This series of four lessons on vaccines comes from our friends at SABES, adult education (AE) professional development (PD) system of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) unit.
Available in Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese!
Many people have strong opinions about vaccination. Use these vaccine lesson materials with your students to initiate a discussion of the facts and feelings that underlie people’s beliefs on the subject. The pre-ASE level lessons cover the history of vaccines, the science behind how they work, and the math of risk calculation (probability, including fractions and percents) as they relates to becoming ill from a virus or a vaccine. We also explain the math of the phenomenon “herd immunity.”
Lessons:
- Part 1: Creating Immunity
- Part 2: Understanding Risk
- Part 3: Personal and Public Health
- Part 4: Evaluating Media Information
Each vaccine lesson includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint slides, and a student packet.
To see samples in action, sign up for one of SABES’ Teaching About Vaccines online PD workshops.
