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UOI - Disease Please choose one of the following situations. You can present your knowledge in any way you choose, but it must include a textual component and be feasibly completed only in school within designated UOI periods. 1. You are an epidemiologist attempting to reduce the spread of a disease. Your objective is to apply for a grant from the World Health Organization (WHO) to fund your project and research, which aims to reduce the spread of this disease. You need to convince the WHO why your disease is important to research. 2. You are a health educator attempting to reduce the spread of a disease. Your objective is to teach the at-risk population about your disease. You need to convince them why your disease is important to learn about and what they can do to prevent it. Rubric Code: JX6XB7 By catblas Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

UOI Disease
	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Secure 3 pts
FORM: What is the disease?	Beginning Disease is not defined by bacterial, viral, or other causes, and missing many important details	Developing Somewhat defines disease by bacterial, viral, or other causes, along with some important details	Secure Clearly defines disease by bacterial, viral, or other causes with important details
FUNCTION: How does it work? Who	Beginning No explanation of the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical), very little information and detail	Developing Some explanation of the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical), but lacking sufficient information	Secure Explains the disease's symptoms, how it spreads, who is at risk (geographical, demographical)
CHANGE: What have humans done to re	Beginning No explanation of preventions	Developing Vague explanation of the preventions, or attempts, related to disease	Secure Clearly discusses the (attempts of) preventions related to specific disease
*RESPONSIBILITY:	Beginning	Developing Vague explanation of who is involved in reducing the spread of disease worldwide and how they work. (Ex. Researchers? Organizations?)	Secure Explains who is involved in reducing the spread of disease worldwide and how they work. (Ex. Researchers? Organizations?)