Jonas Salk Lesson Plans

1. Development of Polio Vaccines
...staking research over the first half of the twentieth century, much of it funded by the March of Dimes, a grassroots organization founded with the help of President Roosevelt. The organization decided to enlist the services of a respected researcher who was certain he could find a safe vaccination. Jonas Salk, developer of first successful vaccine. Photo by March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1996. Dr. Jonas Salk had begun his medical research career studying immunology. In 1947, while at the University of Pittsburgh, he began his research on poliovirus. His research was greatly helped in 1949, when...

2. Virus and Bacteriophage
...is promoted with technological development. For additional relevant information, visit the following Web sites: Title1: Cells Alive! URL1: http://www.cellsalive.com/ Description1: Microscopic pictures and movies of various types of viruses and bacteriophages. Title2: PBS Cartoon on Polio Virus and Jonas Salk URL2: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/ontheedge/polio/ Description2: Cartoon gives the history of the search for a vaccine and eradication of Polio. Title3: Infection Protection Detection URL3: http://www.amnh.org/explore/infection/smp_index.html Description3: Site provides in-depth detail of Viruses, B...

3. TIP @ Columbia - The Scientist Project
...versational exchange. These discussions focused on the scientist's struggles to achieve status in his or her field and the contributions he or she made. In certain cases these discussions also delved into the details of the subject matter being studied (for example, how vaccines work in the case of Jonas Salk). These discussions then turned to the students' upcoming presentation to their peers. They brainstormed on creative ways to present their findings to the rest of the class. All presentations required some kind of class participation, such a hands on lab or some kind of group work. Students usually...

4. Lesson: Flow of Information
...topic they are given so they have a thorough account of the event. ? Note to Teacher: Have 3 topics available, so each set of 2 groups can work on the same topic. Try to choose a mixture of less current topics that will have a wide range of information available (e.g. the discovery of penicillin by Jonas Salk or the Iran-Contra scandal were decades ago, so they will have information in newspapers, magazines, books, encyclopedias - both general and subject specific, scientific handbooks) as well as more recent topics that will have fewer information sources available (e.g. Bombing of World Trade Center on...

5. A Blessing in Disguise
...accines Alternative medicines and the development of physical therapy 4. After students have reported their findings, make sure that they understand that, if not for the alternative medicine treatments of Sister Kenny, many more individuals would have been permanently disabled by polio; if not for Jonas Salk?s use of the scientific method, a vaccine for polio would not have been discovered. Extending the Lesson: To extend this lesson have students participate in a month long social science experiment. Use the steps of the scientific method to explore with the class what it might be like to be paralyzed...

6. Straining to Understand Viruses
...dy. 4. Research the possible military uses for viruses as "germ warfare." 5. Visit a medical laboratory to learn how doctors analyze various samples to evaluate illness. 6. Research and write biographies about doctors who have made significant impact on our current understanding of viruses, such as Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine. 7. Follow coverage of the encephalitis outbreak by reading articles in The New York Times and other news media. What new information do doctors and scientists discover about the virus? What new dangers and breakthroughs develop as the outbreak continues? Interdisc...

7. Putting Toxicogenomics to the Test
...tify whether or not they test on animals, carry toxicity warnings of different types, etc. Social Studies- Identify a scientist who has made major advances toward curing a disease, and write a biography about his or her life. Possible subjects include Linus Pauling, Louis Pasteur, Albert Sabin, and Jonas Salk.) Other Information on the Web Animal Welfare Information Center (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing. The Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov/) is responsible for...

8. AETV.com Classroom Study Guides
...uestions 1. Under the leadership of Suleiman I (1494-1566), the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith. What were the accomplishments of Suleiman I and what is his legacy? 2. Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) is considered the founding father of jazz. What is jazz? How is jazz a uniquely American art form? 3. Jonas Salk (1914-1995) invented the first vaccine against poliomyelitis. Why was Salk's vaccine considered a "miracle in a test tube?" 4. AIDS is one of the scourges of our century, indeed our millennium. Research of the killer virus revolves around "patient zero." Who is patient zero? What is his symbolic val...

9. This Is the Life!
...w.biography.com www.femina.cybergirl.com your local PBS station (or another TV station) List of scientists: (This is just a beginning list - it can be adapted to a particular field of study, or century, etc.) Female: Male: Rosalind Franklin Robert Fulton Beatrix Potter Michael Farraday Grace Hopper Jonas Salk Chien Shiung Wu Copernicus Maria Mitchell Thomas Edison Barbara McClintock Alexander Bell Dian Fossey Crick and Watson Mary Calkins Joseph Henry Jane Goodall Charles Darwin Elizabeth Blackwell G. Marconi Emily Noether Nikola Tesla Evelyn Granville Benjamin Franklin Sally Ride James Watt Alice Fletch...

10. The Community Discovered - Who's Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk?
...e Owens Tom Osborne Lucille Ball Red Skelton Elizabeth II Princess of Whales Mother Teresa Jay Sterling Morton William Jennings Bryan John Glenn Louie Armstrong Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Orville and Wilbur Wright Christa McAuliffe Gregor Mendel Henry Ford Louis Pasteur Jonas Salk Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Stan Musial Roberto Clesveruti Edwin Hubble Galileo Meriwether Lewis William Clark Daniel Boone Johnny Tremain Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Paul Revere George Washington Joe Panter Geronimo Sitting Bull Davy Crockett Frederick Douglass Robert...