Unit 6.2: "The RAD Disease": Investigating and Modeling Body Systems

In this unit, students address the problem of emerging diseases and the use of tissue engineering to solve problems by learning of a fictitious outbreak within their school. As students progress through the unit, they identify the pathogen, construct explanations about how the pathogen affects organ systems and their subsystems, and design a tissue engineering strategy to repair the damage. 

Unit Challenge Question: How does a mystery pathogen make people sick and how can we come up with a treatment plan?

Link to Unit Overview 

Unit Content Resources:

• Unit NGSS Connections
• Prior and Future Knowledge
• Unit Materials List
• Teacher Background Content Resources
• Compiled Gotta Have Checklist*
• Unit External Web Links*

*Available to teachers who have completed the Unit Primer as part of the Mi-STAR Professional Learning Program