What are Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)?
• Divide into groups of 4 and determine your disease. You can choose from: Herpes, Genital Warts, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia or HIV/AIDS. • Use the pamphlets to find out the symptoms, causes, preventions and treatments/cures for your disease. • Use the online resourses to verify the information you found in the pamphlet. • Create and informational poster to present your research and present to the class. Day 2: Spreading the “Virus” • All students have a test tube of simulated “body fluids”. One test tube is “infected” with and indicator (sodium hydroxide). • Students are to transfer body fluids to each other to simulate having intercourse. • Test final “fluids” to see if you were infected with the “virus” by testing with Phenolphthalein. • Collect classroom data on transmission. • Write a journal entry about the spread of the “virus”. Also reflect on the infected persons responsibilities, then have those who want to share what the have written. Evaluation Students will be evaluate
