| Title | The Hot Zone Essay Question |
| Audience | Grades 10-14 |
| Abstract | The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a great book describing the outbreak of the Marburg and Ebola viruses. Here is an essay question for students to answer as they read the book. Enjoy. |
| Author | Rosie McKinney |
| Email | rmckinne@ix.netcom.com |
| Unifying Concept | Evolution and equilibrium |
| Science and Technology | Understandings about science and technology |
| Science as Inquiry | Understandings about scientific inquiry |
| History and Nature of Science | Science as a human endeavor, Nature of scientific knowledge |
| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | Personal and community health |
| Life, Physical, Earth Sciences | Biological evolution, Interdependence of organisms, Populations and ecosystems |
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