Strand C: Pathogens and Disease

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Curriculum expectations

C1 — evaluate the impact of scientific and technological knowledge and individual behaviour on the control of pathogens and the prevention of disease
C2 — investigate the nature and growth of pathogens and the effectiveness of measures intended to prevent their spread
C3 — demonstrate an understanding of pathogens, the diseases they cause, and ways of controlling their spread

Lessons

How do we know a drug works?Ibn Sina's seven conditions for judging a drug's effect, and what they ask an investigator to check (C2.2).
Contagion and the choices of individualsWhat the museum's records say about contagion, and about entering or leaving a land struck by plague, as a question of individual choice (C1.2, C3.5).

Brief

Strand C of the Grade 12 Science course: Pathogens and Disease. It has 2 lessons linked to records of the museum. ¹

Sources

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand C: Pathogens and Disease”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g12-snc4m-c/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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