Lesson Plan Case Studies in STEM Epidemiology Grades 7 to 12
Students will explore a case study inn epidemiology by role playing investigators and individuals affected by an outbreak. Students will collect information on the outbreak and formulate a hypothesis about its source and mode of transmission. You can expect this lesson to be a minimum of 90 minutes but can be expanded to be longer. Instructional prep time will take 30-60 minutes for the role cards and investigation sheets. Introduction, educator guide, role cards, investigator, and results are included.
Envision designed and presented this Case Study at the NSTA 2014 Richmond Area Conference October 16-18, 2014 and the NSTA National Conference in Chicago March 12-15, 2015.
Case Study - Individual Role Cards