These posters will be displayed in a community library, clinic or other public building. A final project will be the preparation of posters showing the signs of ASDs. Students will use resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and compare expected child development to development that might indicate a diagnosis of ASDs. To complete these activities, the students should be familiar with basic biology and the scientific method. It will allow students to explore brain structure and function, investigate emerging research, and write a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifying new research they think is needed in the area of autism. This lesson may be used to introduce the concept of autism spectrum disorders in middle school and introductory high school biology or life science classes. Students will investigate risk factors for early childhood development and use this information to prepare a calendar of activities to enhance early development.
Students will analyze and describe graphs relating to early childhood development programs and use this analysis to formulate conclusions and inferences based on the data. Students then work in groups to research other birth defects and create and present a PowerPoint presentation to the class.ĭoes Early Intervention Make a Difference Next, the teacher will give a PowerPoint presentation about a category of birth defects known as neural tube defects (NTDs) and the relationship between NTDs and embryo development. Students will research the different stages of human embryo development. Human Embryo Development and Birth Defects and PowerPoint They then present their designs to the class.
Students apply the information they gain through this lesson to design a public awareness campaign. In this lesson students learn about the importance of folic acid in birth defects prevention. We’ll also learn about four tools for improving public health – health communication, policy development, providing services, and engineered solutions.įolic Acid Health Campaign
How can we improve the health of the public? We will talk about some examples of improvements, discuss how we figure out ways to improve health, and learn about prevention and intervention – the ways that we improve health. This presentation will talk about a very important topic – health. Finally, the students will use what they have learned about advertising to develop new advertisements aimed at preventing FAS. Students will also investigate alcohol advertisements and determine the impact these advertisements have on their behavior. This lesson introduces students to one consequence of alcohol abuse, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). The focus of the lesson is to better understand the process of investigating a scientific problem and the many risk factors associated with birth defects.įull Circle Advertising: A Look at Teen Alcohol Use and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and PowerPoint Students will take on different roles (physician, parent, epidemiologist, lab technician, etc.) to investigate possible causes of the increased occurrence of birth defects, and then use the evidence gathered to propose the most probable cause. In this lesson students will be presented with a problem – a cluster of unexplained neural tube birth defects are occurring in a town. The target age group for this lesson plan is students in the 11th or 12th grade.Ĭauses of Birth Defects: An Epidemiological Mystery In this lesson students will A) learn heart anatomy by doing an on-line investigation, B) dissect a sheep heart and learn about congenital heart defects, and C) perform “cardiac surgery” to correct a septal defect on a sheep heart. You Gotta Have Heart: Congenital Heart Defects and Heart Surgery Ĭongenital heart defects are one of the most prevalent types of birth defect and the largest contributor to infant mortality in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998). HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis (Click on a topic to access individual activities.)īirth Defects and Developmental DisordersĬhronic Disease – Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Activities are listed by public health topic area. Before use, please check the related CDC website page to ensure that scientific content provided is still accurate. The educational activities listed in this section were developed from 2003-2013 as a collaboration between K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers and CDC subject Matter Experts (SME) as part of the CDC Science Ambassador Workshop and have been archived on this page for continued educational use.
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