The Common Cold Is Still Here! – Why Is It So Hard to Cure?
If you watched the video that I published on Wednesday you can hear me beginning to lose my voice. That’s because like everyone else in my house and seemingly everyone in my neighborhood, I had a cold last week. Thankfully, none of us had COVID-19. But it was a reminder that the common cold is […]
Short Lessons on Colds and Flu
Well it’s that time of year when classrooms aren’t full because kids have a cold or the flu. 25% of my students were out today. I’ve been running a fever all afternoon. The only upside to this for me is that I am reminded of a few short video lessons about colds and flu. Colds, […]
Colds, Flu, and Boogie Wipes – Timely Science Lessons
As anyone who has heard me speak this week can attest, I’m getting over a miserable cold. I’m not the only one as this cold has affected my kids and many others in our community. We’re going through a lot of boogie wipes in our house. Thankfully, none of us have had the flu. But […]
Why Do We Get Sick? – A Lesson for Little Kids
My daughter and I have colds right now. While she’s still too young to understand why she has a cold, it won’t be that long before she does. When she’s older, I might show her this SciShow Kids video that explains to kids why we get sick and how to prevent getting sick. Applications for […]
Colds, the Flu, and You – Lessons on Staying Healthy
I am just getting over a cold that had me sniffling, sneezing, and coughing for about ten days. Fortunately, it was just a cold and not the flu. What’s the difference between the two? How can you avoid catching either? Those questions and more are answered in the following videos. Colds, the Flu, and You […]