Environmental Impact of Allergies
›Problem Statement:
- It estimated that up to 50% of children are diagnosed with an allergic condition
- Children diagnosed with food allergies are also suffering from malnutrition as reported by some doctors
- Allergies are affecting up to 30-35% of people at some stage of their lives›
- Has $25 billion per year effect on the economy.
- Approximately 15 million people have food allergies
- 1 in 13 children have a food allergy
Solutions:
YOUR SOLUTION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LENSES (add a slide for each)
YOUR SOLUTION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LENSES (add a slide for each)
- HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
- PARENT
- SCHOOLS (NURSE, TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS)
- ECONOMIST
- YOUR SOLUTION SHOULD BE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC FOR EXAMPLE DON’T SAY GO OUTSIDE MORE BUT INSTEAD SAY HOW OFTEN, HOW LONG, WHO SHOULD OR SHOULDN’T (EXPLAIN WHY) A CERTAIN DAYS BETTER THAN OTHERS ETC…
Task:
- ›Make a claim to the research question.
- ›Develop a plan to decrease the number of cases of allergies based on what your team believes to be the cause.
- Give evidence for your claim.
- Give an explanation for your claim and evidence.
PBL Proposal:
- NGSS to address:
- Science Practices
- Asking questions
- Using models
- Constructing Explanations and designing solutions
- Engaging in Argument from evidence
- Obtaining evaluating, and communicating information
Enduring Understanding:
- Collaboration is a key component of successful teams.
- Humans have an impact on the environment.
Essential Question(s):
- What is causing the increasing rates of allergies and asthma?
Lenses:
- HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- PARENT
- SCHOOLS (NURSE, TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS)
- ECONOMIST
Field Experiences:
- Field experience to a medical lab or university teaching lab.
- The purpose of the files experience is to allow the students to have incite on how laboratory tests are done.
NGSS Standards:
- MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
- MS-LS 2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations