Intervention inventory
Build a starter list of medical interventions and sort them so you can see the landscape of this course.
Three-column intervention inventory (prevention, diagnosis, treatment) with at least ten entries and one written prediction.
- 1Do thisBuild a starter list of medical interventions and sort them so you can see the landscape of this course.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Three-column intervention inventory (prevention, diagnosis, treatment) with at least ten entries and one written prediction.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Genetics of Disease (Medical Interventions) › Course launch, safety, Smith family case, intervention categories, and the daily submission routine. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: How do scientists and doctors decide which kind of intervention to use against a disease?
- 0-10 minBrainstorm: individually list at least eight interventions you have heard of
- 10-25 minWrite one sentence per intervention explaining the problem it solves and how it works
- 25-40 minSort the list into prevention, diagnosis, and treatment columns; flag uncertain ones
- 40-55 minPartner trade: add two interventions from your partner's list that you missed
- 55-70 minClass share-out: build a collective list on the board and discuss the hardest ones to classify
- 70-80 minWrite a one-sentence prediction about which category the course starts with and why
- • Every drug, test, and vaccine in medicine started as a question: how do we stop this disease?
- • By the end of this course you will have run some of the actual tools used to answer that question in a real lab.
- • Today's inventory is your baseline: what do you already know, and what gaps does this course fill?
- • Exit goal: a sorted three-column intervention list ready to revisit at the end of the year.
- 1List eight interventions you have heard of, from vaccines to antibiotics to gene therapy.
- 2For each, write one sentence: what problem does it solve and roughly how?
- 3Sort your list into prevention, diagnosis, and treatment columns.
- 4Mark any intervention you are unsure how to classify and flag it with a question mark.
- 5Trade lists with a partner and add two interventions you did not have.
- 6Write one prediction about which category we will study first and why.
- • You will be able to give examples of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions.
- • You will be able to classify a medical intervention by its purpose.
- • You will be able to connect an intervention to the problem it addresses.
- • Medical interventions fall into three categories: prevention (stop disease from starting), diagnosis (identify what is wrong), and treatment (fight or manage the disease).
- • The same disease may require interventions from all three categories at different stages.
- • This course focuses on molecular and genetic tools used in diagnosis and treatment.
Your PLTW work today
Course launch, safety, Smith family case, intervention categories, and the daily submission routine. · Intervention inventory
Day 3 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open myPLTW and locate Activity 1.1.1 Intervention Inventory; review the categories of medical interventions you will encounter this semester.
Complete your starter intervention inventory list and note which category the course opens with.
Notebook entry should already be uploaded (Wednesday); inventory list due today.
Completed intervention inventory in your notebook or uploaded to the portfolio.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Course launch, safety, Smith family case, intervention categories, and the daily submission routine. · Intervention inventory
Open myPLTW and locate Activity 1.1.1 Intervention Inventory; review the categories of medical interventions you will encounter this semester.
Notebook entry should already be uploaded (Wednesday); inventory list due today.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Build a starter list of medical interventions and sort them so you can see the landscape of this course.
- List eight interventions you have heard of, from vaccines to antibiotics to gene therapy.
- For each, write one sentence: what problem does it solve and roughly how?
- Sort your list into prevention, diagnosis, and treatment columns.
- Mark any intervention you are unsure how to classify and flag it with a question mark.
- Trade lists with a partner and add two interventions you did not have.
- Write one prediction about which category we will study first and why.
Tracker entry: Three-column intervention inventory (prevention, diagnosis, treatment) with at least ten entries and one written prediction.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| List eight interventions you have heard of, from vaccines to antibiotics to gene therapy. | _______ |
| For each, write one sentence: what problem does it solve and roughly how? | _______ |
| Sort your list into prevention, diagnosis, and treatment columns. | _______ |
| Mark any intervention you are unsure how to classify and flag it with a question mark. | _______ |
| Trade lists with a partner and add two interventions you did not have. | _______ |
| Write one prediction about which category we will study first and why. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You will be able to give examples of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions.
- You will be able to classify a medical intervention by its purpose.
- You will be able to connect an intervention to the problem it addresses.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Open this when the class reaches this activity and use it to complete the required lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Course launch, safety, SDS, notebook setup by path:Medical-Interventions/Unit-1_How-to-Fight-Infection/00_Unit-Overview; keywords:intervention. Score 130. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this after the required lesson work when you are ready for a harder application or a deeper connection.
Placement rationale
Matched Course launch, safety, SDS, notebook setup by path:Medical-Interventions/Unit-1_How-to-Fight-Infection/00_Unit-Overview; keywords:safety. Score 126. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Tracker entry.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
OSHA — Hazard Communication & Safety Data Sheets (authoritative)- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · Intervention inventory here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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