Module Theme: Infectious Disease Rabies Webquest

Module Theme: Infectious Disease Rabies Webquest Webquest Student Name: ______Activity Teacher: ______Date: ______Period: ______

Rabies Webquest Activity

Procedure:

1. Work with a partner of your choosing.

2. Take notes on each web site, book, magazine, or other resource that you use. Be sure to focus on the information you need for this assignment.

3. Answer the following questions as a group. Write the answers on page of notebook paper. Use complete sentences when writing your answers.

. Why does your community need to develop an action plan right away?

. What species of animals interact in this ecosystem and need to be considered? Why?

. What preventive measures can private citizens in your area take?

. What preventive measures can your local government take? Which of these should be given the highest priority? Why?

4. For each recommendation, identify your information sources.

© Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (http://peer.tamu.edu) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Funding support from SEPA (www.ncrrsepa.org), National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health Resource Websites:

. http://www.cdc.gov/Rabies/

. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rabies.html

. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/rabies/background.html

. http://www.feralcat.com/acarafc.html

. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Rabies/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_164618.html

. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/rabies/oral/rabiesresearch.htm

. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-

. 10370_12150_12220-27259--,00.html

. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9828930

. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041208231332.htm

. http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0001.html

Presentation:

You will create a Power Point Presentation outlining your recommendations that could be presented at a City Council Meeting.

You will need to create one Power Point slide per question that you answered. Each slide will need to include a graphic or picture that pertains to that slide. A title slide with at least one graphic or picture should also be included.

© Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (http://peer.tamu.edu) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Funding support from SEPA (www.ncrrsepa.org), National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health Grading: Points Possible

Slide One: ______/20 pts Title Slide  Includes Title of Report  Includes Names of group members  Includes class period  Includes at least one graphic or picture

Slide Two: ______/20 pts Why does your community need to develop an action plan right away?  Includes answer to the question  Includes one graphic or picture  Includes reference for resource materials

Slide Three: What species of animals interact in the ecosystem and need to be considered? Why? ______/20 pts  Includes answer to the question  Includes one graphic or picture  Includes reference for resource materials

Slide Four: What preventive measures can private citizens in your area take? ______/20 pts  Includes answer to the question  Includes one graphic or picture  Includes reference for resource materials

Slide Five: What preventive measures can your local government take? ______/20 pts Which of these should be given the highest priority? Why?  Includes answer to the question  Includes one graphic or picture  Includes reference for resource materials

© Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (http://peer.tamu.edu) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Funding support from SEPA (www.ncrrsepa.org), National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health Total Points: ______

© Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (http://peer.tamu.edu) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Funding support from SEPA (www.ncrrsepa.org), National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health