Overview
The curriculum unit, entitled "AIDS in the teenage community", is intended for tenth grade students enrolled in my biology classes. My school is located in the inner city of Philadelphia and considered as a neighborhood Title I public high school. The majority of the school population consists of African American students with a small percentage of Hispanic students. The unit will serve as a supplement to the existing core curriculum. The unit on viruses will take approximately two weeks according the Philadelphia Standardized Curriculum Scheduling and Pacing Timeline for Biology. My unit will be taught in conjunction with the unit on viruses. Students will be given background information about the HIV virus and Bubonic Plague. Students are unaware of the similarities that exist between the Bubonic Plague and AIDS. Most high school textbooks do not mention the relationship and they talk about the HIV virus briefly in the chapter. The unit will expose the students to the facts about both of these diseases and the impact they had on society. Students will be introduced to how the virus was first discovered, how the virus has evolved making it more difficult to develop a cure, and the impact it has on the quality of life for individuals infected. In order to accomplish these goals it will take approximately eight days for the completion of this unit. The unit will be in alignment with the Pennsylvania Standard for Science and Technology 3.3.10 B "Chemical and Structural basis of living organisms".
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