Bozeman Science Video - Asking Questions and Defining Problems

• Think about a question or a problem that you have about a disease or how you can prevent or cure a disease.

• How could you find more information or learn more about it?

Student worksheet for SEPUP lesson on vaccines. This lesson includes this video on How Vaccines Work

Additional video resources:

• How do vaccines work?

• How do vaccines work? Ted Ed

• Antibiotics, Antiviral, and Vaccines

• Why do you need to get a flu shot every year?

• How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus

You will learn more about the coronavirus and how a vaccination will be developed for it in this lesson.

Videos - To build background on Coronavirus

• What is the coronavirus?

• Animation - What happens when you get Coronavirus?

Videos on Vaccines for Coronavirus -

• The race for a COVID-19 vaccine, explained

• The Coronavirus Vaccine Explained

• COVID-19 Vaccine development

Writing Prompt - Your life has been very affected by the Corona-virus. How do you see your life changing once a vaccine has been developed?

Share what you learned about this week.

Optional: Use this Graphic Organizer to help you ask questions or define problems about vaccines or vaccinations that you might investigate on your own.

An idea for an optional independent investigation.

Try this STEAMSquad activity set, Parasites and Pathogens

• To use this set, watch the intro video, then work your way through the activities. Definitely try the intro, #1 and #2 before trying the citizen science project.

Materials: piece of paper and something to write with, an egg carton, paper bag, or plastic container, glue

Challenge #1: Backyard field trip- Use your Senses

Take your paper and pen/pencil outside and find a place to sit quietly for 10 minutes. Spend time writing or drawing what you hear, see, feel, and smell. Then think about these questions: what have you learned about your special place that you didn't know before? Was there anything you expected to hear, smell, or see that you didn't?

Challenge #2: Scavenger Hunt

Find and collect the following items and then create a picture or collage with your items

• Something fuzzy and something rough

• Something straight and something round

• Two kinds of seeds and two pieces of man-made litter

• Two different types of leaves and something green

• Something that makes noise

• A cone, a stick, and a beautiful rock

• Other items of your choice!