Welcome to the official hub of Science North’s Give Vaccines A Shot!
Find all our videos, events, school programs, podcast episodes, and other FUN online activities with accurate educational content. We want you to have the best tools to understand vaccinations, your health, and grow your confidence in science!
INTRODUCTION
ADVENTURE STORY
Click through an interactive 'choose your own adventure' story to help you prepare for vaccination day and explore the questions you have about vaccines, like:
- What are vaccines?
- How do vaccines work?
- Why are vaccines important?
- How do I deal with vaccine-related anxiety?
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MR. GERM PICTURE STORY
Students will use their reading, problem solving, and decorating skills as they piece together this personalized visual story about germs and their immune system.
PREGNANCY AND VACCINES
LYME DISEASE AND TICKS
THE HISTORY OF VACCINES
PODCASTS
FOR TEACHERS
CLASSROOM MATERIALS
With the help of funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Science North is offering FREE classroom materials for Grades 1 to 12. These materials are for you and your students to learn about the immune system, staying healthy and the critical role vaccines play in sound public health strategies. They are a part of our Give Vaccines a Shot! initiative.
To see our list of classroom resources, visit Science North’s Educator Resources and filter for Give Vaccines A Shot!
FREE E-WORKSHOP FOR GRADES 9 AND 10!
SHARING SCIENCE: CAREERS IN COMMUNICATION
- Whether your students become conservation officers, electricians, or healthcare professionals, effective communication skills are essential! With an interactive Mentimeter presentation and two hands-on health communication activities, your students will explore the possibility of a career in science communication and master the basics of sharing complex topics with non-experts.
Length: 60 minutes
HEALTH EQUITY E-LESSONS
- GRADES 7 to 12
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In this four-part lesson, students will learn all about health equity, starting by walking through the “seeing over the fence” analogy to understand how equity is different from equality. They will then develop further context for this issue by examining vaccine inequity as a case study. In part 3, one of Science North’s Indigenous Interns interviews a nurse at the Wikwemikong Health Centre on the challenges of achieving health equity in Indigenous communities. In the final section, the Many Nations, One Voice for Wellness team at Telus Spark will take students through a workshop on Dr. Christopher Emdin’s “Science Genius” method with health equity as the theme. Students will learn how to put their thoughts, feelings and experiences about this complex issue into rap and song.
E-LESSON * SAVE TO DESKTOP LESSON PLAN
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SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY E-LESSONS
- GRADES 4 to 6
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In this guided online lesson, students will learn the steps of scientific research, what scientific integrity is and why it matters from a health information perspective. They will explore the scientific process through an experiment about handwashing and learn how scientists use this process to solve real-world problems. Each learning objective is followed up by an online game or hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts.
E-LESSON * SAVE TO DESKTOP LESSON PLAN
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- GRADES 7 and 8
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In this two-part lesson, students will learn how scientific research is conducted and why scientific integrity is important in determining what sources of information we can trust. They will understand what can happen when a lack of scientific integrity leads to misconduct and explore scientific integrity with a real-world example of how we develop and test new vaccines. They will learn about the importance of understanding history and increasing diversity is science as they explore the contributions of scientists from different communities and backgrounds. Students will also learn the different parts of a research study and the signs of trustworthy research. Each learning objective is followed up by an online game or hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts.
E-LESSON * SAVE TO DESKTOP LESSON PLAN
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- GRADES 9 and 10
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In this two-part lesson, students will learn how scientific research is conducted and why scientific integrity is important in determining what sources of information we can trust. They will understand what can happen when a lack of scientific integrity leads to misconduct and explore scientific integrity with a real-world example of how we develop and test new vaccines. They will learn about the importance of understanding history and increasing diversity in science as they explore the contributions of scientists from different communities and backgrounds. Students will also learn the different parts of a research study and the signs of trustworthy research. Each learning objective is followed up by an online game or hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts.
E-LESSON * SAVE TO DESKTOP LESSON PLAN
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- GRADES 11 and 12
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In this three-part lesson, students will learn how scientific research is conducted and why scientific integrity is important in determining what sources of information we can trust. They will understand what can happen when a lack of scientific integrity leads to misconduct and explore scientific integrity with a real-world example of how we develop and test new vaccines. Students will also learn the different parts of a research study and the signs of trustworthy research. They will be introduced to some trusted sources of health information as they learn about the agencies that oversee health research. They will learn about the importance of understanding history and increasing diversity in science as they explore the contributions of scientists from different communities and backgrounds. They will also explore the intersection of science and social issues as they learn how to have discussions about scientific literacy. Each learning objective is followed up by an online game or hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts.
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A GUIDE TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Recorded presentations and classroom activities
PART I
- GRADES 2 and 3
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POST ACTIVITY – SKIN IS A BARRIER
- GRADES 4 to 6
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POST ACTIVITY – HOW DOES SOAP REMOVE VIRUSES?
- GRADES 7 and 8
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POST ACTIVITY – ORGANELLE ANALOGIES
- GRADES 9 and 10
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POST ACTIVITY – BUBBLE CELL MEMBRANE
- GRADES 11 and 12
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POST ACTIVITY – CANDY TRANSLATION
CODON HANDOUT
PART II
- GRADES 2 and 3
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POST ACTIVITY – SOAP AND WATER
- GRADES 4 to 6
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POST ACTIVITY – FIGHTING INFECTION CARD GAME
- GRADES 7 and 8
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POST ACTIVITY – WANTED: WHITE BLOOD CELLS
- GRADES 9 and 10
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POST ACTIVITY – ANTIBODY AND ANTIGEN
- GRADES 11 and 12
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POST ACTIVITY – ANTIBODY AND ANTIGEN
PART III
- GRADES 2 and 3
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- Teachers will need a second device to use a software called Mentimeter on behalf of their classroom.
- GRADES 4 to 6
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- Students will need a second device to use a software called Mentimeter.
- GRADES 7 and 8
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- Students will need a second device to use a software called Mentimeter.
- GRADES 9 and 10
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- Students will need a second device to use a software called Mentimeter.
- GRADES 11 and 12
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- Students will need a second device to use a software called Mentimeter.
EVENTS
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