Issues, Attitudes & Viewpoints about Biological Weapons. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed lesson on Biological Weapons
Learning objectives
I understand the main viewpoints about biological weapons
I can analyse the issues around biological weapons
I can explain my attitude towards biological weapons
Some Key Terms Covered
Anthrax, Poison, Pathogens, BWC
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
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