Amusement Park Outbreak

Welcome: Amusement Park Outbreak
Description: This WebQuest is created for a 8th grade ELA classes after reading a cross curricular book study of "Code Orange." This WebQuest addresses standards in ELA and Science. This WebQuest is designed to be completed in 8-10 50 minute class periods. Students will explore infectious diseases and how they affect society. Content Area: ELA 8.5 Number and Complete Text: Determine a central idea of an informational text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. Content Area: ELA 8.21 Number and Complete Text: Write informative/explanatory tests to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Content Area: LS2.2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
Keywords: infectious disease smallpox code orange
Author(s): Shelley Stewart