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Organizer
Curated OER

Health Problems-Asthma

For Students 6th - 8th
In this asthma worksheet, students create a story about what happens inside the bronchial tubes of the respiratory system when a person has an asthma flare-up. They include a headline for their article and draw a picture that shows the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Asthma and Allergies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars show the symptoms of asthma, diabetes and common allergies. Students discuss ways of managing asthma, diabetes and allergies. Young scholars devise ways of helping children to cope with these.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ASTHMA POSTER CAMPAIGN

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the condition, triggers, and ways to cope with asthma, compare their previous knowledge of asthma with new information presented in an educational video, and use information about asthma to the creation of an asthma...
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Website
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
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Unit Plan
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Lung Toxicology Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module will help you understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory organs, primarily the lungs. You will learn about lung development, respiratory toxicology, secondhand tobacco smoke, asthma, and lung...
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Bad for Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
A study provides new clues as to why some respiratory diseases are linked to air pollution.
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Allergy Shots: Could They Help Your Allergies?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides great information on allergy shots and whether or not they could help with your allergies. The topics that are covered include: what are allergy shots, how do they work, what kind of allergies can be treated with...
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Article
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Enfermedades Provocados Por El Ambiente De a a Z

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Asthma and Allergies and Their Environmental Triggers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what causes allergy and asthma attacks and what you can do to prevent them.