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And the Bacteria Ran Away with the Petri Dish

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders 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 instructional activity, they discuss...
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What Do Doctors Do?

For Teachers K
Students recognize how doctors help people and about germ spreading.
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One Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete a science experiment on apples to learn about bacteria and the spread of viruses. In this germ experiment lesson, students follow a 10 step procedure to complete a study on viruses in apples.
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Germ Tag

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils participate in a creative "doctor vs. germ" version of freeze tag.
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Power of Germs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view the film, Guns, Germs, and Warfare. They create projects based on the impact of germs on the development of societies and countries.
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Physical Health

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs.
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Mutation and Genetic Change

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this genetic change activity, students read about how mutations can occur in germ cells and somatic cells. Students complete 1 multiple choice and 4 short answer questions.
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Germ Theory Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this worksheet on the germ theory, students complete a 12-word word search. Two puzzles are printed on the page for copying purposes.
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Germ Survivor Quiz Bowl

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health instructional activity, students respond to 46 multiple choice questions related to foodborne illnesses and the prevention of contaminating foods. They also identify which foods are safe to eat as leftovers and which are...
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Background of Diseases-- Germs or Genes?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the background of common diseases. In this personal health instructional activity, students research causative agents of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Students use their research findings to create data...
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Microbes and Health

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars participate in activities that show them how tiny germs are spread. In this germs lesson plan, students engage in hands on lessons to show them how microorganisms can easily spread disease through the mouth and hands.
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The Threat of Bioterrorism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students assess germ warfare and debating related ethical issues in the social studies classroom
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Potato Petri dish

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in an experiment to understand how germs grow. In this potato experiment students use their hands to touch a potato and leave it to see what grows on it. Learners also observe a disinfected potato piece. Students the...
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Dirty Hands Can Make You Sick

For Students 2nd - 4th
A word bank of "dirty words" are used to fill in the blanks of 9 questions. In this keeping healthy learning exercise, students use a word bank to complete sentences. A good resource for young students.
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Inquiry into Infectious Disease: It's a Germy World After All

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose a question from a given list and develop an investigation about it. In this biology lesson, students analyze bacterial growth by carrying out a guided experiment. They present their findings in class.
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How to Wash My Hands

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this sequencing the steps for washing hands worksheet, students color the pictures and write the numbers for each one in order. Students write four answers.
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Cell Wall Recipe: A Lesson on Biofuels

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Biotech engineers discover that changes in the DNA code for cell wall formation can help create crops better suited for biofuel production. They extract DNA from wheat germ. They decode paper strips with codes and relate the activity to...
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Viruses

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Germs, parasites, and viruses, oh my! Facilitate a instructional activity on viruses as individuals explore functions of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. They learn how viruses compare with other organisms in nature and how they...
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Hand Washing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Mostly discussion, this lesson explores the importance and methods of hand washing. A few true stories of community illnesses spread by the neglect of washing hands serve as an anticipatory set. The activity is most memorable if you are...
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STD & HIV/AIDS, Day 2: HIV/AIDS - Staying Safe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Decrease risky behavior and inform your secondary Special Ed class about AIDS/HIV. They talk about germs, AIDS, transmission, and staying safe. Developmentally disabled individuals need to be informed about safe sex and disease...
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Germbusters

For Teachers K
Students identify various germs and discuss how germs are spread. They examine and identify materials in the daily environment, germbusters, which are useful in fighting germs, then play a fun germbuster game to help them remember how to...
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Integrated Social Studies Lesson and Science Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the Civil War and the fact that many soldiers died during the war as a result of sickness. They discuss germs and participate in an activity that shows them how germs are spread and how they can be stopped from...
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Health Education: Body Fluids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders take part in a germ experiment. In this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize appropriate measures to prevent contact with the body fluids of others.
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Germbusters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe different safe kitchen practices. In this adult health instructional activity, students explain how germs spread. They discuss ways to find bacteria and food born diseases.

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