Learn the science of immunisation in 10 lessons

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for centuries humans wondered but didn’t

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know what was the cause of infectious
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diseases was it due to poison witchcraft
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bad air it took until the end of the
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nineteenth century for us to discover
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the germ theory of disease so what’s the
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big idea
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with omega infectious science we want to
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inspire students and we want to connect
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them with vaccine experts with inventors
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with Nobel Prize winners through
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technology in the classroom in this
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series of ten lessons we explore the
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science the principles of observation of
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experimentation ethics and history as
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well and we can understand how we
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protect ourselves and our families and
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communities against a host of infectious
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diseases
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[Music]
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we want to teach and learn high quality
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science so that you can understand
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science you can even be a scientist and
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use science in everyday life who knows
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one day you could change the world
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[Applause]
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[Music]

 

 

 

Dr Lucy Cooper recently graduated, aged 26, with a PhD in the molecular immunology of chronic viral infection – here’s her inspiring video!

Omega is a 10 lesson program, developed to comply with the Australian Biological Science Curriculum requirements

 

The resource is available as a free digital learning resource

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Omega is a product of the Immunisation Coalition

 

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