An outbreak of disease is affecting people in a distant region—it's time to get to work! Scholars take the role of scientists as they learn more about the illness, discover the possible causes, and find a way to prevent the further spread of the disease. The simulation lets users choose from multiple career paths in the final lesson of the seven-part MedMyst series.

Concepts

diseases, communicable disease, pathogens

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups research when scientists consider a disease an outbreak and discuss the threshold

Classroom Considerations

• Requires each student have a computer with Adobe Flash
• Relies on prior knowledge from the sixth lesson in the series, but not from the first five

Pros

• Provides tips and guidance to stay on the right track
• Works well in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.4