REFERENCE
Learn about cancer risks you can avoid. The information in this article can help you protect yourself from developing…
Learn about the difference between benign and malignant tumors in this article about cancer.
Challenge your students with a scientific and ethical discussion about the benefits and possible dangers of cloning, in…
Learn about the origins, outbreaks, transmission, and more of the H5N1 virus, also called Avian influenza A.
A comprehensive explanation of AIDS and HIV.
A chart of the number of young women with HIV and AIDS in the U.S. through June 1999.
A chart of the number of young men with HIV and AIDS in the U.S. through June 1999.
Share an article that, from the Center for Disease Control, explains anthrax - how it is transmitted, the symptoms, and…
WORKSHEETS
Review how the human body fights disease. In this printable, students will identify types of immunity and answer…
Use reference materials to research germ theory, bacterial diseases, antibiotics, Robert Koch, Alexander Fleming, and…
Compare the death rate from two infectious diseases in the United States. Students will interpret the graph in this…
Integrate history and science with this printable about illness and disease. Students will use reference materials to…
This factsheet gives pupils information about suicide and offers advice to help them identify classmates who might be at…
Talk to your pupils about headaches and migraines, then have them compare the two in this printable Venn diagram…
Review the effects of inherited diseases, including Tay-Sachs and Huntington's disease, using the questions in this…
Get students thinking about the process and applications of genetic engineering, using the questions in this science…
Educate students about magnetism, the human body, and advances in medical technology with a reading passage and…
Learn about Tourette Syndrome and explore the major characters, settings, and themes of Jerk, California, with the…
Discuss compelling contemporary teen issues with these reading-guide questions for Now You See Her, a story about a…
Educate students about haemophilia, a genetic blood clotting disorder, with this true/false worksheet. Pupils will…
Teen suicide is a topic that makes many parents feel at a loss. Help them become more aware and learn more about suicide…
Let parents of at-risk teens know that they are not alone. Share this message from a parent who lost a child to suicide…
This message from a teen gives insight into suicide and depression. Reading it may help prepare your students for…
Help parents talk to their children with this printable, which covers suicide warning signs and points to remember when…
