Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course!

We all know -- COVID-19 consumed our world over the past year. Here, you’ll learn all about bacteria and viruses, what it has to do with us and our everyday lives, and how pandemics impact history and our world today.

How to get the most out of Pandemic Diseases with Monica Breier:

• First, read the course materials below before watching the first.

• Print out the note-taking grid! Use it while watching the class videos to take notes. Make sure to watch the classes in order!

• After Class 4, prepare a ~8 sentence paragraph using the information from the note-taking grid to detail which bacterial disease you believe is the 'worst'. After class 6, prepare a similar paragraph but on the 'worst' viral disease.  After class seven, please turn in a 5 paragraph essay on the disease you chose as 'worst'. Recorded-only students will present to parent for grading.

• Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total classes: 7

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: High school biology is recommended but not required

Suggested grade level: 9th and above, advanced middle school students are welcome

Suggested credit: ¼ semester Science

Instructor: Monica Breier

Course description: Learn about some of the great and devastating diseases in history! Find out their molecular features, how they began and spread, and their impact on the world. Please note that this course will include a discussion on HIV/AIDS.

Course outline:

Introduction, definitions of disease

Basic biology of bacteria and viruses, differences

Bacterial pandemics

Bacterial pandemics

Viral pandemics

Viral pandemics

Class discussion on impacts

Course materials: note-taking supplies. Everything else is provided free by the instructor.

Homework: Students will prepare a brief (less than 3-minute) summary on which pandemic they believe had the greatest impact and why to present during Thursday’s class.

Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.

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