A lesson introduces scholars to the scientist, Martinus Beijerinck, the person behind virus discovery. Learners research and complete a graphic organizer that showcases the differences between a virus and bacteria. Small groups share...

Germ Theory revolutionized the medical industry and our understanding of bacteria and the human body. Presented is a series of facts and history on Louis Pasteur his discoveries and how they changed beliefs in the scientific community....

Henry the Hand leads youngsters on an exciting adventure through coloring worksheets, word puzzles, and comic strips on everything they need to know about preventing the spread of germs by washing your hands.

Coloring pages showcase microbes—bacteria, viruses, and protists. Scholars have the option to download a coloring book and scavenger hunt or color the page directly on the computer. Three paragraphs describe each microbe. 

In this viruses and bacteria worksheet, students circle all the places that viruses and bacteria can hide in a picture of a classroom. Students do this for 1 picture.

Empower your pupils to be germ stoppers! The heart of these lessons lies in stopping the spread of germs and keeping clean hands in order to prevent cases like a respiratory infection. It includes a game to simulate how germs can...

Explore the history of cholera and its effect on society with your biology class. Young biologists will then proceed to grow their own germs, prepared from live cultures, and follow the steps of the scientific method to generate data....

Students explore biology by completing an illness worksheet. In this human germs lesson, students identify how germs are transferred from one body to another and the prevention methods that can be taken. Students complete a worksheet...

Students illustrate where germs exist, how they can get into and affect the body, and how the body defends itself against them.

Help your classes feel like they can walk on water! An engaging inquiry-based lesson has young scholars experiment with different surface coatings. They make observations about their properties and how they relate to the surface tension...

Students learn how important it is to stay healthy. In this germ lesson plan, student learn what germs are and the effect they have on healthy bodies and explore how important it is to keep their bodies healthy through a classroom...

Is there medicine found in the organisms that live deep below the surface of the ocean? The fifth lesson plan in a six-part series has learners team up to research bacteria and the relationship it has with nearly every living thing on...

Students explore current events by completing several worksheet activities. In this bacteria infections lesson, students read a current news story of the germs associated with shopping carts and how people should protect themselves....

Sixth graders investigate microorganisms. In this Science lesson, 6th graders examine how microorganisms can be both positive and negative. Students list diseases caused by microorganisms.

Students examine how antibiotics work and why they are effective. In this antibiotic lesson plan, students discover that when harmful germs get inside the body, the immune system may not be strong enough to fight the germs off. ...

Students create healthy podcasts. In this personal health lesson, students apply their knowledge of viruses and bacteria to script and record a podcast to be shared with younger students as well as parents and administrators.

During a biology lesson, scholars research microbes, design a lesson plan using an outline, and present the lesson to the class. 

Students play a game to model how the immune system works. In this health and wellness lesson, the teacher explains how the immune system works, then students play a game of tag trying to stay away from germs, viruses, and bacteria and...

Students listen to story, The Magic School Bus: Inside Ralphie, take notes from story on how body fights germs, identify different functions of immune system, and use Kid Pix slide show to explain how body fights viruses and bacteria.

Students investigate germs and how they travel. They graph the places in the classroom that have been touch by students to determine which five places have had the most contact. They write stories from a germ's point of view.

Germs, parasites, and viruses, oh my! Facilitate a lesson plan on viruses as individuals explore functions of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. They learn how viruses compare with other organisms in nature and how they contribute to...

Students study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative lesson students examine harmful bacteria. 

Students 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.

Students experiment with glitter to explain the importance of washing hands and how germs are distributed. After a lecture/demo, students perfom a simple experiment which clearly demonstrates how germs are spread.