Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health
NY Times
Solutions or Impossibilities?
HIV Prevention for African Children
Overview of Activity
After researching the response to the AIDS pandemic in both rural and urban areas of
Africa, students compare that to the response to the pandemic in America. They then
will write a position paper about ways to ameliorate the effects of the AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Activity Type: In Class Evaluation, Discussion, and Writing Activity
URLs: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
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Grade Level: 6-12
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Amount of Time Required for Activity: One to One and a Half 40-minute Class Periods
Recommended Uses:
Prior to attending exhibit, this activity may be used to engage students in thinking about the different responses to the HIV pandemic globally and the difficulty of controlling its spread in third world countries
After visiting the exhibit, it may be used to reinforce and highlight the different responses to the HIV pandemic in various regions of the world.
Description
The AIDS pandemic is a problem that many scientists still focus their research on today. In this activity, students analyze three maps that show the spread of the AIDS epidemic in different regions of the world between various age groups. They also read an accompanying article that discusses the issue of HIV transmission from mothers to babies through breastfeeding. Students write a persuasive essay "offering possible solutions to curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa (and world-wide)."
This activity was designed by the New York Times Learning Network in partnership with the Bank Street College of Education in New York City.
Relation to the Science Standards
Middle School and/or High School
Content Standard A - Abilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry
Content Standard F - Personal and Community Health
Content Standard F - Science and Technology in Local, National, and Global Challenges
Related Part of the Exhibit
Antiretrovirals and the HIV Pandemic
Global Distribution of Disease
Additional Related Links
Tanzania Implements HIV Prevention Measures as World Marks AIDS Day- NewsHour, November 30, 2007
AIDS in Africa - In Depth Report - NewsHour
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/
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