Individual Learning: The Simulation Method Term Paper

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In the area of dental hygiene, appeals to emotions are not difficult to find. Humans like their mouths to be clean, and a brief overview of the reasons that good dental hygiene is a practical asset -- creating more attractive teeth and generally a mouth more conducive to maraichinage -- is an excellent start to emphasizing the importance of dental hygiene. A follow-up that summons the disgust reflex is equally simply, thanks to subjects such as plaque and bacterial buildup. A directed emphasis on the idea of living organisms inhabiting the oral cavity is sure to be particularly effective on female students, although such techniques are vulnerable to logical attack (since certain organisms inhabit the human body that are beneficial or even necessary, such as certain bacteria that live in the intestines and aid digestion, or even mitochondria to a certain degree).

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An example of a simulation would be one that demonstrates the exponential nature of germ growth (and thereby supports the concept that dental hygiene should be performed regularly). For instance:

Students would be asked to assume the role of germs, and the teacher would use a calculator to direct the simulation. Each student would represent one million germs. Using research on bacterial cultures in substrates with a similar or identical accident to human saliva, have students enter an area designated "The mouth" as an additional million germs reproduce. Emphasize how little time it takes for the mouth to become full of germs, and the potential side effects of poor dental hygiene.

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