Funded Jun 17, 2019Thank you for helping my students to get the Pandemic Response kit!
The introductory activity of building a quarantine box for a virus was a challenge for them in many ways! Students had to make decisions about working together, then they had to deal with some of the issues that come up when all the members of a group either do not agree on an idea, or don't necessarily have the same work habits and motivation.
After helping a few of them move toward solving some of their initial problems, all groups were able to successfully complete the challenge. For some, it was an experience of personal growth, as they had to take on new roles that were not comfortable or always easy. For every student it was the out-of-a-seat hands-on adventure they crave. Testing the boxes was the most exciting part! Students loved seeing how their box worked, and huddled around to peer into them as the UV light was shined inside to illuminated any spilled "virus".
Now we are on to making a model virus, investigating its spread, and engineering an antivirus to stop it!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Stevey