{"id":14542,"date":"2020-05-20T12:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=14542"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:12:19","slug":"the-nature-of-teaching-disease-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/the-nature-of-teaching-disease-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication – The Nature of Teaching: Disease Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"<\/a>The Nature of Teaching: Disease Ecology<\/a>\u00a0is one unit in a series available from The Nature of Teaching<\/a> \u2013 the place to go for teaching resources that focus on wildlife, food waste, health and wellness. In this series teachers can find free lesson plans, printables, posters, a photo library, information on upcoming workshops and more.<\/p>\n

This unit introduces students to basic principles of disease ecology, including the diversity of parasites, how diseases are modeled, and how parasites and hosts interact. It includes three lessons with colorful animal cards to print along with worksheets and presentation.
\nLesson 1: Parasite Diversity Activity
\nLesson 2: Modeling Disease Transmission
\nLesson 3: Parasite Avoidance Behavior in Tadpoles<\/p>\n

This 33-page download PDF is written by Dr. Jason Hoverman<\/a>; Logan Billet<\/a>, Rebecca Koetz<\/a> and Dr. Rod Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more resources, please check the Education Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources
\n<\/strong>Benefits of Connecting with Nature<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nThe Nature of Teaching: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health<\/a>, The Education Store
\nResourceful Animal Relationships<\/a>, The Education Store
\nThe Nature of Teaching: Food Waste and the Environment<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n

Rod Williams<\/a>, Professor of Wildlife Science
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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