The Vaccine Makers Project (VMP) is committed to public education about vaccine science via scientifically supported, historically accurate, and emotionally compelling content.
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The Vaccine Makers Project
The Vaccine Makers Project (VMP) is committed to public education about vaccine science via scientifically supported, historically accurate and emotionally compelling content. To this end, the VMP has developed a variety of school-based curricula to educate students about how the immune system works, how diseases develop and how vaccines work to prevent them. While the immediate goal is to provide teachers with the information and tools necessary to teach this scientific success story, the greater opportunity is not only to immunize our country’s next generation of parents against the misconceptions around vaccine safety, but also to equip them to critically evaluate the multitude of science-based topics central to how we live on and interact with this planet. Only when people understand and consider the scientific underpinnings of relevant topics can we expect that they will be equipped to make informed and logical decisions.
Originally produced by Medical History Pictures and sponsored by the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, VMP has evolved to become the classroom-based program of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Center’s team
is composed of scientists, physicians, mothers and fathers who are devoted to the study and prevention of infectious diseases. The Center was launched in October 2000 to provide accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. Since that time, the Center has developed a variety of other programs and resources, including:
- Vaccine Update newsletter for Healthcare Professionals
- Current Issues in Vaccines webinar series for healthcare providers
- . The film tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, a man with a singular, unwavering focus: to eliminate the diseases of children. From his poverty-stricken youth on the plains of Montana, he came to prevent pandemic flu, develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer. Through exclusive interviews with Dr. Hilleman and his peers, rare archival footage, and 3-D animation, the film puts a human face to vaccine science, revealing the character that drove this bold, complex, and heroic man.
The film was directed by Donald Rayne Mitchell and co-produced by Gloria Lewis:
Donald Rayne Mitchell
Donald Rayne Mitchell is founder and owner of Eyeline Pictures, Llc. He has directed television commercials, dramatic narrative and documentary-style films for the past 25 years. Known for his work with real people, he is adept at interviewing and weaving together a story in the editing room. His work in the medical realm is extensive, with a profound ability to grasp complex medical information and translate it to a lay audience. He is the winner of three Philadelphia Independent Film/Video Subsidy Grants as well as the recipient of two honors from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: an Individual Artist Grant and a Media Arts Fellowship.
Gloria Lewis
Gloria Lewis is a founding partner, president and executive producer at Cornerstone Pictures
. Her more than two decades of experience in the field have included production of everything from commercials to full-length documentaries and television series, such as Cold Case. Filming all over the country, Gloria has worked for national and local clients, including KFC, StarKist, Conair, Ford, Comcast, Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia among many others. Her work making long-format educational films for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia inspired her current efforts to establish Medical History Pictures and co-produce HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children.
Meet the Germs
Students learn about the differences between viruses and bacteria to understand that disease arises from different kinds of agents. An illustrated reading passage about Martinus Beijerinck, a Dutch scientist who discovered viruses, introduces the idea that there is a human story behind scientific discovery. A lesson activity extends the learning around Beijerinck by having students identify the steps of the scientific method in his story of discovery.
Lesson Questions
- What is a virus?
- Who discovered viruses?
- How did the scientific method lead to the discovery of viruses?
- What are the differences between viruses and bacteria?
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Meet the Heroes
Meet the Heroes
Students learn about the human side of vaccine development to understand that the discoveries of numerous scientists contribute to our understanding of a scientific topic, such as vaccines. Students read an illustrated passage about Edward Jenner, the English doctor who developed the smallpox vaccine and research different vaccine heroes, using their information to compile a list of five heroes they would invite to a party. This learning is reinforced by group work in which students create a timeline for selected guests and include information about the guests’ contributions to vaccine success. A concluding activity invites students to write a brief essay about which of their guests would be the guest of honor at their party and why.
Lesson Questions
- What is the history of the first scientifically recorded administration of a vaccine?
- Who have been the leading people to develop vaccines?
- How is the scientific method used in the development of vaccines?
- https://vaccinemakers.org/lessons/elementary/meet-heroes
Does Size Matter? Comparing Viruses, Bacteria, and Human Cells
Students investigate the causes of disease and study the size of pathogens compared with human immune cells.
Does Size Matter? Comparing Viruses, Bacteria, and Human Cells
Students investigate the causes of disease and study the size of pathogens compared with human immune cells. Math is used to calculate ratios comparing the relative sizes of viruses, bacteria, and human cells. 3D model instructions from the NIH enable printing of a representative model of influenza virus, the bacteria, Streptococcus pyogenes, and a human dendritic cell.
Lesson Questions
- What are the similarities and differences in structure between viruses, bacteria and human cells?
- How does the size and structure of viruses, bacteria and human cells relate to their functions?
- https://vaccinemakers.org/lessons/middle/does-size-matter-comparing-viruses-bacteria-and-human-cells
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Ecology of Disease: Comparing Viruses, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes
Students identify patterns of ecological interactions with a focus on disease as part of the natural ecosystem and the relationship of disease to human activities and well-being.The Evolution of Disease: Viruses, Bacteria, and Immunity
Students explore the relationship between pathogens and the body’s response, including drawing conclusions about why humans still get sick despite immune system defenses.Organs and Tissues of the Immune System
Students explore the importance of the immune system and its different components.
The Innate Immune System
Students learn about the body’s first line of defense—the innate immune system.
The Adaptive Immune System
Students learn about the specific nature of responses generated by the adaptive immune system.
Development of Disease and Infection
Students explore the constant battle between pathogens and the immune system, focusing particularly on the different ways that pathogens adapt to overcome the immune system. In a hands-on activity, students simulate an attack on the immune system. The lesson concludes with a small group activity in which students research a pathogen to determine how it adapts and prepare a class presentation.
Lesson Questions
- How do antigens and the immune system affect each other’s evolution?
- What are key steps in the process of the development of infection and disease?
Lesson Questions
- What parts of the body are associated with the immune system?
- What are the locations and functions of organs and tissues associated with the immune system?
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Learning from Animals
Students explore how animal research has contributed to human health and why it is important to biomedical research.
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