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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students view the film, Guns, Germs, and Warfare. They create projects based on the impact of germs on the development of societies and countries. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the characteristics of germs and the body's immune system. They view and identify bacteria and viruses, model correct techniques for washing hands and brushing teeth and explore how scientific discoveries help to reduce illnesses. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students looks at germs through a microscope and identify two that can make us sick. They compare their mouth before and after they brush their teeth and practice proper hand washing techniques. They study the impact of Edward Jenner and Louis Pasteur. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students research "spontaneous generation." They discuss the idea and their findings with the class. They discuss the color of blood in the body (red or blue). Students discuss ways to prove/disprove their theories and conduct research to determine the correctness of their position. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students work in groups to research a scientist that studied germ theory. They work as a class to build a time line about the development of germ theory. A list of scientists is included in the lesson. Following the research, students complete a lab where they prepare bacterial cultures, and test cleaning wipes efficiency in killing germs. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students shown that throughout history, people have created explanations for disease and that changes in health practices have resulted from the acceptance of the germ theory of disease. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students express artistic ideas thru art glitter and science. Students experiment with the theory of how germs spread. Students summarize findings in an art format. Students work in groups to analyze data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students complete a think, pair, share activity on an antibiotic overhead. In groups, they participate in an exercise in which they can see how germs behave and how they are treated. To end the lesson, they discuss how a resistance to antibiotics can evolve in a population. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students perform experiments to test Koch's Postulates. After discussing germ theory and reasons for sanitation, students explore ways diseases spread and proper sanitation. Students use fruit and fruit mold to observe infectious agents. They observe and record changes in mold growth. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students research changes in medical technology and practice that took place in North Carolina between the years of 1870 and 1930. They also examine the difference between the "Humeral Theory" of disease and the "Germ Theory" of disease and how it may have influenced the way doctors practiced medicine. From their research they present how those changes impacted the lives of people at that time. Full Review »
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