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    Students will learn more about the spread and variety of differing pathogens and viruses through use of the game Plague Inc. Each group will be in charge of playing the game with their own assigned pathogen, taking note on which evolutions and choices are beneficial and which are not. They will then research their pathogen's effect on the real world and try again. After both experiences, they'll end with a much better understanding of how disease spreads, actions taken to prevent it, and the impact real world examples have had

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    Students will learn more about the spread and variety of differing pathogens and viruses through use of the game Plague Inc. Each group will be in charge of playing the game with their own assigned pathogen, taking note on which evolutions and choices are beneficial and which are not. They will then research their pathogen's effect on the real world and try again. After both experiences, they'll end with a much better understanding of how disease spreads, actions taken to prevent it, and the impact real world examples have had

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    Students will learn more about the spread and variety of differing pathogens and viruses through use of the game Plague Inc. Each group will be in charge of playing the game with their own assigned pathogen, taking note on which evolutions and choices are beneficial and which are not. They will then research their pathogen's effect on the real world and try again. After both experiences, they'll end with a much better understanding of how disease spreads, actions taken to prevent it, and the impact real world examples have had

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    LessonPlanTitle:

    PoweringPathogens:PlagueInc.

    Googleproductsused:
    GoogleDocs,GoogleSlides

    Gradelevel
    :

    1012

    Subject
    :Science/Health

    Contributor
    :
    CaitlynBrown
    Overview
    Inthislesson,studentswilllearnmoreaboutthespreadandvarietyofdifferingpathogensand
    virusesthroughuseofthegamePlagueInc.Whileworkingingroups,eachgroupwillbein
    chargeofplayingthegamewiththeirownassignedpathogen,takingnoteonwhichevolutions
    andchoicesarebeneficialandwhicharenot.Theywillthenresearchtheirpathogenseffecton
    therealworldandtryagain.Afterbothexperiences,theyllendwithamuchbetter
    understandingofhowdiseasespreads,actionstakentopreventit,andtheimpactrealworld
    exampleshavehad.Fromthis,theyllbeabletoputtogetherapresentationtodemonstrate
    theirnewlygainedknowledge.

    LessonObjectives
    Simulatethespreadofanassignedpathogenbothbeforeandafterresearchingitsreal
    worldeffectsandevolution
    Encouragestudentstoparticipateandstrategizecooperativelywithingroups
    Allowstudentstocombinesimulatedandrealworldoccurrencesintoresearchthatcan
    bepresentedtotherestoftheclass
    Encouragecriticalthinkingandnotetakingasstudentsdiscovereffectiveandineffective
    choiceswithinthegame

    LessonGoals:
    Studentswillresearchandcometoabetterunderstandingofaspecificassigned
    pathogen
    StudentswillplaythroughthePlagueInc.gametwicewhilemakinggroupdecisionsand
    takingnotesonwhatactionsworkandwhatactionsdont
    Studentswillpresenttheknowledgegainedthroughthegameaswellasresearchina
    presentationsotherestoftheclasswilllearnaboutthepathogensthatwerenot
    assignedtotheirgroup

    Materials
    Computer
    PlagueInc.Game
    AccesstoGoogleDocs


    Procedures
    1. Breakthestudentsintogroups.Baseduponclassandpreferablegroupsize,assign
    eachamoretypicalpathogen.Thereare10differentpathogenstochoosefrom,but
    lessercommononessuchasNecroaVirus,NeuraxWorm,andBioWeaponmaybeleft
    outifgroupdistributionisanissue.
    2. Havethegroupsplaythegameastheirassignedpathogenwithoutanyknowledge
    abouthowthepathogenoperatesorevolves.HavethemtakenotesinaGoogleDoc
    aboutwhatchoicestheymadeandtheresultsoftheirchoices.
    3. Afterthegroupshavefinishedtheirfirstgame,allowthemtoresearchintorealworld
    instancesandbehaviorsoftheirpathogensaswellashowithasevolvedovertimeand
    spread.Havethemtakenotesontheirfindingsoneitherthesameoradifferent
    documentasbefore.
    4. Basedupontheirresearch,havethegroupsreplaythegameasthesamepathogen.
    Havethemmakechoicesbaseduponthenotestheyhavetakenandhavethemagain
    takenoteofthechoicestheymadeandtheresultsbecauseofthem.
    5. Oncethesecondgameisdone,havethegroupsputtogetherapresentationonGoogle
    Slidesabouttheirpathogen.Thepresentationshouldincludetheirinitialchoices,a
    summaryoftheirresearchandfindings,andtheresultsoftheirsecondplaythrough.
    Theyshouldbeencouragedtoaddimagesandcitationswhennecessary.
    6. Thegroupsshouldthenpresenttotherestoftheclasssothattheclassasawhole
    gainsanunderstandingofeachassignedpathogenanditsevolutionandspread.

    Assessments
    Studentsshouldbeassessedintwoparts:participationandpresentation.Theyshouldreceive
    participationcreditiftheycontributedtothegroupthoughtanddecisionsandiftheirgrouptook
    notesanddidtheirresearch.ThepresentationgradewillthenbebasedupontheGoogleSlides
    presentation.Abetterscorewillbegiventopresentationsthatdisplayanunderstandingofthe
    subjectandfullgroupparticipationduringthecourseofthepresentationwhilealowerscore
    maybegiventogroupsthatdontdisplayanunderstandingoftheirpathogenafterthegame
    andresearchprocess.

    LearningStandards
    IdahoHealthEducationStandardforGrades912
    Prevention&ControlofDisease:
    Individualshaveaconsiderablemeasureofcontrolovertheirownhealthandtherisksof
    contractingillnesses.Healthrelatedchoicesanddecisionsregardingpreventionof
    communicableandnoncommunicableincluderecognizingriskfactors,identifying
    methodsofcontractionandtransmission,aswellasthepreventionandtreatmentof
    disease.Accurateinformationanddiscussionofsexuallytransmitteddiseases,HIV
    infectionandAIDSarenecessaryandimportantcomponentsofthiscontentarea.
    Informationshouldbefactual,medicallyaccurate,objectiveanddevelopmentally
    appropriate.

    IdahoBiologyStandardforGrades910
    UnderstandtheTheoryofBiologicalEvolution
    Usethetheoryofevolutiontoexplainhowspecieschangeovertime.

    Closure
    Studentsshouldbeabletotakefromthislessonabetterunderstandingofdifferentpathogens
    andhowtheyhavespreadandevolvedbothintherealworldandahypotheticalenvironment.
    Thisknowledgewillhelpthemgetabetterunderstandingofboththeevolutionprocessin
    microorganismsaswellasthespreadofdiseasewithinthepopulation.Thegameshouldbe
    enjoyableandmemorableandprovideevenmoreopportunitiesthanjustthelessonlaidout
    here.

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