Epidemic Unit

Lesson 7 - Connecting to the Public Sphere

One 60-minute period

Slides 95-107

IEFs:

Spread of infectious diseases

Students rank evidence based on their understanding of good scientific practice

Students evaluate and interpret evidence consistently

Students understand that good scientific practices shape the way we engage with public education

Overview of Lesson

💡Explanation of Eliciting Student Ideas here.
🔍Explanation of Orienting to Discipline here
🔬Explanation of orienting to epistemic practices here.
🌎Explanation of Anchoring in Real-World Phenomena here.

  • Students evaluate evidence to arrive at a conclusion rooted in high-quality evidence

  • Synthesize data from multiple groups to develop a scientific solution to a social problem

Key Takeaways

Teaching Resources

What We Do and Figure Out

  • Students understand the factors that were considered when developing the epidemic simulation model (i.e., vaccine efficacy) (TIME?)

  • Students evaluate and rank evidence about the swine flu vaccine

  • Students draw a conclusion about the efficacy of the swine flu vaccine that is based in high-quality evidence (TIME?)

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