Name:______
Date:______
Period:______
Infectious Disease Wanted Poster
Activity Description:
Create a Wanted Poster on any infectious diseases.
Poster Guidelines:
1. Title
o Wanted: _name of disease__
o Scientific name and common name of pathogen that causes the disease
2. Mug Shot
o Draw, or cut out a picture of the pathogen that causes the disease
o Label the parts
3. Attacks
o Body systems it attacks
o Different types of infections
o How it is transmitted (passed from one organism to another)
4. Victims
o What organisms it usually infects
o What types/ages of people have been exposed
5. Crime
o Injury to victim (symptoms)
§ Show pictures of symptoms if appropriate
o Armed and Dangerous? (Damage to body)
6. Hide Out
o Where it can be found in the body
o Where is the disease found in the world: geologic locations
7. Weapons
o Mortality rate (% of deaths)
o Ways to defend yourself from contracting this disease
o Prevention – (active immunity, vaccination, antibiotic, passive immunity)
o Treatment / Cure
8. Other details
o Make sure your poster is colorful
o Name, date, and period go on the back of your poster
o Must use regular poster-sized paper
Rubric:
Criteria / Possible Points / ScoreTitle (5 points)
ü Name of disease / 2
ü Common and Scientific name / 3
Mug Shot (8 points)
ü Picture of organism / 4
ü Parts labeled / 4
Attacks (12 points)
ü Body systems attacked / 4
ü Types of infections / 4
ü How disease is transmitted / 4
Victims (10 points)
ü Organisms affected / 5
ü Types/ages of people exposed / 5
Crimes (10 points)
ü Symptoms / 5
ü Damage to body / 5
Hide Out (10 points)
ü Where found in the body / 5
ü Where found in the world / 5
Weapons (15 points)
ü Mortality rate / 3
ü Ways to defend against the disease / 4
ü Prevention / 4
ü Treatments / cures / 4
Creativity / Neatness (15 points) / 15
Followed Instructions (15 points)
ü Poster-sized paper / 5
ü Name, date and period on back / 5
ü Rubric sheet turned in / 5
Total / 100
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