Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5
Recipient of the 2019 NAGC Curriculum Award

It is a germy world out there, and students are naturally curious about this hidden world. Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability fourth and fifth graders how to think like real-world epidemiologists.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.
  • Is winner of the National Association for Gifted Children's curriculum award.

In unit, students apply principles of epidemiology and microbiology to respond to a fictional epidemic and its effect on their town, all while building an understanding of the perseverance required to detect, track, and stop epidemics through the experiences of real-life epidemiologists and exploring career paths available in the diverse fields of medicine and microbiology. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 4-5

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Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5
Recipient of the 2019 NAGC Curriculum Award

It is a germy world out there, and students are naturally curious about this hidden world. Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability fourth and fifth graders how to think like real-world epidemiologists.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.
  • Is winner of the National Association for Gifted Children's curriculum award.

In unit, students apply principles of epidemiology and microbiology to respond to a fictional epidemic and its effect on their town, all while building an understanding of the perseverance required to detect, track, and stop epidemics through the experiences of real-life epidemiologists and exploring career paths available in the diverse fields of medicine and microbiology. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 4-5

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Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5

Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5

by Jason S. McIntosh
Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5

Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 4-5

by Jason S. McIntosh

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Recipient of the 2019 NAGC Curriculum Award

It is a germy world out there, and students are naturally curious about this hidden world. Microscopic Monsters and the Scientists Who Slay Them, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability fourth and fifth graders how to think like real-world epidemiologists.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.
  • Is winner of the National Association for Gifted Children's curriculum award.

In unit, students apply principles of epidemiology and microbiology to respond to a fictional epidemic and its effect on their town, all while building an understanding of the perseverance required to detect, track, and stop epidemics through the experiences of real-life epidemiologists and exploring career paths available in the diverse fields of medicine and microbiology. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 4-5


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646320998
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/15/2021
Pages: 186
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 2.50(d)
Age Range: 9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator (24 years in the field) and passionate advocate for gifted education

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Lesson 1 Preassessing Perseverance 7

Lesson 2 Epic Epidemiology 15

Lesson 3 Justifying the Existence of Germs 23

Lesson 4 Making a Microscope 29

Lesson 5 Manufacturing a Microbe 35

Lesson 6 Master Planning a Metropolis 41

Lesson 7 A Serious Scenario 47

Lesson 8 Engineering an Epidemic 51

Lesson 9 Managing Malaria 55

Lesson 10 Planning for a Potential Pandemic 59

Lesson 11 Contrasting the Causes Is It Bacterial or Viral? 65

Lesson 12 Scripting an S.O.S. Signal 71

Lesson 13 Nitpicking Your Newscast 77

Lesson 14 How Our Bodies Fight Off Foes a 81

Lesson 15 Heredity or Health Habit 85

Lesson 16 Practicing a Predicament .87

Lesson 17 Confidential Case Files 91

Lesson 18 Gadgets and Gizmos 97

Lesson 19 Doling Out Donated Dollars 103

Lesson 20 Broken Into Branches 107

Lesson 21 Pandemics of the Past 115

Lesson 22 GDP Population Patterns 121

Lesson 23 Are All Germs Bad? 125

Lesson 24 Symbiotic Synergy and Pathogenic Pariahs 131

Lesson 25 Cultivating a Cure 135

Lesson 26 Vaccination Vexation 139

Lesson 27 Paying For the Potion 149

Lesson 28 Engineering Ethical Eradication Efforts 153

Lesson 29 Personal Pillars of Perseverance 155

Lesson 30 Pondering Our Progress 159

References 165

Appendix A Recommended Reading 167

Appendix B Master Materials List 169

About The Author 173

Common Core State Standards Alignment 175

Next Generation Science Standards Alignment 179

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