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Teaching 3 reasons you always get sick in December

3 reasons you always get sick in December

Winter usually comes with perpetual cold — not just outdoor temperatures, but also within our bodies. As soon as the arctic weather sets in, people start coughing and sneezing. It’s not supernatural; there’s a reason you feel endlessly ill in December and the other winter months.

Elana Glowatz
Medical Daily

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How can you decrease your odds of catching a cold or the flu each season?
STANDARDS:
RST.1 - Analysis & Evidence, RST.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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