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Career Explorations This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: Students will investigate the varied career opportunities available within the health and biomedical sciences. They will conduct research on possible career paths and investigate the skills needed for each one. This unit will also give students an opportunity to learn about typical activities in various jobs and help them identify potential careers that match their interests, strengths, and goals. In addition, students will explore the broader social and economic impact of their career choices, while reviewing the historical origins of various health-related careers and their significance to the welfare of humankind. |
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Catch the Fever This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will explore the emergence and impact of communicable diseases on society. Students will investigate the role of microorganisms in causing disease. They will study the impact of a public health infrastructure, along with medical and pharmaceutical advances, on the evolution of microorganisms. |
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Cubic Graph In this task, students will begin examining cubic equations. This task includes: |
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Math Club Mystery In Math Club Mystery students are asked to find out how many students, teachers and parents went on a trip to the movies. The key concept is to set up equations that represent the given information and use those equations to determine, from the given information the possible combinations of students, teachers and parents that were on the trip. This task includes:
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Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities In this task, students will calculate the variable value in six short questions. This task includes: |
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Three Shots In this task, students will calculate the probabilities of a basketball teams outcomes when fouled at the end-game buzzer and explore further with two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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