Synopsis:  Students identify the important concepts and how those concepts relate to each other, in order to answer the Essential Question: "Did the disease prevention strategy work?"  To do so, students learn to draw a Concept Map that depicts and explains how the concepts connect to each other.  At the conclusion of the investigation, students realize that they have developed the epidemiologic Enduring Understanding that the Module 5 investigations were designed to achieve: "The effectiveness of the strategy can be evaluated by making and comparing rates of disease in populations of people who were and were not exposed to the strategy. Costs, offsetting effects, and alternative strategies must also be considered."

Conceptual and procedural schemes unify science disciplines and provide students with powerful ideas to help them understand the natural world. Because of the underlying principles embodied in this standard, the understandings and abilities described here are repeated in the other content standards.

Inquiry requires that students combine processes and scientific knowledge as they use scientific reasoning and critical thinking to develop their understanding of science. Engaging students in inquiry helps students develop an understanding of scientific concepts, an appreciation of "how we know" what we know in science, an understanding of the nature of science, the skills necessary to become independent inquirers about the natural world, and the dispositions to use the skills, abilities, and attitudes associated with science.

The standards for life science describe the subject matter that focuses on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.

An important purpose of science education is to give students a means to understand and act on personal and social issues. The science in personal and social perspectives standards help students develop decision-making skills.

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.

Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement.

Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements.

Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data.

Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.

Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data.

Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs.

Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others.

Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.

Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.

Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.

Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

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Effective decision-making requires comparing the additional costs of alternatives with the additional benefits. Most choices involve doing a little more or a little less of something: few choices are "all or nothing" decisions.

Understand how human actions modify the physical environment.