Discuss the symptoms and variations from infectious diseases from one person to the next. After a class discussion, small groups complete research on the topic. 

Concepts

diseases, infections, epidemiology, symptoms

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Complete one disease example together before having students split into groups

Classroom Considerations

• The resource recommends completing this lesson after the first two in the series, but it is not required
• Lesson time will vary based on how much time you provide for research
• The third lesson in a series of nine

Pros

• Includes a list of correlating textbooks
• Provides teacher background for those who might not be as familiar with the subject

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2