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MedMyst Mission 3: Nemesis at Neuropolis InteractiveMedMyst Mission 3: Nemesis at Neuropolis Interactive
Publisher
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Interactives
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Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Technology
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Year
2018
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MedMyst Mission 3: Nemesis at Neuropolis

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Calling all science sleuths! A patient appears to have a disease eradicated years ago—how do you treat it? Scholars must research the illness, the possible causes, and find a cure before the disease spreads and wipes out the entire city. Detectives use games, quizzes, and interactives to save the population in the third mission of a seven-part series.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

smallpox, monkeys, viruses, vaccinations, pathogens

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups research other diseases that are almost eradicated and what scientists can do to push them into extinction

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires each student has access to a computer with Internet and Adobe Flash
  • Assumes prior knowledge from the previous missions in the series

Pros

  • Mixes fun and learning to keep pupils' attention
  • Provides support for incorrect answers until users get the correct one
  • Works well in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.4

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