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Louis Pasteur & Germ Theory
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....
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The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin
Fleming, Florey, and Chain all had a hand in developing penicillin and the start of the drug revolution. From germ theory to the vaccinations that saved millions, this presentation will give upper graders the basics about the advent of...
Virginia Department of Education
The Germ Theory and Koch’s Postulates
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....
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Treatment Through Time
Seventh graders explore how disease prevention and treatment changed throughout history. For this life science lesson, 7th graders create a classroom exhibit about this topic. They present their project to visitors.
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The History and Nature of Science
Use children's literature, coupled with hands on lessons, to teach the history and nature of science.
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Medicine Through Time Giant Crossword
In this recognizing the history of medicine crossword worksheet, students use the across and down clues to review medicine, diseases, and people through time. Students write 31 answers.
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Hippocratic Medical Rounds
A very interesting way to model Hippocrates allows your clas to to compare world views and to illustrate how ideas have changed at key times throughout the history of science. This simulation has students role play patients and physicians.
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Geographic Luck
Students examine why some countries are rich while others remain poor. They view a video on the website, Guns, Germs and Steel, analyze primary sources to conduct research about plants and animals, and create a game based on their research.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Louis Pasteur
This page presents the text of Louis Pasteur's "Germ Theory and its Applications to Medicine and Surgery" (1878). It provides information about the origin of the germ theory of disease.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
The Concept of Disease: Historical Developments
Contains information on scientific developments surrounding diseases. Includes the following sections: Hippocrates and the Humoral Theory; Fracastoro and the Contagion Theory; Pasteur, Lister, Koch and the Germ Theory; and Current...
Other
Hartford University: History of Epidemics and Plagues
This resource provides information on epidemics, how they occur, and how they spread.
University of Arizona
Pulse: Disease & Epidemics: Architects of History
A 10 week interdisciplinary unit plan on disease and epidemics.
Other
Schools History: Louis Pasteur
A brief discussion of Pasteur's theory that germs in the air were the cause of disease rather than the result of disease.