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Adherence to HIV Treatment
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In this activity, learners simulate taking HIV antiretroviral drugs by using Tic Tac mints and Kool-Aid packets.

Plant Parts and Their Diseases
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This exercise is designed to teach young learners the different parts of a plant (root, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds), the basic functions of each part, and to show that tiny microscopic o

DNA the Easy Way
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This demonstration can be used to help learners visualize DNA by lysing (breaking open) bacterial cells on a slide and “stringing up” the DNA with a toothpick in less than one minute.

Herbal Medicines
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In this open-ended multicultural lab activity, learners investigate the effectiveness of herbal remedies.

Disease Detectives
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In this activity, learners examine antibodies and antibody recognition using a model.

Patterns in Pixels
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This activity (page 2) draws upon a familiar, computer-based concept related to visual resolution: pixilation.

Smooth Operator
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In this activity, learners explore surgical instrument design. Teams of learners construct surgical instruments from everyday materials.

Simulation of Laparoscopic Surgery Lab
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This simulation of laparoscopic surgery enables learners to practice and to learn this modern surgical technique.

Self-Assembling Dessert Toppings
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Self-Assembly Activity) about self-assembly, the ability of molecules to assemble themselves according to certain rules.

Mapping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Trailing the Pandemic
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Exploring Fabrication: Gummy Capsules
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In this activity, learners make self-assembled polymer spheres.

Fruity-Glows: Pictures of Health on a Microarray Canvas
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In this activity (page 12), learners apply the concepts of pixilation and pointillism to the world of biomedical science.