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JAMES W. PARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

** OUTBREAK PROJECT **

What would happen if an outbreak struck our community? What would it be like if only 1/3 to 1/2 of the students in the classroom today were left? Or. . . if you were the only one left?

The 6th graders at Parker Middle School are learning about oubreaks--germs, how illness spreads, and how life might be very different! The Pitt Mobile Lab is here for the week, and students are exploring different facets of germs. The teachers have set up a week of interdisciplinary activities for the students around the theme "Outbreak".

Our Language Arts and Social Studies teachers have tied the topic to their study of Ancient Athens and different types of writing to create newspapers from the times of Ancient Athens. The "news of the day" would include information about daily life in Athens as well as news of the Plague.

To the left are links to the different groups of students; each page displays the newspapers they created. The work was edited by each student and peer edited by one of the other group members. The work is authentic 6th grade material. Enjoy!

Below are a few video clips we have watched and discussed.

media type="youtube" key="q8UAu5Leqgc" height="385" width="480" From the series, Life After People, on the History Channel.