Pupils name the four types of pathogen — bacteria, viruses, protists and fungi — and sort diseases by cause and by how they spread: air droplets, contaminated water, direct contact and vectors.
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Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.
A 22-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.
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Malaria, cholera, measles and HIV — how do germs spread, and how can we stop them? This 22-slide interactive lesson on communicable disease takes pupils from first ideas to exam-style explanations, with 13 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.
Pupils name the four types of pathogen — bacteria, viruses, protists and fungi — and sort diseases by cause and by how they spread: air droplets, contaminated water, direct contact and vectors. They study malaria, carried by the Anopheles mosquito, and cholera, spread in dirty water and treated with oral rehydration solution, and explain why antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses.
Supports UK GCSE Biology and Combined Science (AQA, Edexcel and OCR) and the Nigerian Senior Secondary Biology curriculum (SS2), including WAEC and NECO exam preparation.
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What year groups is this for? Years 10–11 (ages 14–16), and SS2 in Nigeria.
Is it self-marking? Yes — all 13 activities give instant feedback.
Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.
Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.
| Year Groups | Year 10–11 |
|---|---|
| Resource Type | 🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities |
| Format | Digital Only |
| Curriculum | England & Wales — KS4 (Years 10–11) |
| Added | 23 October 2026 |
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