Preface:AboutthisUnit

ThisunitwascreatedusingUbDconceptsandframework.Istartedtocreatethis
unitbydefiningtheobjectivesandthencreatingtasksthatsupportedmystudentsby
allowingthemtoexploreandsharetheirfundsofknowledge.Myunitwascompletely
studentcentered.Ichangedmypreplannedinstructionalmosteverydaybasedonmy
studentsquestions,comments,andfeedback.Themisconceptionsactivityinweektwo
wasbasedsolelyonmystudentsmisconceptionsfromweekone.These
misconceptionscamefromdailychecksforunderstandingsuchasexitslips,donows,
andtalktoyourneighborgroupdiscussions.
Myunitplanworksasastaircase,eachweekbuildsoffthelastinordertoget
mystudentstothefinallearningtarget.Inthisunitthelearningtargetwasthe
culminatinggroupactivityinwhichmystudentsbecomeepidemiologistsinorderto
solvearealworldoutbreak.Themainteachinggoaloftheunit,forme,becamethat
studentslearnedabouthowinfectiousdiseasesareaffectingtherealworldandhow
infectiousdiseaseslikeebola,themeasles,malaria,andsmallpoxaffectrealpeople.I
wantedmystudentstowalkawayfromthisunitwithclarifiedmisconceptionsabout
infectiousdiseases,butmoreimportantlyIwantedmystudentstohave
confidence
and
knowthattheycouldbecomeepidemiologistsintheirfuture.

UnitPlanObjectives:Epidemiology

LearningObjectives:
Studentswillbeableto(SWBAT)explainthedifferencebetweenvirusesandbacteria
SWBATgivespecificexamplesofdiseasesandexplainwhetheritisavirusorbacteria
SWBATresearchspecificinfectiousdiseasesanduseevidenceanddetailstoexplainhow
itisspread,methodsoftransmission,symptoms,andprevention.
SWBATdescribeandlabelallthreepointsoftheepidemiologicaltriangle
SWBATdescribetheAgent,Host,andEnvironmentofanyinfectiousdisease
SWBATdescribehowdiseaseisspreadusingtheepidemiologicaltriangle
SWBATmakeconclusionsandinterpretstatisticsaboutaninfectiousdiseaseusingline
graphs,geographicaldistribution,andbargraphs
SWBATtakeontheroleofepidemiologistsandmakeadifferencebyprovidingaplanto
stopthespreadofaninfectiousdisease

EpidemiologyUnitOverview

Week1:IntroductiontoInfectiousdiseasesunitandrelevantvocabulary
Tasks:

Glogermstask
lotionwhichshowsgermsonhands
CardSortasclass
infectiousvsnoninfectiousdiseases
Video
HealthfortheAmericasTransmissionofMalaria,DisneyVideo(1945)
ComicBook
Microbes:theGoodtheBad,theUgly(ArizonaScienceCenter)
Demo
WhatareViruses?(usingaballoon&tickets)

Week2:Clarifyingmisconceptionsanddevelopingfundsofknowledgeaboutinfectious
diseases
Tasks:

WebQuest
onthemeasles
PracticeingroupsCardSort
infectiousvsnoninfectiousdiseases
ClarifyMisconceptions
T/Fpostersactivity(misconceptionsgallerywalk)
Videos
MeaslesDebateDoestheMeaslescauseAutism?CNN(2014),Arthur
explainsAspergers(2011)

Week3:Whatisanoutbreak?Whatcancauseanoutbreak?Howquicklydoesitspread?

Tasks:

Lab
Infection!Simulatinganoutbreak
DataAnalysis
Interpretinghowfasttheviruswasspread,whataboutinthereal
world?
Infographic
OutbreaksinHumanHistory

Week4:IntroductiontoEpidemiologyDoscientistsstudyinfectiousdiseasesand
outbreaksinreallife?Whoarethey?Whatdotheydo?

Tasks:

EpidemiologySong
Epidemiologycasestudiespractice
Usingtheepidemiologytriangle,practiceasa
grouphowtodefineanoutbreak

Week5:Usingtheepidemiologicaltriangleanddatacollectiontodeterminethecauseofan
outbreak

Tasks:

ZombieOutbreakLab
Asateamofepidemiologists,withyourgroup,youmust
collectdata,makeanepidemiologytriangle,anddeterminethecauseofthe
Zombieoutbreak
Week6:Outbreaksintherealworld.Wheredotheymostlyoccur?Why?
Tasks:

LookingatrealworlddatafromtheCDC
Studentswillinterpretdatafromthe
CDCtodeterminewheremostoftheworldsinfectiousdiseaseoutbreaksoccur.
TheInequalityofhealth
Studentswilllookatdataabouttheresourcesavailable

topeoplearoundtheworld.Forexamplethequalityofwater,sanitaryconditions,
andaccesstodoctorsandhealthcare(CDC)

Week7:Becomingepidemiologistswhatcanwedoasrealworldepidemiologists?

Tasks:

GroupCulminatingactivity
Studentswillworkinteams,asepidemiologists,to
createaplanofactiontostopanrealworldinfectiousdiseasefromspreading.Students
willcreateanepidemiologicaltriangleofanoutbreak,definethepoints,andcreateaplan
tobreakoneofthesidestostoptheoutbreak.Studentswillworkasepidemiologistswith
limitedresourcesandfundingtostoptheoutbreakofthediseasetheychoose.