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Make an Edible Coral Reef
Pupils create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science instructional activity, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem. Additionally, pupils discover the different parts...
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FACS: Sanitation & Food - Support Services (HST)
Pupils discuss the importance of proper food handling and sanitation by workers to ensure health and wellness. After watching a demonstration, they discuss how importance hand washing is to stop the spread of disease. To end the lesson,...
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Viruses
In this biology lesson, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about viruses. They identify the different types of viruses and the diseases they bring.
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Diversity of Life: Pathogens
Students research bacteria and viruses that carry pathogens. In this diversity lesson plan, students examine how pathogens spread disease through bacteria and viruses. Students write a report on disease caused by bacteria or virus...
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PROTOPLAST PRODUCTION
High schoolers are allowed to strip away the cell walls of plants cells (using enzymes) and then observe the resulting spherical protoplasts (plant cells minus the cell wall). They see that plants cells indeed have a plasma membrane in...
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What Keeps Your Mouth Healthy?
Students dramatize the oral disease process caused by bacteria which leads to tooth decay.
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Genetic Vocabulary
In this genetics worksheet, learners compare structures of molecules, compare the function of genetic enzymes, and compare transcription and translation. This worksheet has 2 multiple choice and 20 matching questions.
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Microbes and Health
Sixth graders become acquainted with the concept of how microorganisms cause disease. They role play that some class members have exhibited some alarming symptoms. Groups must determine which disease the symptoms are pointing to.
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What Sticks Can Make You Sick
Students study adhesins and their receptors. In this science inquiry lesson plan students experiment to find adherence and use agglutination to identify adhesins.
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Protoplast Production (Plant Cells Without Walls)
Students explore the spherical protoplasts of plants. Students observe that plant cells have a plasma membrane in addition to the cell wall. Students plasma membranes, solutes and organelles.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Necrotizing Tissue Infection
Fact sheet describing a rare type of bacterial infection. Includes causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon: The 411 on Lyme Disease With Faq
This resource has general information about the bacterial infection lyme disease. The information includes details about the carriers of the bacteria and the infection itself.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Infection Time
Article reports on a recent study that seems to indicate that what time of day an infection is contracted may impact how severe it is. Includes a vocabulary list of words from the article.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Outbreak!
In this activity, students simulate the spread of a virus. They produce a graph representing the spread and analyze the rates of change over time. Students compare how viral and bacterial infections spread in a population.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers three common bacterial STIs.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m Agrilife Extension: Bacterial Food Poisoning
Article that discusses the most common causes of bacterial food poisoning; among these is Staphylococcus Aureus. Staph is discussed individually, with specific information. Also general info is given as to how to prevent bacterial...
Stanford University
Stanford University: Bacterial Disease Research
Read about cutting-edge research on bacterial pathogens from the Stanford University. Then view movies showing how these pathogens invade their hosts. The introduction for the non-biologist is very helpful.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tetanus
The web-article provides a detailed overview of tetanus. Content focuses on the duration, contagiousness, infection incubation, as well as prevention and treatment.
Other
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
This website offers an introduction to the bacterial infection pertussis which is also known as whooping cough. A majority of this article focuses on the whooping cough vaccine given to young children.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (St Ds)
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides a collection of links to a variety of sexually transmitted diseases. Content focuses on bacterial infections (such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and chancroid), STD prevention, and...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Impetigo
This resource provides information about impetigo, a skin disorder characterized by crusting skin lesions and caused by bacterial infection. Content includes causes, symptoms, treatment, complications, and more.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Infectious Diseases
A self-paced lesson on infectious diseases including bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections. Each disease featured discusses symptoms and treatment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.53 Pathogen
Understand how pathogens cause infections in humans.
Other
Nsf International: Scrub Club: 6 Steps to Wash Your Hands
See if you can put all six of the steps to proper handwashing in order while learning about how to prevent the spread of infection.