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Disease Communication

Pick one situation. 1. You are an epidemiologist trying to reduce the spread of a disease. Your objective is to apply for a grant from the World Health Organization (WHO) to fund your project and research. You need to convince the WHO why your disease is important to research. 2. You are a health educator attempting to reduce the spread of a disease. Your objective is to teach about your disease. You need to convince people why your disease is important to learn about and how to prevent it.

Rubric Code: NXX2CCA

By geomom6

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Disease
	Beginning 1 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Meets 3 pts	Exceed (N/A)
FORM: What is the disease?	Beginning Disease is not defined by bacterial, viral, or other causes, and missing many important details	Approaching Somewhat defines disease by bacterial, viral, or other causes, along with one or two important details	Meets Clearly defines disease by bacterial, viral, or other causes with several important details	Exceed Clearly defines disease by bacterial,viral,or other causes with important details explained
FUNCTION: How does it work? Who	Beginning No explanation of the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical), very little information and detail	Approaching Some explanation of the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical), but lacking sufficient information	Meets Explains the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical)Includes some statistical information about the spread of the diseaes	Exceed Explains the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical). Includes statistical information by using maps/charts
CHANGE: What have humans done to re	Beginning No explanation of preventions	Approaching Lists preventions with minimal explaination	Meets explanation of the preventions (attempts of)as related to the disease	Exceed Clearly discusses the (attempts of) preventions related to specific disease
*RESPONSIBILITY:	Beginning List of who is responsible	Approaching Vague explanation of who is involved in reducing the spread of disease worldwide (Ex. Researchers? Organizations?)	Meets Explains who is involved in reducing the spread of disease worldwide and how they work. (Ex. Researchers? Organizations?)	Exceed Explains who is involved in reducing the spread of disease worldwide and how they work. (Ex. Researchers? Organizations?)Analyzes the jobs as to how effective they are in the prevention of the spread of the disease