GCSE History Medicine in Britain - Louis Pasteur Germ Theory (Lesson 18)

This lesson covers the work, findings and impact of Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory on the understanding of the cause of disease.

**The lesson includes: **

• Clear learning aims and achievements
• Recap task: Students have to think about and identify the past theories about the cause of disease.
• Starter activity: A source analysis from a sceptic of the Germ Theory with linked questions.
• Background information: 6 student friendly information slides about the work and findings of Louis Pasteur.
• Differentiated Task Sheet: Students taken through the process of completing a storyboard with additional extension questions.
• Task Sheet 1: A slightly more challenging task sheet with higher level questions.
• Exam focus: Linked questions about the Germ Theory
• Plenary/Learning Review: ‘Sentence Me’ - students have 8 key terms from the lesson which they then have to include in a factual sentence.
• FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…

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