instructional VideoWhy Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year? Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:12
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2017
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Why Do You Need to Get a Flu Shot Every Year?

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Don't let your classes take a shot in the dark! Help them understand different types of vaccinations with an informative video lesson. The narrator explains how the flu virus challenges vaccine creators each year thanks to its shifty nature.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

vaccinations, the immune system, immunity

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a guided notes document using the think questions for pupils to complete as they view the lesson
  • Offer the dig deeper article as an extension for advanced learners

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a basic understanding of the immune system response to a virus

Pros

  • Offers additional lesson options to continue study on the same topic
  • Adaptable to various levels of classes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7

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