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Are Oil Sands Increasing the Rates of Cancer of People Downstream? Problem-Based Learning Lesson

Are Oil Sands Increasing the Rates of Cancer of People Downstream? Problem-Based Learning Lesson

1. Put the students into groups of 3-5. 2. Provide the students with the "Do Your Patients Have Increased Rates of Cancer?" handout. 3. Have the students define the problem and determine what they know about the problem, what they need to learn more about, and where they need to look to find information. 4. Groups conduct research, find information, and work towards deciding what they should do. The teacher acts as a metacognitive coach, serving as a model.