Learners engage in investigative research and/or apply the Engineering Design/Creative Process to develop solutions to real-world problems.
Brainpop: COVID-19 Special Report:
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December, 2020 — Nearly a year into the pandemic, COVID-19 is still raging. The virus has infected more than 55 million people worldwide, and caused more than a million deaths. Now, case numbers are rising again. That's because the weather has cooled, sending more people inside, where it's easier for the virus to spread. Plus, lots of restrictions have loosened as people yearn to return to regular life. To stop the spread of the coronavirus, we have to refocus on basic safety measures: social distancing, wearing masks whenever we leave home, frequently washing hands, and staying home when we feel sick. Taking these precautions will help keep ourselves and our communities safe by flattening the curve. There's good news: Encouraging results have come from vaccine trials, and scientists predict a safe and effective vaccine should become available in the coming months. But it will take a while for everyone to get vaccinated. And until then, we all need to stay vigilant. Press "play" to learn more, including tips for how to hang in there through the rest of the pandemic.
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STEM Career Opportunities: Take a virtual tour of Atlanta's CDC:
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Research on Covid-19
To help the students to learn more about Covd-19, they were given links to different videos and websites to watch and read to find answers to questions about Covid-19 that would help them to understand it and how it works.
Things That Bug Me About Covid
After the students researched about Covid-19, they were then to brainstorm as many things as they can that bus them about Covid. This is going to be what they use to choose the product that they would like to create.