Balanced Learning Resources
Lesson Plans

Grades 3-5. Students learn about Dr. Jonas Salk, a scientist who helped stop polio by creating a vaccine. Through a short video, guided discussion, and role-play, students explore how identifying a problem, working persistently, and choosing to help others can make a difference. Salk was a Jewish American scientist whose identity and experiences shaped his life and commitment to helping others. Students will connect his work to their own lives by thinking about how they can h

Grades 6-12. Students learn about Dr. Jonas Salk, a scientist who developed the polio vaccine. Through video, discussion, and analysis, students examine how scientific knowledge, persistence, and ethical decision-making contributed to a major public health breakthrough.