Compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
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Course Title222 |
| 2002040: | M/J Comprehensive Science 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 2002050: | M/J Comprehensive Science 1, Advanced (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
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| 2000020: | M/J Life Science, Advanced (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 7820015: | Access M/J Comprehensive Science 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2002055: | M/J Comprehensive Science 1 Accelerated Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 7920035: | Fundamental Integrated Science 2 (Specifically in versions: 2013 - 2015, 2015 - 2017 (course terminated)) |
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| 2001105: | M/J Coastal Science 2 (Specifically in versions: 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
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| MEDMYST: Infectious Diseases | In MedMyst: Original students use the scientific method and science process skills to investigate infectious disease outbreaks. In Mission One: Orientation At O.R.B., students get an introduction to infectious diseases and pathogens.
In Mission Two: Peril in Prokaryon, students learn about infectious pathogens and epidemiology while investigating a cholera outbreak.
In Mission Three: Nemesis in Neuropolis, students learn about viruses and vaccines while investigating a smallpox case. In Mission Four: Malady in Mabuufo, students learn about malaria, the history of malaria research, and disease vectors.
In Mission Five: Zero Hour Zoonoses, students learn about zoonotic pathogens and the diseases they cause, while trying to prevent a bioterror attack.
All five missions have a teacher's guide with worksheets and additional activities. |
| Disease: Cause and Effect | The students will be able to identify one or more infectious diseases and their cause(s). The students will be able to list at least 3 ways that infectious diseases can be prevented. |
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| Zika Virus Arrives in the Americas | In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text that describes the spread of the Zika virus through the Americas and its arrival in the United States. The text describes how the virus is carried by specific species of mosquitoes that are common in Florida and other warmer areas of the United States. An added concern with Zika is the link to microcephaly, a neurological disorder affecting fetuses and infants from infected mothers. The text also describes other viruses in the larger group that Zika belongs to and how these viruses affect the human body. This lesson is designed to support reading in the content area. The lesson plan includes a reading guide, text-dependent questions, a writing prompt, answer keys, and a writing rubric. Options to extend the lesson are also included. |
| The Fizz Virus | This is a lesson on viruses and a simulation on how diseases can spread. |
| Disease "X" MEA | Solve a problem as a team by designing a procedure to select the best approach to stop the spread of a virus throughout a population.
Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. MEAs resemble engineering problems and encourage students to create solutions in the form of mathematical and scientific models. Students work in teams to apply their knowledge of science and mathematics to solve an open-ended problem, while considering constraints and tradeoffs. Students integrate their ELA skills into MEAs as they are asked to clearly document their thought process. MEAs follow a problem-based, student centered approach to learning, where students are encouraged to grapple with the problem while the teacher acts as a facilitator. To learn more about MEA’s visit: https://www.cpalms.org/cpalms/mea.aspx |
| Immunity Lesson Plan | This lesson plan has power point to support it. The lesson requires students to complete a project comparing bacteria, fungus, and viruses. |
| Homeostasis and Human Body Systems | ***All activities from this lesson, with the exception of free alternative activities, are adapted from Florida Science Fusion Grade 6 Teacher's Manual and Lab Manual ©Holt McDougal***
This lesson addresses the structure and function of human body systems with emphasis on how organ systems collaborate to maintain homeostasis for an entire organism. |
| Agents of Infection | This is a collaborative lesson design by Lori Kern and Dawn Barone.
This lesson focuses on infectious agents (fungus, bacteria, virus and parasites). Students will be able experience a hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts addressed in this benchmark. |
| How Viruses Spread | Teaches three ways viruses can spread: cough, sneeze, and touch. |
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| Help! What Is Infecting my Body?! Part 2 | Take a microscopic journey into the immune system and the world of infectious fungi and parasites.
This is Part 2 in a two-part series of interactive tutorials. Click to open Part 1. |
| Help! What Is Infecting My Body?! Part 1 | Take a microscopic journey into the immune system and the living and non-living worlds of bacteria and viruses.
This is Part 1 in a two-part series of interactive tutorials. Click to open Part 2. |
| Viral Infections and Pandemics | Learn about viruses that can infect the human body, how they can cause epidemics and pandemics, and how best to protect yourself against infectious diseases like COVID-19 in this interactive tutorial. |
| Infectious Agents: Agent Icky | Help Agent Icky compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. By completing this interactive tutorial, maybe you can be a Microbe Buster one day too! |
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| Zika Virus Raises Alarm as It Spreads in the Americas | This resource is designed to support reading in the content area. The text describes the emergence of the Zika virus and the threat it may pose to the United States. Information is provided about how the virus is transmitted, and the connection between Zika and microcephaly is explored. |
| Return of the Giant Zombie Virus | This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The article discusses the amazing discovery of an ancient virus found frozen in the Russian permafrost after 30,000 years. The virus is huge in size and only infects amoebas. Amazingly, the virus is still infectious after remaining frozen for so long. |
| Infected Cutting Boards | This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. How has bacteria evolved to be resistant to antibiotic drugs? Scientists have discovered that an ordinary kitchen item, the cutting board, can spread dangerous germs. |
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Description |
| Help! What Is Infecting my Body?! Part 2: | Take a microscopic journey into the immune system and the world of infectious fungi and parasites.
This is Part 2 in a two-part series of interactive tutorials. Click to open Part 1. |
| Help! What Is Infecting My Body?! Part 1: | Take a microscopic journey into the immune system and the living and non-living worlds of bacteria and viruses.
This is Part 1 in a two-part series of interactive tutorials. Click to open Part 2. |
| Viral Infections and Pandemics: | Learn about viruses that can infect the human body, how they can cause epidemics and pandemics, and how best to protect yourself against infectious diseases like COVID-19 in this interactive tutorial. |
| Infectious Agents: Agent Icky: | Help Agent Icky compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. By completing this interactive tutorial, maybe you can be a Microbe Buster one day too! |
