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cord-321734-ugy0kys5	Neulight, Nina	Children’s Participation in a Virtual Epidemic in the Science Classroom: Making Connections to Natural Infectious Diseases	2006-11-23		.txt	text/plain	6503	306	49	Our study investigated the integration of a virtual infectious disease called Whypox within science classroom curriculum and its relationship to students' understanding of natural infectious diseases. Some of the activities that students participated in as part of their science curriculum included: watching videos about specific diseases and the nature of germs; examining cell structures under the microscope; doing hands-on experiments that simulated the spread of an infectious disease; completing worksheets about cells, bacteria, and viruses; and using online tools to research specific diseases. Video segments of whole-class discussion were examined in order to determine the efforts used by the teacher and the students to connect their Whypox experience with what they had learned about natural infectious diseases. Based on our findings, we learned that having an integrated curriculum around the participatory simulation stimulated teacher-student discussions about the causes and spread of virtual and natural diseases.	./cache/cord-321734-ugy0kys5.txt	./txt/cord-321734-ugy0kys5.txt