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Mahopac 284
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Lesson 2
Grade 6
Objectives
AIDS is a communicable disease.
Learner
outcome
Understand the body's immune system.
Comprehensive Health
Education Topic(s)
VI Diseases
and Disorders
Values
Integration
Respect for Self: Proper attention and care for
one's health and well-being.
Motivating
Activity
The teacher will diagram the immune system as a
defense system against disease.
Identification
Students will identify the body's immune system as
a mechanism that helps fight disease.
Students will identify how the immune system
responds to:
a cold
AIDS
( Effective
Communication
Students will describe how the body responds to
these different infections.
Decision
Making
Students will decide how they can protect their
immune system by reducing exposure to infections.
Positive Health
Behaviors
Students will reduce their own exposure to
infection.
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