Strand E: Science and Public Health Issues

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At a glance

Curriculum expectations

E1 — assess the impact of scientific research, technological advances, and government initiatives on public health
E2 — investigate various strategies related to contemporary public health issues
E3 — demonstrate an understanding of major public health issues, past and present

Lessons

Epidemics in the historiesThree epidemics recorded in the histories, the plague of Amwas, the Black Death in Tunis in 1349, and the smallpox years of 422 to 425, and what each source says it did (E3.2).
Protecting the public from epidemic diseaseMeasures the museum's records describe for protecting the public from epidemic disease: the instruction at Sargh, the saying on entering and leaving, and the confinement of lepers in a caliph's hospital (E3.5).

Brief

Strand E of the Grade 12 Science course: Science and Public Health Issues. It has 2 lessons linked to records of the museum. ¹

Sources

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand E: Science and Public Health Issues”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g12-snc4m-e/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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