Pathogens - SEN

This is a 50-minute KS4 AQA Combined Science Trilogy lesson designed for students in an SEN secondary school.

Disease examples: measles, HIV, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), malaria, rose black spot, gonorrhoea, and salmonella.

The independent information hunt/circuit activity is colour coded to reduce cognitive load and support organisation, attention, and processing.

Included:

• Starter activity introducing the term communicable.
• Discussion of communicable vs non-communicable diseases
• Pathogen introduction (virus, bacteria, fungi, protist)
• Independent information hunt / circuit task on communicable diseases
• Printable student worksheet (slide 1) to complete during the activity
• 7 x A3 information posters (slides 9–15) to print and place around the room
• Whiteboard plenary quick check for retrieval and assessment for learning

Print slide 1 for the table

Suitable for: KS4, AQA Combined Science Trilogy, SEN / autism-friendly classrooms, Lower literacy learners needing visual and scaffolded independent work.