An outbreak of the swine flu on a school campus has caused an increase in the number of boxes of tissues sold by the school store. In a real-world-modeling activity, pupils use composition of functions to determine how the number of...

Understanding how viruses spread has never been more important. A well-designed WebQuest lesson has young scientists research viruses, how they spread, and how they are treated. They also consider the trends in common viruses in the world.

Class members use an applet on the Internet to simulate the spread of a disease. The simulation allows individuals to determine two nodes to vaccinate to limit the number of nodes infected. By running several simulations, scholars...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses influenza and the importance of preventing an epidemic of a flu outbreak. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson helps students understand how diseases, epidemics, etc. are tracked by health organizations. Using the SIR (susceptible, infected, recovered) model, students track the number of...