Germs and the body
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A lesson plan for Grade 8 Science
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 8
- Subjects
- healthful living (physical health/disease prevention), science (biology and life science)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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This Science NetLinks lesson explores germs, where they exist, and how they can affect the body. It also addresses a common misconception that students of all ages may have—that factors important to health are beyond their personal control. In studying bacteria, students will also learn preventative measures they can take to stay healthy.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 8
- Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of microbiology.
- Objective 7.02: Describe diseases caused by microscopic biological hazards including:
- Viruses.
- Bacteria.
- Parasites.
- Contagions.
- Mutagens.
- Objective 7.03: Analyze data to determine trends or patterns to determine how an infectious disease may spread including:
- Carriers.
- Vectors.
- Conditions conducive to disease.
- Calculate reproductive potential of bacteria.
- Objective 7.02: Describe diseases caused by microscopic biological hazards including:
