Disease Detectives

Division:

B – Middle School

NC Essential Standards Alignment:

7.E.1.6, 7.L.1, 8.E.1.4, 8.L.1

Event Rules:

See National Rules

Event Score Sheet:

None

National Event Page:

Here

Required Materials:

Each team may bring one 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper that may contain information on both sides in any form and from any source along with two stand-alone non-programmable, non-graphing calculators.

Clarifications:

None

Description:

Participants will use their investigative skills in the scientific study of disease, injury, health, and disability in populations or groups of people.

The event has been reorganized into three parts with each part counting approximately equally towards a team’s final score.

Part I: Background & Surveillance

Part II: Outbreak Investigation

Part III: Patterns, Control, and Prevention

Materials:

Teams MUST bring a writing instrument.

Scoring:

High score wins. Points are given based on a scoring rubric that takes into account the difficulty level of questions, accuracy and quality of answers, and use of proper scientific methods.