Cover Your Mouth! An overview of disease spread and the immune system.

This lesson introduces the basic forms of pathogens and how our bodies prevent and fight infection from them. It goes more in depth on the differences between active and passive immunity as well as the differences in non specific and specific defenses. The students will actively role play the events of specific immunity as well as evaluate methods of maintaining individual and public health.
Resource ID#: 28156 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 6 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: immune system, passive immunity, active immunity, antibodies, antigens, antibiotics, T cells, B cells, vaccine, specific defense, nonspecific defense
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Unit/Lesson Sequence,  Problem-Solving Task,  Educational Game ,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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