Check out the science and math in using epidemics in the classroom. A friend of mine explained that when she taught in Australia, she never taught mathematics as a separate class. Instead, it was always taught through other displines. She was surprised when she began teaching math in the U.S. because students struggled to apply their learning in real-life scenarios. I was fascinated by her teacher training that was 100% constructivist. Many schools talk the talk here but she says that we struggle to understand and apply true constructivist learning strategies.
Check out these resources...
http://www.learn4good.com/games/high-school-students-games/science-health.htm
https://www.sdnhm.org/archive/exhibits/epidemic/resources.html
http://time.com/3086550/ebola-outbreak-africa-world-health-organization/?xid=newsletter-brief
http://globalengage.ibo.org/files/Global_Lesson_Math_Simulation_-_Latest.pdf
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