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INVESTIGATION 4LESSON PLAN GRADES 3-

The Usual Suspects

InstructIons

1. Have students read The Usual Suspects handout.

2. Ask students to think about when they have been too

sick to come to school. What illness did they have? Have

students brainstorm illnesses that have kept them or their

classmates home rom school. Some common childhood

illnesses caused by microbes include: cold, u, whooping

cough, strep throat, stomach ache or diarrhea, croup,

impetigo, pink eye, ringworm, and chickenpox.

3. Assign each student or group o students an illness to

research. Provide students with websites (i you have

internet access) or with selected books covering common

childhood illnesses, such as:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html

www.bam.gov/

I Wish I Was Sick Too!by F. Brandenberg

Wash Your Hands!by T. Ross

Germs Make Me Sick!by M. Berger

Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, & Yawn by M. Berger

Germs! Germs! Germs!by B. Katz

Those Mean Nasty Dirty Downright DisgustingBut Invisible...Germs. by J.A. Rice

Students can use the handout to take notes, as well as to

plan their poster.

4. When students complete their research, give them poster

board and art supplies. Students may also want to print

images rom their research to include on their poster.

Some suggestions include microscope images o the

germ that causes the illness or photographs o physical

symptoms, such as rashes.

5. Have students create a BOLO (Be On the LookOut) poster

about the common symptoms o and ways to prevent

their assigned illnesses.

6. Give each student or group o students time to present

their poster to the class and answer any questions their

classmates have. I possible, give students additional time

to walk around the room and look at each others posters.

7. Have students summarize what they have learned byflling out the Case Reporton the handout.

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oBJEctIVE:

To have students investigate how to prevent becoming sick because o germs.

MAtErIALs:

EDucAtIon stAnDArDs:

Health:7.5.1 Identiy responsible personal health behaviors.

The Usual Suspects Handout Posterboard

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Internetaccessforstudentsorbooksonchildhood

inectious diseases

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8/7/2019 The Usual Suspects Grades 3-5

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The Usual SuspectsHarry, Ella, and Johnny were sitting outsideduring recess. Suddenly Johnny sneezed into

the inside o his elbow.

Uh-oh, Ella said, I hope you arent getting

the same illness Harry had last week.

Not a chance, Harry assured them. I had

strep throat. That doesnt make you sneeze.

I think Im just sneezing because o

allergies, Johnny said. Those arent

contagious. You cant spread them to other

people.

Thats good, Ella said. But illnesses can be spread to others

when you sneeze, so thank you or sneezing into your elbow so you

wouldnt spread germsjust in case!Yeah! Harry smiled. I dont want to get sick again. I had to miss

my soccer game.

No problem, said Johnny. Thank you or staying homerom school when you were sick so you wouldnt share your

germs with the rest o us.

You know, Ella said thoughtully, sometimes its hard to

tell when you are getting sick with something that could be

contagious. It can be hard to know i you should stay home.

Yeah, said Harry. A sneeze may be suspicious, but how

do you know i you are really sick or just inhaled some dust?

I would hate to miss school just because I didnt do a good

job cleaning my room.

Ella laughed. You would probably never make it to school

in that case! But seriously, I think a little investigation is in

order here. Lets track down the usual suspects, the illnesses

that oten keep kids home rom school, and fgure out howto identiy them.

Be on the Lookout or

1. Describe the suspect (type o germ that causes it and its symptoms):

2. Describe what to do i you catch the suspect (treatment):

3. Describe how to prevent catching the suspect:

4. Describe what NOT to do i you think you have caught the suspect (how it spreads):

Other important information:

1. Describe some images you want to include on the poster:

cae rep:Ater you look at all the BOLO posters in your classroom, it is time to write your case report. Now that you haveseen the symptoms or several common illnesses, what main symptoms would you tell others to watch out or? What advice would

you give others to help keep them rom spreading an illness?

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InVEstIGAtIon 4stuDEnt HAnDout

GrADEs 3-5

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