How can we investigate the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and respiratory diseases?

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How can we investigate the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and respiratory diseases?

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Lesson Snapshot

This is Lesson 2 of the Using Data to Understand and Improve Health Outcomes Unit.

High school students, as scientists, use science ideas about structure and function, variation of traits, and cause and effect to answer the following driving question: How can we investigate the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and respiratory diseases? Students obtain and evaluate information and consider the limitations of data to investigate the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and respiratory diseases. Using evidence from the resources, students revise their initial models to include an explanation of the relationship between PM2.5 and respiratory diseases.

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Materials

Student Materials

Per Student

HDW Unit L2 Student Guide

Per Small Group (2 to 4 students)

Computer or tablet to access online resources

Teacher Materials

HDW Unit L2 Slides

Optional Teacher Resources

HDW Unit Extension Resources