Veterinarian Black Bag Presentations
 
  Vaccination
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 Topic  Instructor View/Download Lessons  TEKS Covered
Vaccination
 		  Veterinarian  g Vaccination  
 Teacher  g Infectious Disease Science: 7.2 (A), 7.2 (B), 7.2 (C), 7.2 (D), 7.2 (E), 7.3 (A), 7.3 (C), 7.4 (B), 7.7 (A)
Health: 7-8.3 (A), 7-8.3 (B), 7-8.3 (C). 7-8.3 (D), 7-8.4 (A), 7-8.5 (F), 7-8.12 (B)
Immunity Science: 6-8.1 (A), 6-8.2 (B), 6-8.2 (E), 7.9 (A), 8.6 (A)
Health: 6.3 (C), 7-8.3 (C), 7-8.3 (D)
Rabies Science: 6-8.2 (A), 6-8.2 (B), 6-8.2 (C), 6-8.2 (D), 6-8.3 (A), 6-8.3 (B), 6-8.3 (D), 6-8.4 (A), 8.4 (B)
Health: 6.3 (A), 6.4 (B), 6.5 (H), 7-8.3 (A), 7-8.3 (B), 7-8.3 (C), 7-8.4 (A), 7-8.4 (B), 7-8.4 (C), 7-8.12 (A), 7-8.12 (B)


Curriculum Overview:
 

Presentation for Veterinarians

Three follow-up lessons for Teachers

Infectious Disease Immunity Rabies
Objectives Students will:

1. Understand what infections diseases are.

2.  Understand what vaccination is and how it works.

3.  Understand the difference between active and passive immunity.

4.  Understand how vaccines are made.

 The students will:

1. Understand how diseases are transmitted.

2.  See a simulation of the transmission of an “infectious agent” through a population.
 

 Students will:

1. Understand the various types of white blood cells and be able to distinguish them visibly.

2.  Perform a differential white blood cell count.

 Students will:

1. Understand gain an understanding of rabies of its impact on the public as a health hazard.

2.  Conduct a Webquest exercise on rabies outbreak scenarios.

3.  Develop a community action plan in order to prevent an epidemic of rabies in the wildlife, livestock, and pets in their community.
Major Content Explanation of infectious diseases and a brief overview of vaccination principles and practices. Disease Transmission and Disruption. Functions of the various types of white blood cells and the ability to distinguish them visually. Rabies and its health hazard to the public.
Props, special resources/ supporting material Props from your clinic. Sample vaccines, needles, syringes, etc.

Any handouts you want to prepare to summarize your clinic’s protocol for pet/livestock vaccination.

PowerPoint on vaccination.		 PowerPoint on Infectious Disease

NaHCO3 solution (baking powder dissolved in water)

Distilled H2O

Cup for each student

Phenolphthalein solution and glassware

 PowerPoint tutorial

Microscopes

Blood smears (purchased or, optionally,
made by the student)
 		 PowerPoint tutorial
Activities/ demos n/a Students perform a simulation of disease spread. Students draw and color pictures of the various cell types they see in the microscope. Webquest
Student assessment n/a Grade test questions in the PowerPoint
Grade participation in discussion of real-world disease transmission and prevention.		 Grade completion of the worksheet drawings and results of the count of different types of white cells. Grading rubric provided