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Students get an introduction to the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases, how infectious diseases spread, and the basics of different types of pathogens.
INCLUDES PDF and DIGITAL VERSIONS!
In this activity, students will:
- READ an informative 2-page article.
- ANSWER follow-up questions on a corresponding worksheet. The answers to all questions are found in the text – NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!
Students will learn:
- Brief information about non-infectious diseases
- What an infectious disease is
- Different ways that infectious diseases spread (waterborne, foodborne, insects, direct and indirect contact)
- The 4 major types of pathogens
- How infectious diseases may be able to be prevented or treated
Teacher Notes:
- Includes answer key.
- Please note: This infectious diseases reading is NOT editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
