Infographics

Infographics are a fantastic way for students to create visually appealing projects to present information. If students are unclear about what infographics are, The Best American Infographics 2015 is a great collection of infographics and the varying ways in which they are used to display information. ​Below, I have provided two different lessons I've created using Piktochart.

This is a science lesson that I led with one of our anatomy teachers; the lesson covers epidemiology and how it relates to anatomy/physiology.

• To begin, I asked if anyone had seen the movie Contagion.  Before showing a YouTube clip of the preview, I asked if students knew what contagion meant – what it sounded like. 
• Then, I showed the film trailer. 
• After viewing the clip, I asked if students knew who the people were that were investigating the disease, which lead into a discussion of the CDC.
• I asked if students knew what CDC stood for and what it does. I also asked students to explain how the CDC might relate to anatomy and physiology. 
• We then discussed the following:  If you were attacked by a disease, what is the worst anatomical area that could be attacked and why?
• I gave them information about the Epidemic Intelligence Service and showed them its page on the CDC’s website. 
• After our discussion of the CDC, the students worked in groups with the iPads and were able to be “Disease Detectives” with the CDC app. 
• After the app, I explained the research project, rubric, databases, and showed them an example of a final product.  Most of their research could come from the CDC’s website; however, their articles had to be found through EBSCO.  I also showed them how to cite their sources through EasyBib and how to find copyright free images. 
• We used Piktochart as our infographic creator.  Final project is pictured below.
• I offered to grade the copyright portion of the project, so students submitted projects through a Google form, so both the anatomy teacher and I had access to them. 
• Rubric is included below. 

I collaborated with Forensics on an independent reading project. I pulled mysteries and crime-related books, ​and students had the opportunity to choose what they wanted to read. The project was based on the following rubric: