CDCM PHA STEM Lesson – Exploring Polio

In Exploring Polio, student scientists learn about the cause, symptoms, and treatments for polio. Students build a model of the lungs and then design and perform a demonstration of how phrenic nerve paralysis due to polio causes breathing problems. Students communicate their findings with others to spread awareness about polio.

Topics included in Exploring Polio:

• Polio
• Outbreaks
• Lung function
• Paralysis
• Health equity
• Engineering design process
• Scientific and health communication through demonstration