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Fifteen years of AIDS in Canada
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Article: Fifteen years of AIDS in Canada (PDF)
Objectives
- To improve students' knowledge of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- To appreciate some of the issues and problems related to AIDS
- To work independently and cooperatively in small groups
- To reinforce basic research and inquiry skills
Method
- Provide each student with a copy of the article « Fifteen Years of AIDS in Canada » (PDF format). Review terms such as « risk groups », « reporting delay », « incidence rate », « endemic » and « perinatal transmission ».
- Have the students read the article independently, selecting and recording key facts or ideas in point form.
- Students should re-read the article and formulate questions suitable for a hypothetical study on several topics (eg., incidence rates for AIDS and HIV, the National AIDS Strategy, provincial and international comparisons, and risk groups and behaviours).
- Organize students into groups. Each group selects a topic and prepares a final list of questions for their study. Groups then present their work to the class.
- Follow-up activities could include preparing a presentation (or arranging for a guest speaker) to emphasize the consequences of risk-taking behaviours.
Using other resources
- Read « Causes of Death: How the Sexes Differ » in this issue and compare rates of death from HIV/AIDS with those from other causes.
Please e-mail comments or examples of how you used this exercise in your class.
