Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Solve the Outbreak
Pretend to be an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Detectives deal with data and make decisions to determine the dawn of the disease!
Curated OER
Epidemiology 1: What's My Hypothesis?
Students demonstrate how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease.
Curated OER
Epidemiology 1: What's My Hypothesis?
Students demonstrate how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. They utilize handouts imbedded in this lesson plan.
Curated OER
Infectious Disease Detectives
Students participate in a simulation of how diseases are transmitted. Each student holds a test tube, with only one containing the "disease" while the others have water. They move around the room until told to stop. Using droppers to...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diseases
During a cholera outbreak, scientists presented two theories; one theory was based on miasma and the other on germs and contaminated water. The lesson looks at the scientific process for finding the real culprit.
Curated OER
Look At Those Leaves!
Students observe leaves and their attributes and group them accordingly. In this science observation lesson students gather leaves and use them to become more familiar with seasonal changes and the cycles of our environment.
Curated OER
Medical Mysteries
Use the theme of medical mystery to engage high schoolers in analyzing the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health. They will explore problem solving and mystery diseases as they practice and improve public...
Curated OER
How Hazardous Substances Affect People
Students examine the health effects of hazardous waste on people. They work together to complete an experiment in which worms are exposed to chemicals. They discuss the results of the test.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Disease Detective
As the local epidemiologist, it is your job to investigate a mysterious disease outbreak. Several people in a camping area have become sick with an unknown serious illness. Trace the outbreak to its source using the basic methods of...
PBS
Nova: Disease Detective
How would you do as an epidmeiologist? Find out in this interactive simulation. Your mission will be to interview people and trace the transmission of a mysterious disease.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment
Read about a 1996 study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Learn about how FAS is caused and detected, and how this disease can affect one's physical and cognitive development. Included, are recommendations for preventing FAS through...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Epidemiologist
Being an epidemiologist is like being a detective, at least a medical detective. Read about the many different ways the epidemiologist looks into medical conditions to see what causes them. Science Buddies' career profile lays out the...
Rice University
Rice University: Med Myst: Medical Mysteries on the Web
Two problem-solving detective games, each with its own series of missions, involve players in microbiological investigations into the causes and spread of diseases. Concepts covered include disease pathology, Koch's principles, immune...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Med Myst: Peril in Prokaryon
This is the second in a series of five missions in the MedMyst series adventure games. Students will conduct field and laboratory investigations to solve the problem they are given, while playing the role of detective, scientist, and...