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Science — Grade 8

Goal 7, Objective 7.02

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.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Good medicine
Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science)
By Leslie Ramsey.

Lesson plans on the web

Anthrax attacks
This lesson focuses on the bacterial disease known as Anthrax. In this online lesson the students will research the disease and its impact on human health. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Germs and the body
Students explores germs, where they exist, and how they can affect the body. In studying bacteria, students will also learn preventative measures they can take to stay healthy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
LIFE: From diversity to DNA
A collection of four units for seventh and eighth grade science covering human body systems, genetics, cells, and microbes and disease. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
Provider: Kenan Fellows for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Louis Pasteur — A microbe discoverer
This lesson from Science NetLinks is the second in a series on microorganisms. This lesson focuses on Pasteur, his discovery of microorganisms, and the process of pasteurization. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Phage comeback
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the overprescription and misuse of antibiotics has fueled the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
What's bugging you?
This lesson demonstrates that some “bad” microorganisms can get into the body through food ingestion and how some environments support pathogens. This lesson is intended to build on a basic understanding of microbes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science