ASSIST Lesson Plan

Title Introduction to One Health: Middle School

Introduction

Students will be introduced to the One Health Initiative. Students will discuss the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment. Students will be introduced to the concept of zoonotic infections and comparative medicine. Students will hypothesize the future ramifications of human, animal, and environmental interactions. Students will analyze different relationships between these three categories as they partake in the Interconnectedness of Our World activity with the activity cards.

Curriculum Alignment This section contains the curriculum alignment of the lesson to the North Carolina NC Essential Standards of Science or Math, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or Common Core Math. Content AreaGrade LevelNC Essential Standards

Tech Ed6-86.RP1- Apply a research process for collaborative or individual research

Tech Ed6-87.TT.1.2- Use appropriate technology tools and other resources to organize information

Science 77.E.1.6 Conclude that the good health of humans requires: monitoring the atmosphere, maintaining air quality and stewardship

Science88.P.2.2 Explain the implications of the depletion of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources and the importance of conservation

Science88.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires: Monitoring of the hydrosphere Water quality standards Methods of water treatment Maintaining safe water quality Stewardship

Science88.L.1.1 Summarize the basic characteristics of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites relating to the spread, treatment and prevention of disease.

Science88.L.3.1 Explain how factors such as food, water, shelter and space affect populations in an ecosystem

Content AreaGrade LevelNGSS / Common Core Math

Science 6-8MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predictspatterns ofinteractions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Science 6-8MS-LS2-5 Evaluate competing design solutions formaintainingbiodiversity and ecosystem services.

Science6-8MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for howincreases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resourcesimpact Earth's systems.

Real Life Science Applications The One Health Initiative is a collaboration between doctors, industry, veterinarians, researchers, and professors to study the interconnectedness between humans, animals, and the environment and their effects on one another. Students can easily relate to this concept as they can discuss their relationship with their pets or animals they have interacted with in their lives. Students can also make correlations between how their surrounding environment has implications for their own health and the health of their families.

Learning Outcomes Students will discuss the overall concepts of the One Health Initiative Students will analyze how interactions between humans, animals, and the environment impact health through the Interconnectedness of our world activity Students will debate future implications for these connections and formulate opinions on how these connections can be altered to benefit all involved

Time Required and Location 45 minutes (could easily be extended for an 85 or 90 minute class to go more in depth with these topics)

Materials Needed -Interconnectedness cards printed out, cut out, and preferably laminated -Projector & speakers to show video clip

SafetyThere are no safety concerns with this lesson

Student Prior Knowledge Students do not have to have any prior knowledge of One Health concepts to complete this lesson. This lesson is meant as an introduction to the topic. Some students might not know what some of the diseases listed on the activity cards are (for example Lyme disease), so those concepts might need to be discussed prior to the start of the activity or as the questions arise.

Teacher Preparations The teacher should research the One Health Initiative (found at http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/about.php) before conducting the lesson.

The teacher needs to print out and cut out the activity cards to hand out to the students. The cards should be grouped correctly and paperclipped together. You should print out two sets of cards. Each set has the following cards paperclipped together by type. 2 tick cards 3 deer cards 3 chicken cards 3 dog cards 3 weather cards 2 water cards 1 vet card 1 consumer card 3 farmer cards 1 homeowner card

Activities Warm-up (written on the board when students arrive)Write an example for each of the following things:-An animal to human interaction-An animal to the environment interaction-A human to the environment interactionThen, in one sentence write how you think humans, animals, and the environment are connected to one another

Once students have completed their warm-ups ask people to give their examples. Most of the examples given will be along the lines of a human has a pet dog and the dog makes the human happy, but you want to push them further. Ask probing questions like so if the dog makes the human happy how can a dog living with a human affect the humans health? Continue this discussion to lead into the introduction video.

Say: Today we are going to be looking at the One Health Initiative, which is basically the concepts we just talked about. We will watch this short video clip and then work on an activity that simulates the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment, which is the focus of One Health.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0pduAYESA as an introduction to the One Health Concept.

Say: I am now going to pass out a card to each of you. You will either be a human, an animal or insect, or something in the environment. Each card explains a bit about what you are and your situation. Each card will also explain who/what you will be affecting. You will have two minutes to read over your card. There will be three rounds of movement. Your card will tell you what to do for each round. Some of you will be staying still during a round and others will be told to go and sit back down. Follow the instructions carefully. Once you have read over your card, you will follow the instructions at the bottom of your card once I tell you to move. Some of you will have one card, some two, and some three, depending on who you are affecting. For example if you are a tick you might be affecting a deer, a human, and a dog. If your first host is a deer you find the deer, figure out where you go next, and give one of your tick cards to the deer. *You might want to demonstrate this action to the class, you being the tick and giving someone else the deer card. Read the tick card to the class. Go to the deer. Give the deer one of your tick cards. Wait with the deer until round 2 is called. * Hand out cards to the students and have them begin. This activity will take around 10 minutes.

Once students complete the activity have everyone go over who has what card and why they have it. As a class discuss how different animals affected different humans and vice versa, how humans affected the environment, and the environment affected both animals and humans.

*Here is the list of who should have what at the end of the activity-Weather: no cards left-Water: 1 weather card, 1 water card-Tick: no cards left-Deer: 1 deer card, 1 tick card-Dog: 1 dog card, 1 tick card-Chicken: no cards left-Homeowner: 1 dog card, 1 deer card, 1 weather card, 1 water card, 1 homeowner card-Vet: 1 dog card, 1 chicken card, 1 vet card-Farmer: 1 deer card, 1 chicken card, 1 water card, 1 farmer card-Consumer: 1 chicken card, 1 farmer card, 1 consumer card

AssessmentOn the same sheet of paper that students wrote their warm-up, have students answer the questions from the warm-up applying what they just learned. Then have them write 2-3 sentences describing what the One Health Initiative is and their perspective on the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment.

Critical Vocabulary-Interconnectedness-Avian flu-Lyme disease

Modifications Students who need extra help can be paired with the teacher or another student for the activity to help them follow the relationship between the humans, animals and the environment. Pictures are included on each card. English language learners can use a dictionary if necessary.

References http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/about.phphttp://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/07/bird-flu-1/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0pduAYESA

Author Information Hannah Elliott teaches Technology, Design and Innovation A & B and Technological Systems at Ligon Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hannah has worked the past two years with the North Carolina State University ASSIST Center to help develop lessons based around wearable devices, energy harvesting and One Health.

helliott@wcpss.net

June 23, 2015