Activities | Learning Focus |
1. Deadly Disease Among Us | A "surprising statistics" quiz, and card system to learn and classify diseases as "emerging", "re-emerging", or "endemic" |
2. Disease Detectives | Role-playing epidemiologists look for clues to solve the case of a mystery disease. |
3. Superbugs: An Evolving Concern | Experiment and extrapolate results to explain a case of antibiotic-resistance - CD-ROM-based interview. |
4. Protecting the Herd | CD-ROM-based simulations demonstrate herd immunity and the effectiveness of vaccination programs. |
5. Making Hard Decisions | Assign limited funds to one of three submitted proposals; each addressing a major infectious disease. |