LESSON PLANS

AIDS today
By leading students through NewsHour resources, this activity engages students in learning about the AIDS epidemic and focuses them on the importance of HIV prevention, at home and abroad.

Swine Flu: The Next Pandemic?
Students participate in a class simulation to learn how viruses spread, discuss what they know about swine flu and check the accuracy of their facts. Finally, students examine the process used for developing disease-fighting vaccines.

Crisis in Sudan: Responding to Medical Emergencies
This lesson addresses the medical nature of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and aids students in better understanding the nature of the diseases of major concern to humanitarian aid personnel working in the region.

Abstinence Debate
The U.N. debates whether abstinence is the best way to prevent teen pregnancies.