Illnesses

In this food borne illness worksheet, students are given a scenario about guests aboard a cruise ship that get violently ill after a buffet dinner. Students answer 6 questions about the situation, the problem and a possible solution to...

Students investigate foodborne illnesses and involved microbes. They identify major pathogens and then research and explain how they contaminate foods and how people are affected.

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 spread...

Help your English learners name what's ailing them with this presentation about illnesses and injuries. From backaches to sunburns, to measles, the funny illustrations in these slides will help your class to identify the English words...

Are vaccines protection from infection — or are they risky business? Learners weigh the pros and cons in a short, animated video. The narrator discusses the many illnesses eradicated through world-wide use of vaccines and sheds light on...

Use this lesson to have your charges consider the differences between food spoilage and food-borne illnesses including the differentiation of food infections and food intoxication, including characteristics of each. Some excellent...

What is your attitude on health and illness? By considering their own experiences, students will reflect on and discuss their attitudes toward health and illness while educating each other by researching illnesses in small groups,...

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.

There is so much information in this lesson. A very comprehensive unit plan about food safety can be broken up into smaller pieces so as not to overwhelm the class with so much information at once. Some of the topics include handling...

What causes someone to need a bone marrow transplant? Fascinate your class with a lesson plan on the intricate task of procuring bone marrow for patients suffering from illnesses like leukemia. The fourth and final installment in a...