Teaching HIV/AIDS using multiple intelligences
Chris Newsom
Carol Sales
This lesson will help the students understand the dangers of engaging in risky behavior. At the end of the lesson students should be able to:
- list ways that transmission does and does not take place
- recall statistics related to Florida with respect to HIV/AIDS
- define the difference between HIV and AIDS
Sunshine State Standards:
- HE.A.1.4.1: understands the impact of personal health behaviors on body systems
- HE.A.1.4.2: understands the potential impact of common risk behaviors on the quality of life
- HE.A.1.4.5: knowshow the social environment influences the health of the community
- HE.A.1.4.8: knows how the prevention and control of health problems are influcenced by research and medical advances
- HE.B.1.4.1: understands the role of individual responsibility regarding personal risk behaviors
- HE.B.1.4.2: knows strategies for health enhancement and risk reduction
- HE.B.2.4.3: knows how information from peers, family, and the community influences personal health
- HE.C.1.4.3: knows methods for predicting the immediate and long-term impact of health decisions on the individuals who make them.
Intended for tenth grade students
Why is this lesson important?
- to raise the awareness of those with HIV and AIDS so as to have them shunned or feared in society
- to help prevent the spread of HIV
Why is this important to use multiple intelligences for this topic?
- to reach as many people as possible
http://www.tecweb.org/eddevel/gardner.html
Strategies for teaching this topic through multiple intelligences:
Visual-Spatial: The instructor can you this site to demonstrate HIV cells in action through pictures and animated scenes.
Linguistic: The instructor may use the power point presentation. She/He must make themselves familiar with commonly asked questions surrounding the topic.
Logical Mathematical: This site below discusses HIV and AIDS from many different aspects like statistical information as well as a forum for discussion.
Bodily-Kinesthetic: Do a role play by grouping students.
Music: Introduce the topic by playing the song "Let's Talk About AIDS" by Salt & Peppa
Interpersonal: Have students go to the link that deals with the quilt which was made in memory of those who died from AIDS.
Intrapersonal: Students can read the diaries of those with HIV or AIDS. They can also read about famous people who have HIV/AIDS.
Arthur Ash, http://www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/
Magic Johnson, http://www.unc.edu/~lbrooks2/magic.html
Ryan White, http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/8222/ryan.htm
Greg Luganis, http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1635/gl4.html