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Crawford, Christina; Beason-Abmayr, Beth; Eich, Elizabeth; Scott, Jamie; Nichol, Carolyn – Science Teacher, 2015
Viruses are all around--and within. They replicate inside the cells of living organisms. An estimated 1.6 million to 40 million of them occupy each cubic meter of the air people breathe. The activity described in this article helps students understand how the structure of a virus allows it to infect a specific set of organisms and cell types.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Communicable Diseases, Biology, Active Learning
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Daniels, David; Berkes, Charlotte; Nekoie, Arjan; Franco, Jimmy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A drug discovery project has been successfully implemented in a first-year general, organic, and biochemistry (GOB) health science course and second-year organic undergraduate chemistry course. This project allows students to apply the fundamental principles of chemistry and biology to a problem of medical significance, practice basic laboratory…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, College Science
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Gray, Jennifer B.; Riley, Sarah – Communication Teacher, 2011
A key concept in health communication is the difference between disease and illness: disease refers to the physical manifestations of a condition, while illness encompasses the physical, emotional, social, communicative, and psychological experience of living with a condition. The individual illness experience takes into account the full story of…
Descriptors: Diseases, Patients, Psychology, Health Personnel
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Bush, Sarah B.; Gibbons, Katie; Karp, Karen S.; Dillon, Fred – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
The phenomenon of outbreaks of dangerous diseases is both intriguing to students and of mathematical significance, which is exactly why the authors engaged eighth graders in an introductory activity on the growth that occurs as an epidemic spreads. Various contexts can set the stage for such an exploration. Reading adolescent literature like…
Descriptors: Diseases, Public Health, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
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Keeley, Page – Science and Children, 2012
Almost every child has experienced the sniffly, stuffy, and achy congestion of the common cold. In addition, many have encountered the "old wives tales" that forge a link between personal actions and coming down with this common respiratory infection. Much of this health folklore has been passed down from generation to generation (e.g., getting a…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Communicable Diseases, Student Attitudes, Folk Culture
New Jersey Department of Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of people's lives. As New Jersey looks to the future and plan for students to return to schools in-person this fall, they must recognize and prepare for the ways the virus and necessary public health response has changed and will change the way students learn. This Restart and Recovery Plan provides…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Disease Control
New Jersey Department of Education, 2020
This is the executive summary for "The Road Back: Restart and Recovery Plan for Education." The COVID-19 pandemic impacted every aspect of people's lives. As New Jersey looks to the future and plans for students to return to schools in-person this fall, they must recognize and prepare for the ways the virus and necessary public health…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Disease Control
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McLoughlin, Eilish, Ed.; Finlayson, Odilla E., Ed.; Erduran, Sibel, Ed.; Childs, Peter E., Ed. – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
This edited volume presents innovative current research in the field of Science Education. The chapter's deal with a wide variety of topics and research approaches, conducted in a range of contexts and settings. Together they make a strong contribution to knowledge on science teaching and learning. The book consists of selected presentations from…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of this writing, 21 states and three U.S. territories have ordered or recommended school building closures for the rest of the academic year, with closures impacting at least 124,000 U.S. public and private schools and affecting at least 55.1 million students. In addition, districts in nearly all other states…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Student Needs
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Gordon, Maria, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
While governing bodies have mandated that all students have the right to an education, with disabled students treated to the same rights and opportunities as non-disabled students, policymakers do not always agree on what all-inclusive education should look like. "Challenges Surrounding the Education of Children with Chronic Diseases"…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Diseases, Special Needs Students, Equal Education
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Sclafane, Jamie Heather – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2013
Dialogue journaling is a technique that is useful for enhancing the goals of sexual health promotion and HIV/STI prevention programs with 14-to 17-year-old at-risk youth. Included is a detailed lesson plan on how to implement dialogue journaling in this context, a discussion of advantages and concerns about using them, and future implications for…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Sex Education, Sexuality, Health Education
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Bloom, Mark A.; Holden, Molly – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
When learning about large-scale environmental problems such as climate change, species extinctions, overpopulation, and habitat destruction, students can become hopelessly dismayed and experience ecophobia--a state of mind in which the student is fearful of the looming environmental problems but senses that there is nothing that can be done to…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Learning Activities, Life Style, Pollution
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Jungck, John R.; Gaff, Holly; Weisstein, Anton E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Mathematical manipulative models have had a long history of influence in biological research and in secondary school education, but they are frequently neglected in undergraduate biology education. By linking mathematical manipulative models in a four-step process--1) use of physical manipulatives, 2) interactive exploration of computer…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Manipulative Materials, Epidemiology, Statistics
Thomson, Ian – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2010
The spread of swine flu has been a cause of great concern globally. With no vaccine developed as yet, (at time of writing in July 2009) and given the fact that modern-day humans can travel speedily across the world, there are fears that this disease may spread out of control. The worst-case scenario would be one of unfettered exponential growth.…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Communicable Diseases, Relevance (Education)
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Markowitz, Dina; Holt, Susan – Science Teacher, 2011
Students use manipulative models and small-scale simulations that promote learning of complex biological concepts. The authors have developed inexpensive wet-lab simulations and manipulative models for "Diagnosing Diabetes," "A Kidney Problem?" and "A Medical Mystery." (Contains 5 figures and 3 online resources.)
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Manipulative Materials, Simulation, Biology
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