(Recorded Course) Pandemic Diseases with Monica Breier

Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course!

We all know -- COVID-19 consumed our world over the past year. Here, you’ll learn all about bacteria and viruses, what it has to do with us and our everyday lives, and how pandemics impact history and our world today.

How to get the most out of Pandemic Diseases with Monica Breier:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total classes: 4

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: High school biology is recommended but not required

Suggested grade level: 9th and above, advanced middle school students are welcome

Suggested credit: ¼ semester Science

Instructor: Monica Breier

Instructor Email: breiermm@gmail.com

Course description: Take the time to get to know the functions of your TI-84+ calculator before your upper-level high-school math classes start. Learn what you need to quickly navigate the calculator for success in class and on standardized tests. The TI-84+ is the most widely used graphing calculator and is allowed on all major college entrance exams.

Course description: Learn about some of the great and devastating diseases in history! Find out their molecular features, how they began and spread, and their impact on the world. Please note that this course will include a discussion on HIV/AIDS.

Course outline:

Monday 5/16: Introduction, definitions of disease

Tuesday 5/17: Basic biology of bacteria and viruses, differences

Wednesday 5/18: Bacterial pandemics

Thursday 5/19: Bacterial pandemics

Monday 5/23: Viral pandemics

Tuesday 5/24: Viral pandemics

Course materials: note-taking supplies

Homework: Students will prepare a brief (less than 3-minute) summary on which pandemic they believe had the greatest impact and why to present during Thursday’s class.