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CDCM PHA STEM Lesson – Contact Tracing
In Contact Tracing, student scientists learn how contact tracing is used during disease outbreaks to stop the spread of infectious diseases. Students conduct a contact tracing experiment using household chemicals. They then plan and conduct a contact tracing interview based on background information provided. Students communicate their findings with others.
Topics included in Contact Tracing:
- Contact tracing
- Close contacts
- Disease outbreaks
- pH indicators
- Engineering design process
- Scientific and health communication