Jason S. McIntosh

Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them (eBook, PDF)

Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Recipient of the 2019 NAGC Curriculum Award

It is a germy world out there, and students are naturally curious about this hidden world. Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

• Is designed to teach high-ability fourth and fifth graders how to think like real-world epidemiologists.
• Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
• Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
• Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.
• Is winner of the National Association for Gifted Children's curriculum award.

In unit, students apply principles of epidemiology and microbiology to respond to a fictional epidemic and its effect on their town, all while building an understanding of the perseverance required to detect, track, and stop epidemics through the experiences of real-life epidemiologists and exploring career paths available in the diverse fields of medicine and microbiology. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 4-5

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 125
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000501575
• Artikelnr.: 62568507

Autorenporträt

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator (24 years in the field) and passionate advocate for gifted education

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Lesson 1 Preassessing Perseverance Lesson 2 Epic Epidemiology
Lesson 3 Justifying The Existence Of Germs Lesson 4 Making A Microscope
Lesson 5 Manufacturing A Microbe Lesson 6 Master Planning A Metropolis
Lesson 7 A Serious Scenario Lesson 8 Engineering An Epidemic Lesson 9
Managing Malaria Lesson 10 Planning For A Potential Pandemic Lesson 11
Contrasting The Causes Is It Bacterial Or Viral? Lesson 12 Scripting An
S.O.S. Signal Lesson 13 Nitpicking Your Newscast Lesson 14 How Our Bodies
Fight Off Foes Lesson 15 Heredity Or Health Habit Lesson 16 Practicing A
Predicament Lesson 17 Confidential Case Files Lesson 18 Gadgets And Gizmos
Lesson 19 Doling Out Donated Dollars Lesson 20 Broken Into Branches Lesson
21 Pandemics Of The Past Lesson 22 Gdp Population Patterns Lesson 23 Are
All Germs Bad? Lesson 24 Symbiotic Synergy And Pathogenic Pariahs Lesson 25
Cultivating A Cure Lesson 26 Vaccination Vexation Lesson 27 Paying For The
Potion Lesson 28 Engineering Ethical Eradication Efforts Lesson 29 Personal
Pillars Of Perseverance Lesson 30 Pondering Our Progress References
Appendix A Recommended Reading Appendix B Master Materials List About The
Author Common Core State Standards Alignment Next Generation Science
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