On this page, you can find the resources for parents.
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Vaccines and our Immune System
A BRVM module which outlines the essential facts about our immune systems and how vaccines work at a basic level. It also includes links to various activities that can be done with students to teach them these fundamental concepts via a hands-on approach.
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Vaccine Builder (game)
In this capture the flag / predator prey mixture, kids are split into two groups: unvaccinated and viruses. The goal of the virus is to infect everyone while the goal of the unvaccinated is to build a vaccine and build immunity in everyone else.
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Tracing Cholera Outbreak (game)
For teachers/ parents looking to visually show how cholera can spread, try this game out with your students/ children!
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Immune System Puppet Show (activity)
Using the information from the Disease Profiles page, students can make can construct puppets in the image of the various diseases. All of the artistic drawings are based on what the disease actually looks like under a microscope with exception of colour, so students have freedom regarding colour.
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Case Study: Measles
A BRVM module which outlines the essential facts about measles, the vaccine and delves into the Wakefield et al. paper.
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Case study: mRNA Vaccine
A BRVM module which outlines the essential facts about the mRNA vaccine.
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