Illness and Diseases Resources
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Living Dead Girl Reading Group Guide
This reading guide includes a pre-reading activity, discussion questions, and…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
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The Eras of AIDS
Share an article that provides an excellent historical perspective on HIV/AIDS.…Subjects:Human Body and AnatomyIllness and DiseasesHIV and AIDS -
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What is Cancer?
Learn about the difference between benign and malignant tumors in this article…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesCellular BiologyHealth -
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Cloning Quandary
Challenge your students with a scientific and ethical discussion about the…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesHealthHealth and Safety -
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An Overview of Avian Flu
Learn about the origins, outbreaks, transmission, and more of the H5N1 virus,…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesHealthHealth and Safety -
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Bacteria That Cause Food-borne Illness
Read this article to learn about food-borne illness and nine prominent bacteria…Subjects:SafetyHealth and SafetyGerms, Viruses, Bacteria (Microbiology) -
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Science and Social Studies: Antibiotics
Distribute a printable set of discussion questions on the pros and cons of…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryHealthIllness and Diseases -
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Science, Technology, and Society: The Making of a Medicine
Students discuss the stages in the approval of a medicine in the United States,…Subjects:ScienceHealthIllness and Diseases -
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Fun in the Sun
Students learn about protecting themselves from sun by completing words under…Subjects:Five SensesDisease PreventionHuman Biology -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Christopher and Dana Reeve Reading Warm-Up
Help your students master important reading skills with a nonfiction reading…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionIllness and DiseasesActors and Actresses -
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Why Are Vitamins Important?
Review why vitamins are important to the human body with the questions and…Subjects:Health and SafetyHealthIllness and Diseases -
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Multiple Sclerosis – True or False
Raise awareness of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system,…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesBrain and Nervous SystemHealth -
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Multiple Sclerosis – A Chronic Disease
Supplement your study about diseases of the human body with this research and…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesBrain and Nervous SystemVocabulary -
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Hepatitis – True or False
Enrich your health and science curriculum with this true/false worksheet about…Subjects:ScienceHealthIllness and Diseases -
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Haemophilia – True or False
Educate students about haemophilia, a genetic blood clotting disorder, with this…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesCirculatory SystemGenetics and DNA -
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Now You See Her Reading Guide
Discuss compelling contemporary teen issues with these reading-guide questions…Subjects:SuspenseReading ComprehensionMental Health -
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At the Doctor's (En el médico)
In these Spanish activities, students practice medical vocabulary. This two-page…Subjects:Spanish LanguageVocabularyIllness and Diseases -
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Down Syndrome
Students will use the chromosome pair models from lesson three to review typical…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesGenetics and DNABrain and Nervous System -
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Disease-Carrying Animals
A list of animals and the diseases they may carry.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)SafetyBiology -
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Cancer Risk Factors & Prevention
Learn about cancer risks you can avoid. The information in this article can help…Subjects:Illness and DiseasesDisease PreventionHealth -
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Ideas for Healthy Lunches and Snacks
Find tips and ideas for making healthy food choices when packing lunches and…Subjects:Childhood Obesity Awareness & PreventionSchool Lunch & NutritionIllness and Diseases -
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Leprosy Writing Exercise
Leprosy, which is also known as Hansen's disease, affects people all over the…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing