Introduction
Infectious diseases have been around for a long time, over the centuries there has been many outbreaks that have taken millions of lives. Some of these are: the swine flu, the Spanish flu , the cholera outbreak and we can go as far back as the ancient days in the bible to leprosy. As long as we are living on this earth diseases will always be present. have you ever wanted to look under a microscope to see what an actual virus looks like? have you ever wondered how diseases start and how they are spread? Well you are about to go on a journey that will take you inside viruses and how researchers gather information on them in a lab. you will take this journey with 3 group members, you will decide among each other who completes each of the three quests, however you all will collaborate on the final quest.
are you ready? 
Task
quest#1- what is the corona virus and what is the science behind the corona virus?(
quest#2- what careers are connected to research in diseases and outbreaks of diseases or pandemics? (https://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=health+promotion+disease+prevention&job=XpF3U41aGB_e9FmOSjo0TmTYC61BmZB6C8q45SJlh9P5xF-b7haOwQ)
quest#3- what are some of the preventative measures to be taken if you find out you have contracted an infectious disease? (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html)
quest#4- using the markers, coloured pencils and papers given you will come together and design a poster using images and text on preventing or slowing the spread of the corona virus. the poster should have three sections in bold:
1. Facts about the virus
2. Prevention
3.If you are infected
Process
Instructions
1.Ensure that you read through the introduction
2. Decide who will complete what task
3. Once you have decided go on your quest and reply to the questions and identify in your text the use of the command/imperative and vocabulary making requests
4. After replying to your questions come together and decide how you want to design you poster and what key components from your quest will be added.
5. visit the link in order to see what a poster is and how to design one. (https://www.canva.com/create/posters/
6.Complete quest#4 ensuring that you mention at least 2 things learnt from your quest. your facts should be stated using the command/ making a request
7. save your poster and then present your work
Evaluation
Assessment criteria
you will be assessment individually and as a group. Individually you will be gain 5 points for completing you quest and an additional 5 points for stating at 2 facts from you quest on you poster
as a group you will gain 15 points for a well informed poster that has both images and text and at least 2 facts from each quests.
if you poster contains most facts along with images and text you will gain 13-14 points
if your poster contains some facts with image and text you will gain 10-12 points
if your poster contains no image or text with no facts below 10 points
Credits
Teacher Page
This web quest was designed for intermediate B2 level students. The goal of the web quest is to allow students to practice their usage of the command / imperative and making suggestions in ESL. They will do this in a real life contextual way through exploring the topic of infectious diseases and looking at the corona virus that is currently affecting the world. This is a great activity that students can use to not only inform themselves but their families as well. Even though it is a web quest activity I have in cooperated the use of markers and pencils in order to allow students to bring out their creative side. Even though this is a collaboration activity students will be responsible for their individual contribution. this activity can be modified to suit all levels.
here are some ideas:
- A1-2 can watch an educational cartoon video and state what it is about
- c1-c2- can create a brochure on viruses
- students can create news reports
caution !
ensure that students are familiar with vocabulary before proceeding with this task as advance vocabulary can make comprehension difficult for even the best students.