Infectious disease Lesson Plans

Students examine the human population response to microbial diseases.  In this disease lesson students observe population trends, write about a scientist and evaluate and defend current treatments for infectious diseases. 

Eighth graders research infectious diseases.  For this microbes lesson students create a brochure to educate the public about a disease.

Students research infectious diseases, focusing on what scientists and journalists currently do and do not know about each one. They act as scientists or journalists as they find out more about a particular infectious disease.

Young scholars examine the epidemiologic triangle. For this disease lesson, students discuss infectious disease as they study how they spread and discover their families' experiences with them. Young scholars research Internet sites to complete worksheet activities.

Learners explore how to prevent infectious diseases from spreading.  In this infectious disease lesson students create a courtroom drama and mock trial to argue their case. 

Ninth graders explore how the environment affects health. In this infectious disease lesson, 9th graders investigate what environmental situations cause infections diseases. Students study the symptoms, treatments, prevention, and diagnosis of infectious diseases. Students compare and contrast diseases using graphs, charts and tables.

Eighth graders identify and explain how infectious diseases effect organ systems. Using an analogy with automobiles and body systems, they discover how one part influences the operation of the whole. Students write paragraphs about infectious diseases and present them to the class.

Eleventh graders work together to complete a simulation on infectious diseases. They determine which concepts affect a disease more. They complete discussion questions as well.

Students participate in a simulation of how diseases are transmitted. Each student holds a test tube, with only one containing the "disease" while the others have water. They move around the room until told to stop. Using droppers to place some of their solution into their neighbor's tube, they are spreading the disease. Finally, they try to determine the original source of the infection.

Students see how an infectious disease such as AIDS may be quickly transmitted throughout a population. They conduct a simulated transmission of an infectious disease and mathematically determine the number of possible infected individuals.