Standards
Filament Games builds interactive learning experiences based on educations latest learning
standards and goals. The standards in You Make Me Sick! come from the Next Generation
Science Standards (2013), Common Core State Standards Initiatives for Math and Literacy,
and Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they
are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks.
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
6E/M3
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites may infect the human body and interfere with normal body
functions. A person can catch a cold many times because there are many varieties of cold viruses that
cause similar symptoms.
6E/M4
White blood cells engulf invaders or produce antibodies that attack them or mark them for killing
by other white cells. The antibodies produced will remain and can fight off subsequent invaders
of the same kind.
6E/M6** (BSL)
Specific kinds of germs cause specific diseases.
6E/M7** (BSL)
Vaccines induce the body to build immunity to a disease without actually causing the disease itself.