

Shirley Bonnici Spiteri

October 22, 2020

10:43 am
This Lesson Was Contributed By:
Shirley Bonnici Spiteri
This Lesson is For:
Lesson Duration:
30 mins.
What Should You Expect From This Lesson?
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe how some common diseases are spread.
How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home:
Task 1: Think about the different ways that you can get a disease.
Did you ever think about the ways by which people get sick? Did you ever get the flu, COVID-19, diarrhoea, vomiting, athlete’s foot or chickenpox?
- In your science notebook, list ALL the different ways in which you think people or animals can get diseases.
- Check how many different methods you managed to find by comparing your list to the answer sheet below.
Answers-List-of-Transmission-Methods-6b25b558136fc19228c5cc6cf374bc5e.pdf
Task 2: Identify the method of disease transmission.
- The list below shows a number of diseases. In your science notebook, write how each disease can be transmitted. Note that some diseases can be transmitted by more than one method.
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- AIDS
- Athlete’s foot
- Chickenpox
- Cholera
- Common cold
- COVID-19
- Gastric flu
- Influenza
- Malaria
- Measles
- Ringworm
- Rubella
- Salmonella poisoning
- Tetanus
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- You can check your answers by clicking on the answer sheet below.
Answers-Name-of-Disease-and-Transmission-Method-55977d0e3bb4b6e1e2fe1ceafbeeb2aa.pdf
Task 3: Take it Further
Click on the link below if you want to learn more about microbes, diseases, play online games, take quizzes, and do home science projects.