100 Test/Project Points

Disease Project

(100 test/project points)

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Choose a disease to research. You must sign-up first because each student in the class must research a different disease. Research your disease using approved websites and databases:

• Most websites with a URL ending in .org, .gov, or.edu are reliable sources
• See librarian or school library website for reliable databases

1. Outline of your research

• Starts with a title page (name, disease, Image period, semester, year) but this is not included within the three page requirement
• Minimum three pages—outline should be typed and single spaced. I will be referencing your outline and sources when you present to check for accuracy and to validate the information you are reporting. A template for the outline is provided on my website.
• Do not copy and paste! I will be on the lookout for plagiarism.

• Ends with your Works Cited Page but this is also not included within the three page requirement

1. Visual Aid for presentation

• Poster, model, PowerPoint, etc…
• Large enough to be seen by classmates in the back of the room, or otherwise passed around
• Helps you TEACH about this disease but not word for word
• Has color and pictures; visually pleasing

1. Index Cards with hints, not your entire presentation word for word, to assist you during your presentation. Not necessary to use but required to have.

• Presentation must be 7-10 minutes long
• Presenter view in PPT is acceptable.

1. Presentation must have an interactive component

• Come up with something to engage your audience
• This could come in many forms; a quiz, an activity, a skit, a model, etc.
• Get your audience involved into your presentation some how

1. Works Cited Page in MLA format

• In the bulk of your outline provide in-text citations from your sources
• Works cited page comes at the end of your outline, also not included in the three pages
• At least four current resources/references; 2 out of 4 need to be from MIHS Library Databases
• See librarian or school library website for help with this – we will have a day spent with the librarian

Number drawn: ______

Date of my presentation: ______

Full Name of Disease: ______

OUTLINE:

Include the following in your outline; see the template on my website:

Title Page: (not part of your three pages) 3 points

1. Include full student name, full disease name, Image period, semester (Fall or Spring) and year

1. General overview of the disease 10 points
2. History (who discovered it, well known people who had it, where it started, medical advances in past treatment)
3. What part of the body does it affect?
4. What is going on inside the body? (What is physically, chemically, or emotionally going on inside the body because of the disease?)
5. Forms, types, phases, stages, etc. of the disease (ie- Type 1 and 2 diabetes)
6. Causes 3 points
7. What causes the disease to develop? (Poor habits? Transmitted from person to person? Genetics?)
8. Incidence 5 points
9. How many people does this disease affect currently? (explained in a ratio or single number)
10. Does it affect a certain age group more than others? Why?
11. Does it affect a certain ethnic group more than others? Why?
12. Does it affect a certain sex or gender? Why?
13. What is the Mortality Rate, meaning of the number of people who have the disease how many die from it? (expressed in a ratio or percentage)
14. Symptoms and Risk Factors 4 points
15. What are the symptoms of that disease?
16. What are the decisions, lifestyle choices or genetic risk factors that could lead to this disease?
17. Diagnosis 3 points
18. What tests do the doctors run to determine whether a person has the disease? Briefly explain the test(s) process.
19. Living with the Disease 5 points

1. What does the daily routine look like for someone living with this disease? (What do they have to do differently than healthy people? Is there anything they use to manage through their day that doesn’t directly treat their symptoms? ie- wheelchair, prick their finger, assistance? )

1. Treatment 4 points

1. What are the treatment options? (How are the symptoms treated?)
2. Is there a cure? If so what is it?

1. Prevention 3 points

1. Are there any ways to prevent this disease?

Works Cited Page: (not part of your three pages) 10 points

1. Formatted in correct MLA (alphabetical order, hanging indent, works cited title, double spaced)
2. At least four sources (2/4 from MIHS databases)

Total of 50 points

Name: ______Disease: ______