Disease Vectors

Data Summary

Lesson Plan

Germ Transmission

• • Put some GlowGerm powder on your hand and shake the hands of students as the enter the class.  

  • Near the end of the class, darken the room and look for traces of the "germ" using a hand-held "black light"

  • Record the pattern of occurance using the form provided. 

• CSUN

Hand-washing techniques

• • Place a few drops of GlowGerm gel on the hands of your students

  • Ask them to rub their hands together, including the backs of their hands and their nails

  • Ask them to wash their hands.

  • Darken the room and investigate for the presence of "germs" using a black light. 

Observe surface of skin

• • Using a handheld videomicroscope, take photographs of the surface of the skin

  • Discuss 

Questions - answered in the quickwrite

• • Which surfaces of the skin are most likely to be "infected" in this activity?

  • Describe the patterns of "infection"

  • Offer possible explanations for any observed patterns

  • In which regions of the hands did the "pathogens" persist?

  • What are the most common pathogens affecting our heath?

Discussion

• • Discuss student answers and discuss additional applications not mentioned by students

  • Discuss historical context