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Johnson, Carla – Science Scope, 2003
Recent events, such as the anthrax scares and the SARS outbreak, have forced teachers to focus on issues such as disease control and bioterrorism in their own backyards. Students are aware of the current biological issues in the news and are curious about infectious diseases and the issues relating to biological warfare. In order to address the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Terrorism, School Safety, Problem Based Learning
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Zamora, Angela; Romo, Laura F.; Kit-fong Au, Terry – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
The effects of a prevention program designed to teach 7th grade students about the different risk behaviors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), chlamydia, and gonorrhea transmission were examined. Over 3 days, the students were taught how to reason about self-protective behaviors using information about the biological causal…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Prevention, Biology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases