Follow-up activities are limited only by the instructor's imaginatino. During the 1930's, approximately 400 black men were solicited by the U.S Public Health Service for free medical care. Over 100 men died of syphilis and related complications, at least 40 wives were infected, and 19 children contracted the disease at birth. The tragedy of Tuskegee has been compared to other horrific events such as the Nazi concentration camps and the alleged flooding of black neighborhoods with cocaine. WebQuests necessitate that students employ cooperative strategies to complete content-specific projects.
Students first explore common readings to build up the background knowledge of the class.
After the teams gain expertise in one area by exploring Websites specific to their role, they meet to synthesize and summarize what they have learned before completing the final writing task. The goal of this particular WebQuest is to compare what happened at Tuskegee with other tragic events and to see how they are similar and different. Analyze the similarities and differences between the other topics and the Tuskegee Study. Return to top.