This app makes learning about epidemiology a mystery that encourages students to interpret data to solve the case.

How I Use It

I used it to discuss epidemiology with my middle school students. At first, I played an offline kinesthetic game, which simulated the spread of a virus. We then had a brief discussion about viruses, vaccines, and disease control. I also discussed the field of epidemiology and highlighted salary and education required for the field. I used the app for students to use what they had learned in the previous game and discussion. At the end, I followed up the lesson with an exit slip using the Socrative app. What worked about the app is that students were very engaged. At the end of the lesson they asked to solve more cases, which is a great sign. What didn't work was that some students were rushing through the case; not accurately reading prompts, questions, and data. I needed to move throughout the classroom to monitor students' speed and to help them when I noticed they were getting a lot of questions incorrect, which is not a unique problem when working with students in 1:1 environments.