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AID FOR AIDS EDUCATION
OBJECTIVE:
Create a pamphlet on the AIDS virus
Students will include information on differences of behavior between bacteria and virus
PRIOR LEARNING:
No prior learning is necessary
MATERIALS:
As per student request
Computer with internet access
Library reference books
Secondary Biology textbook
WEBSITES/SUGGESTIONS:
http://www.bccdc.org/content.php?item=38
http://www.springfieldul.org/hiv_ed.htm
ROLES IN LESSON:
STUDENT:
Research differences in behavior, transmission, and prevention of bacteria and virus
Research AIDS and information for AIDS prevention
Design an age appropriate informational pamphlet for AIDS awareness and prevention with a target audience of elementary and middle school students
*Information pamphlets may be created on-line or as tangible pamphlets
TEACHER:
Assist in selecting, obtaining, or purchasing materials for students
Monitor student progress
Provide feedback along with checkpoints for work completion
Collect and review research as well as drafts of pamphlets
WRAP UP:
Students will review their final copy
Student display of pamphlets (on computer or on paper) to select the “best in show” for each class
ASSESSMENT:
Aid for AIDS Education rubric
NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS:
STANDARD 4
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Key Idea 5:
Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life.
Major Understandings
5.2a Homeostasis in an organism is constantly threatened. Failure to respond effectively
can result in disease or death.
5.2b Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other parasites may infect plants and animals and
interfere with normal life functions.
5.2c The immune system protects against antigens associated with pathogenic organisms
or foreign substances and some cancer cells.
5.2d Some white blood cells engulf invaders. Others produce antibodies that attack
them or mark them for killing. Some specialized white blood cells will remain, able to
fight off subsequent invaders of the same kind.
5.2e Vaccinations use weakened microbes (or parts of them) to stimulate the immune
system to react. This reaction prepares the body to fight subsequent invasions by the
same microbes.
5.2f Some viral diseases, such as AIDS, damage the immune system, leaving the body
unable to deal with multiple infectious agents and cancerous cells
PRENTICE HALL REVIEW BOOK TOPIC:
Topic 2- Homeostasis in Organisms
EXTENSION/IDEAS:
Inquire if pamphlets can be displayed in nurses office