Something I have recently created and am very proud of is a PBL webquest. This PBL webquest addresses scientific literacy in the form of inquiry and relating it to the students lives. Students are presented with a "messy" problem. They are given a task to accomplish and provided links for research. They compile their research and come up with their own idea as how to solve the problem.
In this particular webquest the students are told that there is an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in the Bloomington-Normal area. Because of the rapid diagnosis of the S. aureus infection all of the pharmacies are running out of penicillin and are no longer prescribing it. The students will be getting into groups of three and assuming roles of three different Professional Agencies. In the end, the students will develop a Public Health Pamphlet and a Public Service Announcement addressing all of the things listed on the provided rubrics.
After completing this webquest students will have a greater knowledge on infectious diseases, microbiology, chemistry, environmental science, and public health. As I stated before, this is something that I worked very hard on and am very proud of. I encourage teachers in all content areas to design a PBL webquest. They are a lot of work, but well worth it when you are done. I plan on creating more of these in my career. If you can't tell, I'm very excited about these!
PBL Webquest:
Outbreak! "Superbug" in Normal!
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