1. #questions: either restate or rewrite the questions
VIRUSES
#questions: either restate or rewrite the questions

2. Think-Pair-Share: Virus (pg. 99)
For 2 minutes, silently think and write about everything and anything you know about viruses.
Next, take 2 minutes to share your information with you partner
Then, share your thoughts with the class
Influenza 1918

3. Engaging with Viruses
1st: read the Engage section of your Student Articles, taking note of common illnesses created by viruses
2nd: Quickwrite
Why is the study of viruses so important?

4. Virus Quick Facts! Flu, chicken pox, & colds are all caused by viruses
Some viruses are just annoying (i.e. common cold)
Some viruses are deadly (i.e. Ebola & HIV)
In 1918, a flu virus killed 50 million people in America
Today, 3,000-50,000 people die every year from a flu infection

5. FDR & Polio HIV & Africa Virus Quick Facts!
In the early 1900s, the Polio virus killed thousands in the U.S.
FDR was affected by this virus
Today, HIV/AIDS kills millions, annually, throughout the world
FDR & Polio
HIV & Africa

6. Amoeba Sisters: Viruses
1st: Watch the video: Amoeba Sisters Virus
2nd: Begin completing the handout that goes along with the video
Amoeba Sisters: Viruses