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This activity (on pages 35-43) lets learners analyze a "herd of elk" to detect the spread of a bacterial disease called brucellosis.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners visualize the relative size and structural differences between microbes that have the potential to cause disease.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity/demo, learners investigate biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing that can assist with disease diagnosis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a plastic emergence chamber (or use purchased "mini mosquito breeder") to observe and analyze the mosquito life cycle.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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This activity is a whole-group kinesthetic demonstration that shows learners what it means to be in a "risk group" for developing heart disease based on family history and genetics.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This experiment allows learners to experience a small scale "epidemic," demonstrating the ease with which disease organisms are spread, and enables learners to determine the originator of the "epidemi

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - adult 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners model a population of deer and see how the number of deer changes over time.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this four-day activity, learners grow bacteria and/or fungi from a variety of locations and compare the results.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (page 12), learners apply the concepts of pixilation and pointillism to the world of biomedical science.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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A group of learners simulates the spread of disease by trading slips of paper, one set of which has been treated with a baking soda solution.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes