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Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health High School Virtual Field Trip ActivityInfectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health High School Virtual Field Trip Activity
Publisher
Koshland Science Museum
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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5 days
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2020
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Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health High School Virtual Field Trip

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Understanding the science of the spread of infectious diseases is the first step in controlling them. Learners begin by researching the factors that affect the contraction and spread of these diseases and the challenges communities face in controlling them. They follow the research with a hands-on activity that models the spread of a disease.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

diseases, communicable disease, public health

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create collaborative groups to complete different sections of the research and hold a class discussion to share information

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a specific set of materials and time for preparation
  • Builds on an understanding of viruses

Pros

  • Includes a guided reading worksheet
  • Provides a glossary of words used in the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.11-12.4 RST.9-10.8 RST.11-12.1 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.8 RST.11-12.9 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.9 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.9 MP2 MP4 HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSN-Q.A.3 HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-IC.A.1 HSS-IC.B.6

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