The Case of Lobster Shell Disease

Journal Article | June 2011

The authors combined content-driven and inquiry-based lessons into the framework of problem-based learning. These older elementary students explored a local problem of lobsters infected by lobster shell disease.

The Green Room: The Deadliest Infectious Diseases

Journal Article | October 2014

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about the deadly infectious diseases ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Career of the Month: Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist

Journal Article | August 2005

Did you know that Salmonella and E. coli are just two of more than 250 different identified foodborne diseases? To Jack Guzewich, a Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center…

Teaching Through Trade Books: Disease Detectives

Journal Article | January 2011

“You’ve got cooties!” is a traditional taunt between children on the playground. Although children’s avoidance of “boy or girl” germs is not scientifically based, students have an innate understanding that transmission…

Science 101: If Evolution Is Based on “Survival of the Fittest,” Why Do Diseases Such as Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Persist in the Human Population?

Journal Article | January 2018

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue answers the question while discussing genetics and evolution.

Sickle Cell Disease: Relating Community Health and Heredity

Journal Article | November 2014

Explore cell form and function and genetic inheritance during a study of sickle cell disease.

AIDS and other Human Diseases: Teaching Science in the Context of Culture

Journal Article | April 2005

A course on AIDS presents many interdisciplinary opportunities as well as interactive pedagogies. In an AIDS course at Whittier College, students learn about the biological basis and epidemiology of the disease, tackle…