Ideas For Use
This probe is appropriate at all grade levels. The last distracter on the list—“imbalance of body fluids”—comes from a predominant historical belief that subsequently led people to treat illness by inducing vomiting, bleeding, or purging in order to adjust body fluids. As this phrase may be unfamiliar to younger students, consider eliminating it from the list when used with younger children. For older students who can distinguish between different types of microbes, you might consider deleting “germs” and adding two responses—“viruses” and “bacteria.”