Smallpox Vaccination Complications

Introduction: Some parents do not want their kids to be vaccinated before coming to school as required by the school authorities. The parents complain that their kids end up getting the disease. They also fear that during the vaccination process, AIDS may be transmitted to their kids through use of the needle.

The Principal has selected a group of students to deal with this problem. You are members of this group and will work on this problem. In other words, you should research into this problem and suggest to the parents what vaccine does to the body.

www.uic.edu/sph/cade/bioforum

The Task: Your objectives will be:

1. Define antigen, antibody

2. Explain that the immune response involves a specific response against a specific pathogen.

3. Differentiate between natural and artificial immunity

4. Define vaccination and describe how it provides immunity

5. You have to correct the false thought that parents have, and prove to them that vaccination does not lead to AIDS.

The Process: . 1. Break into your groups

2. Check on the hyperlink to conduct your research

FOLLOW THE PUBLIC ANALYST POLICY TO:

3. Define the problem

4. Gather evidence about the problem

5. Identify causes of the problem

6. Evaluate a policy concerned with the problem.

7. Develop solutions to the problem

8. Give the best solution to the problem.

9. Write a 2-3 page paper on your research findings

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/welcome.html

Resources: Go to the internet and use the following websites:

1. http://www.avn.org.au/

2. http://www.vaccinationnews.com/

3. http://www.vaclib.org/

4. http://www.healthy.net/vaccine/

Evaluation : You will be evaluated according to the following rubric:

Name: ________________________

Teacher: Dr. Eric Austin

Criteria

Points

	4	3	2	1
Introduction/ Topic	Student(s) properly generate questions and or problems around a topic.	Student(s) generate questions and or problems.	Student(s) require prompts to generate questions and or problems.	Questions or problems are teacher generated.	____
Conclusions Reached	Numerous detailed conclusions are reached from the evidence offered.	Several detailed conclusions are reached from the evidence offered.	Some detailed conclusions are reached from the evidence offered.	A conclusion is made from the evidence offered.	____
Use of PPA	All the PPA steps are used	Few PPA steps are used	Only about two PPA steps are used	One PPA step is used	____
Organization of paper	Well organized, demonstrates logical sequencing and sentence structure.	Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing or sentence structure.	Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing and sentence structure.	Weakly organized.	____
Punctuation, Capitalization, & Spelling	Punctuation and capitalization are correct.	There is one error in punctuation and/or capitalization.	There are two or three errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.	There are four or more errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.	____
				Total---->	____

Teacher Comments:

New York State Learning Standards

Standard 1:    Analysis, Inquiry, and Design

Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.

Standard 2:   Information Systems

Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies.

Standard 4:   Science

Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.

CONCLUSION: From doing this webquest, you should have learned

· about vaccination, and that it does not lead to getting AIDS.

· the PPA process.

Our next webquest will be on genetic engineering( genetically engineered products)

Eric N. Austin, PhD

Science Teacher(grades 10 – 12)

Evander Childs HS

800 East Gunhill Road

Bronx, NY. 10467

Email: eaustin98@aol.com

Telephone: 718-793-1171