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Biology
Goal 4, Objective 4.04
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- Wife inheritance and the AIDS epidemic in Africa
- When an African man dies, it is the responsibility of his brother to inherit his widow. This has become a key factor in the spread of the AIDS virus. This plan looks at this tradition and the AIDS epidemic in African countries and students will discuss possible solutions in a Paideia seminar.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Greg Mitchell.
- Mapping HIV infection in Africa
- Using statistical information and maps, students will note the correlation between socio-economic factors and the impact of HIV/AIDS in the countries of Africa.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Greg Mitchell.
- Diseases throughout human history
- Students will trace the historical impact of disease on humankind and research key events in the history of disease.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Greg Mitchell.
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- Parasites and disease
- Students have probably heard about parasite-borne diseases, but they might not know the specifics of how these diseases are spread and how disease rates can be reduced. In this lesson, they'll research some parasite-borne diseases and report on how parasites... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- How we laugh
- In this Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series on laughter and how it can affect the immune system, students explore gelotology, the science of laughter, and its benefits to our social, mental, and physical well-being. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- A good laugh
- This Science NetLinks lesson, the second in a two-part series on laughter and how it can affect the immune system, explores various theories about laughter. Students also explore laughter's effects on our mental health and the benefits of laughter on the immune... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Genographic's legacy: Preservation and projections
- In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students consider ways in which the project is impacted by scientific and technological advances, including those in life sciences, communications, and transportation. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Cancer risks
- In this Science NetLinks lesson, students describe environmental and hereditary factors that increase the chance of developing cancer. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Born for strokes
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a recent study that suggests that malnutrition in the womb can come back to haunt you well into adulthood. (Learn more)
- Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
