WEBQUEST

Lisette Banegas

The Living Environment

Introduction:

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ou are a microbiologist for MedImmune, Inc., a fully integrated biotechnology company located in Maryland. You were given an environmental sample, dug from thousands of miles within the Pacific Ocean, to conduct a routine analysis for bacterial detection and classification. After doing your analysis, you discovered a new species of deadly bacteria. You were careful about keeping this classified information, only responding to immediate supervisors. However, somehow, a colony of this lethal bacteria is missing from the laboratory sample you had stored in a concealed sector.

Task:

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sing the six steps from the Public Policy Analysis, you need to type a two page proposal of findings and solutions to this situation for the Regulatory Agencies.

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppa/ippaintro.html

Process:

Step 1: You will be divided into groups of three. Using the Public Policy

Analyst you will define the problem of deadly bacteria outbreak.

Step 2: Gather Evidence. Fill out worksheet 2 (html).

Step 3: Identify causes. Fill out worksheet 3 (html).

Step 4: Evaluate a policy. Fill out worksheet 4 (html).

Step 5: Develop solutions. Fill out worksheet 5 (html).

Step 6: Select best solutions. Fill out worksheet 6 (html).

Resources:

http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/bioterrorism/

http://www.nap.edu/shelves/first/Policy_Formulation.html

Evaluation:

Name: ________________________

Teacher:

Criteria

Pts.

	4	3	2	1
Position Statement	Position is clearly stated and consistently maintained. Clear references to the issue(s) are stated.	Position is clearly stated and consistently maintained. References to the issue(s) at hand are missing.	Position is stated, but is not maintained consistently throughout work.	Statement of position cannot be determined.	____
Supporting Information	Evidence clearly supports the position; evidence is sufficient.	Evidence clearly supports the position; but there is not enough evidence.	Argument is supported by limited evidence.	Evidence is unrelated to argument.	____
Organization	Structure of work is clearly developed.	Structure developed reasonably well, but lacks clarity.	Some attempt to structure the argument has been made, but the structure is poorly developed.	There is a total lack of structure.	____
Use of PPA	Uses all six PPA worksheets or steps	Uses four or five PPA worksheets or steps	Uses two or three PPA worksheets or steps	Uses one or no PPA worksheets	____
Sentence Structure	Sentence structure is correct.	Sentence structure is generally correct. Some awkward sentences do appear.	Work contains structural weaknesses and grammatical errors.	Work pays little attention to proper sentence structure.
Punctuation & Capitalization	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:

Letter Grade	A+, A, or A-	B+, B, or B-	C+, C, or C-	D+, D, or D-	F
Total Points	20-24 pts.	17-20 pts.	12-16 pts.	7-11 pts.	0-6 pts.

Standards Addressed in WebQuest:

Communication Tools and Techniques

b	Prepare a formal written proposal or report to an organization beyond the school.

a	Gather information to assist in completing project work.
b	Use on-line sources to exchange information for specific purposes.
c	Use word-processing software to produce a multi-page document.
d	Write, add content to, and analyze a relational data base.

Science, Math, Technology:

Standard 1:    Analysis, Inquiry, and Design

Standard 2:   Information Systems

Standard 3:   Mathematics

Standard 4:   Science

Standard 5:   Technology