Disease Project

Requirements: (Worth 100 pts.)

1)Choose a disease to research from the list provided. You must sign-up with your teacher first because each student in the class must research a different disease. Research your disease using approved media center websites.

2)Create a 3-5 minute presentation over your disease. You may use Keynote, Prezi, Picollage, or any other approved app.

Research: (70pts.)

Include the following in your outlined research:

Title Page:

  1. Include full name, date, class period, and disease.

1-General overview of the disease

  1. History
  2. What part of the body does it affect?
  3. How does the disease affect the body?
  4. Forms or types of the disease

2)Causes

  1. How is the disease transmitted?

3)Incidence

  1. How many people does this disease affect?
  2. Does it affect a certain age group?
  3. Does it affect a certain ethnic group?
  4. What is the Mortality Rate?

4)Signs and Symptoms

5)Diagnosis

  1. What tests do the doctors run to determine whether a person has the disease?

6)Treatment

  1. What are the treatment options?
  2. Is there a cure?

7)Prevention

  1. Are there any ways to prevent this disease?

8)Add any additional information that is useful and informative.

Work Cited Page:

  1. Must include at least 2 references.

Presentation: (30pts.)

1-Students should be prepared, organized, demonstrate professionalism, and the information was appropriate for the audience.

2-The presentation should include a general overview of the disease, how it was contracted, any signs or symptoms that were noticed, how it was treated, and any preventatives.

DISEASE PROJECT

Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______

REQUIREMENTS / POINT VALUES / POINTS RECEIVED

GRADE RUBRIC (Outline & Zooburst):

Outline:
Title Page / 7
Overview / 7
Causes / 7
Incidence / 7
Signs & Symptoms / 7
Diagnosis / 7
Treatment / 7
Prevention / 7
Useful information &
statistics / 7
Work Cited (2) Page / 7
Presentation:
  • Prepared
  • Organized
  • Demonstrated Professionalism
  • Material was audience appropriate and presented as a narrative
/ 70
Zooburst:
  • Overview
  • Causes
  • Treatment & prevention
  • Conclusion
  • Included 10 facts with appropriate illustrations
/ 30

FINAL GRADE: ______/100PTS.

List of Diseases

Bone cystBone spur (osteophytes)

Bone tumor(osteochondroma)Bone tumor (osteosarcoma)

CraniosynostosisFibrodysplasia

Giant cell tumor of boneHypophosphatasia

Metabolic bone diseaseOsteoarthritis

Osteitis pubis Osteitis condensans ilii

Condensing osteitis (or osteitis condensans)Osteochondritis dissecans

Osteogenesis imperfectOsteomalacia

OsteomyelitisOsteopenia

OsteopetrosisOsteoporosis

Porotic hyperostosisPrimary hyperparathyroidism

Renal osteodystrophyWater on the knee

Ricket’sAcromegaly

Perthes’ DiseaseDegenerative Disc Disease

Osteitis deformans (or Paget’s disease of the bone)

Osteitis fibrosa cystic (Osteitis fibrosa or Von Riecklinghausen’s disease)