1. View Bozeman science video Patterns

2. We are going to be studying cell biology and disease and learn about body systems in this unit. What patterns have you noticed on these topics? Examples to think about:

   • When you catch a cold, what are your typical symptoms? How do you know that you or a family member might be coming down with a cold?

   • What do you know about how the corona virus is spreading? Are there patterns in the typical symptoms that you have been hearing about in the news or from your parents?

   • What patterns do you notice about your body? Do you eat at certain times? Do you sleep at certain times? Do you feel better if you exercise?

   • What patterns do you see in your daily activities? Your seasonal activities?

What do you already know about infectious disease? Formatively assess what you already know before starting the activity, think about if you agree (+) or disagree (—) with each of the statements below.

• Some diseases can be spread by coughing others can be spread by touching.

• A virus infects a host to make copies of itself.

• If you are exposed to an infectious disease, you will get sick.

• To prevent the spread of an infectious disease, limiting close contact between people who are sick or who might get sick can help slow the spread of the disease.

• Washing hands can help stop the spread of disease.

Complete the reading in this Student Worksheet

Learn about the corona virus by looking at this BrainPop video

After completing the reading and viewing the movie, do you still agree with the answers that you gave to the questions above? Have you changed your mind on any of them? What evidence do you have to support your ideas?

Reflect: What similarities and differences can you see between chickenpox and coronavirus ?

Read this article with the embedded simulations to learn more about how the coronavirus spreads in a population under four conditions

• Article and simulation

• Compare the 4 conditions that are presented in the simulations.

  • Free-for-all

  • Attempted quarantine

  • Moderate distancing

  • Extensive distancing

• What did you learn?

• What patterns did you see?

Disease is simply a breakdown in the structure or function of a living organism. In humans, there are many different ways that our structures (such as tissues and organs) and our functions (such as digestion) can be affected. As a result, many different diseases can affect people. For this lesson you are going to learn more about a disease of your choice.

First complete look at the linked student worksheet.

• Student worksheet

Do you know a person with a particular disease from the list? If you do, put a check (✔) in the box. Learn more about your family history by asking your family members (or friends) if they know someone who has had a particular disease. If they do, put a check (✔) in the box. What are the patterns that you are seeing? Do your parents or grandparents know more people who have had more diseases that you do? Are they different diseases than you know about? Why do you think that is? What diseases are more frequent? What diseases are more rare in your circle of family and friends?

Have your family tell you the story about a disease that they have encountered but you have not. Is there a disease not on the list that someone in your family has had? If there is, write it in the blank spaces in the table below.

What did you learn about diseases?

Use this graphic organizer to share one pattern of a disease that you discovered this week?