Cluster Busters is a a unique science curriculum in which students research disease clusters that might be induced by environmental toxicants. In the process, students utilize a range of skills, draw from various academic subjects, and learn the issues and processes of disease cluster investigation. The game introduces the concepts of epidemiology, risk assessment, and toxicology. The process of investigation encourages logical thinking and problem solving and enhances student familiarity with research techniques and statistics. The curriculum currently has two cases (one is colon cancer the other is infant pulmonary hemorrhaging). Each case is based upon actual disease cluster investigations published in refereed scientific journals.

Teacher Guides / Student Worksheets (In pdf format. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Ms. Ima Well - Florida - Colon Cancer
388kb-download	Curriculum booklet
Dr. Wanda B. Better - Ohio - Infant Pulmonary Hemorrhaging
1.48mb-download	Curriculum booklet

Cluster Busters Mystery Game

-- Lessons & Activities Quick Links Air Info Now Basic Tox Lab California Blackworms Chemicals & Human Health Cluster Busters From Plants to Drugs Good Cells Gone Bad Lemons & Onions Microscopy Naturally Occurring Pesticides Nicotine & Alcohol Race to Find Cure Tobacco Induced Mutations Toxicology Basics Tucson Water Collaboration Understanding Garbage ************************* Integrated Curricula

This Curriculum was presentedat the 2003 Annual Meeting of the University of Arizona Science and Math Education Center.

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