Synopsis:  A school principal receives a letter from the mother of a sick child, Amy.  The mother believes that a school-based exposure caused her daughter's illness.  Students predict the descriptive epidemiology of the disease and hypothesize whether or not it was caused by the school-based exposure.  Assuming the roles of the various stakeholders, students analyze the evidence and reach conclusions from different perspectives.

All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making, and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating results.

All students will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology, and how major discoveries and events have advanced science and technology.

All students will learn and apply health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.

All students will use health-enhancing personal, interpersonal, and life skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.

All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.

All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.

All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

All students will develop career awareness and planning, employability skills, and foundational knowledge necessary for success in the workplace.