'Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get clues and analyze data to solve the outbreak and save lives! In this fun app, you get to be the Disease Detective. Do you quarantine the village? Interview people who are sick? Run more lab tests? The better your answers, the higher your score - and the quicker you’ll climb the ranks to become a decorated Disease Detective. In level 1, you’ll start out as a Trainee and can earn badges by solving scenarios, with the goal of earning the top rank: Disease Detective. Unlock Level 2 by mastering all 12 outbreaks. Then earn honors by solving new and more challenging scenarios. Earn recognitions like Surveillance Honors and Treatment Honors. New outbreaks happen every day, and CDC's Disease Detectives are on the front lines, working 24/7 to save lives and protect people. When a new outbreak happens, Disease Detectives are sent in to figure out how the outbreak started before it spreads further. In this app, you'll also: ･ Learn about diseases and outbreaks in an engaging way. ･ See how CDC's Disease Detectives save lives around the world. ･ Post your scores on Facebook or Twitter and challenge your friends to play!' This is a free app
Type of Material:
Simulation
Recommended Uses:
Homework, individual, self-paced
Technical Requirements:
Mac computer - Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.
iPad -Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The goals for this app are to learn about diseases and outbreaks in an engaging way and see how CDC's Disease Detectives save lives around the world.
Target Student Population:
Geared for upper elementary through adults
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
There are two levels to this game. Users become "disease detectives" and have three missions to complete. There are investigative clues that provide information about the outbreak and ask players what the next step should be. Playing the game is informative.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Solving the health science mysteries helps to build logic and problem solving skills. The design of this app does not really encourage replay so if this is used in a teaching setting, realize that once both levels are completed, users have basically completed the use of the app. Knowing this, the app is good for individual work, a supplemental assignment, or enhancing an already existing health science lesson.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The app is free and is very engaging. Both levels can be completed in a day. The app is text-heavy so there will be much reading. There are links in the app that can take users to mature content so consider the users.
Concerns:
App was last updated in June 2019.
Creative Commons:
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