Ticks and Lyme Disease: Self Guided Online Module
Lessons for Students
These lessons are designed to be followed by students working individually on a desktop, laptop, or Chromebook computer, with a reasonably fast internet connection. (Although it is possible to use the various tools on tablets, there are interface elements that are specifically designed for use with a mouse, and as such, certain tasks may not work as described on a tablet, smart phone, or other portable device.) We will be using a variety of tools in these lessons.
Lesson 1: Lyme Disease in Maine
Students use multiple data representations to ask and answer questions about what's happening with the spread of Lyme disease, and share their personal connections to the disease and interaction with ticks.
Online Student Lesson | Student Sheet (Google Doc or Print)
Lesson 2: Lyme Disease by County
Students investigate how the rate of Lyme disease is changing in their county, and other counties in Maine, over time.
Online Student Lesson | Student Sheet (Google Doc or Print)
Lesson 3: Temperature
Students learn about the ideal temperature range for ticks and use data to explore how temperature is changing across Maine. Students will compare temperature data, identify trends, and forecast future temperature conditions for two counties to determine if these counties provide suitable conditions for ticks.
Online Student Lesson | Student Sheet (Google Doc or Print)
Lesson 4: Rainfall
Students explore how precipitation (rainfall) is changing over time in Maine and what impacts those changes might have on the spread of Lyme disease.
Online Student Lesson | Student Sheet (Google Doc or Print)
Lesson 5: Write a Public Service Announcement
Students consolidate the evidence they have gathered about the transmission of Lyme disease, its increasing prevalence in Maine, and the climate factors driving that trend to write a community-oriented public service announcement in a creative format.
PSA Graphic Organizer | Images and Data Visualizations