11th/12th GRADE SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP: EPIDEMIOLOGY 09-10
Emily and Garrett
Units/Lessons:
 What is epidemiology?
 What investigation tools
are used by
epidemiologists?
 When and how did the
science of epidemiology
begin?
 What is an epidemic, and
how are epidemics
solveed?
 What are risk
factors?
 How can
understanding risk
factors help us to
prevent disease within
our community?
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How do we conduct
extensive
background research
in scientific literature
in order to formulate
a logical and feasible
research study
hypothesis?
How can we connect
risk factors to a
disease or condition
of our choice?
 How do we design and
carry out
epidemiological
studies on a disease or
condition negatively
affecting health and
wellness in our
community?
 How do we analyze
results from data
collected in order to
form recommendations
to our community?
 How do we recognize
sources of error and
bias in one’s research
study
 How do we report our
findings to the
scientific community?
 How do we teach our
community about risk
factors?
Assessments:
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Food & Water
Borne Illness
Packet
Grand Rounds
Presentation on
Food & Water
Borne Illnesses
Topic Ideas
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Risk Factor
Jigsaw
Depression
and Teen
Behavior
Packet
MUST HAVES FOR EACH UNIT/LESSON:
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Lesson Plans and Exhibitions
Habits of Mind in the lessons
Thinking Routines in the lessons
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Study
Hypothesis
Completed
Literature
Review
Citations
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Survey
Completion
Data
Collection
Grand Rounds
Presentation
on Study
Design
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2X2 Tables
Generated
Calculation
and
Interpretation
of Odds Ratios
Error Analysis
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Final Paper
Abstract
Citations
Final
Presentations
to Advisories