Allergies and Allergens
© Maria Arnolda Willemsen
The Allergy Busters Teacher’s Guide uses an integrated approach including survey techniques and graphing to help students learn about allergies and allergy-causing organisms. The guide features the following hands-on activities.
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What's My Allergy? - Using Survey Techniques to Gather Information
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The Birthday Party Menu - Meal Planning with Allergies in Mind
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Pardon My Dust - Investigating Airborne Sources of Allergies
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From Where Does Pollen Come? - Flowering Plant Reproduction
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Pollen in Your Region - Tracking Pollen Counts
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Cockroach Patrol - Cockroach Reproduction and Allergies
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Go Fish for Allergens - Use Your Knowledge to Win!
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Your Story - Using Information
Though most appropriate for use with elementary school students, these activities have been used successfully with students in other grade levels.
Note: This publication is the field-test version. Results from the field-test, currently under review, may alter the final contents of the guide.
Download: Allergy Busters Teacher's Guide
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Funded by the following grant(s)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Grant Number: 4R25AI097453