SBI4U Homeostasis Assignment (Optional): Human Diseases

Assignment:

Your assignment is to create a poster-board (visual display) to illustrate a human disease that affects homeostasis.

Information to include on poster:

(1)Background Information

(2)Symptoms

(3)Treatments

(4)Neurological changes that occur

(5)Physiological changes that occur

(6)Diagrams/Charts

** Your poster MUST include information on how it relates to the body systems, and specifically how the disease disrupts the body’s homeostasis. **

Additional Information:

 The poster should include your name, the teacher’s name, course code and title of your report.

 You must also have at least 3 different sources, which should be referenced in a bibliography on the back of the poster (properly cited)

 Be sure to use your own words! Plagiarism is NOT acceptable!

Evaluation:

· Completeness of requirements

· Quality of research and information

· Poster board is organized, logical, and coherent

· Variety of reference materials

· Evidence of higher-level thinking in your report

· Use of visuals (pictures, diagrams, etc)

Possible Research Topics:

Cerebral Palsy Alzheimer’s Rickets

Acromegaly Dwarfism Bright’s disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s DiabetesEpilepsy

Graves disease (thyrotoxicosis) Parkinson’s

Multiple SclerosisAlzheimer’s Disease Tourette Syndrome

If you are interested in one not on the list that is fine, just clear it with me ahead of time to make sure it fits the requirements of the project!!

This project is due Tuesday, January8, 2013.

NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

Category / level 1 / level 2 / level 3 / level 4 / TOTAL
Quality of Information and Referencing (required research information) / - has little of the required information and proper referencing / - has some of the required information and proper referencing / - has all of the required information and proper referencing / - has given all of the required information, plus additional material and proper references / /4
Spelling/
Grammar / - serious errors in final product / - some serious errors in final product / - a few minor errors / -no errors in final product / /4
Text
(labels and text) / - labels/text are too small to view
- missing important labels
- no explanation of labels
- no variety of size of font to indicate headings from explanation / - labels/text can easily be read from a meter away
- labels/text are horizontal
- most items of importance are labeled / - labels/text can be read from meter away
- almost all items of importance are labeled with horizontal labels/text
- designation between labels and text explanation / - all items of importance are clearly labeled and easily read from a meter away
- size of font indicating importance
- creativity in display of text but does not distract from legibility / /4
Graphics / - graphics are not relate to topic or obvious graphics are missing
- graphics are of poor quality
- graphics are not explained / - all graphics are related to topic and most important ones are include
- graphics are of adequate quality
- some explanation to graphics / - all graphics are related to topic and most aid in understanding of topic
- most graphics are clear and of good quality / - all graphics are related to topic and aid in understanding of topic
- all graphics are clear and of good quality / /4
Creativity and Attractiveness / - little imagination or creativity shown
- distractingly messy
- poor organization of design
- no thought to interactive nature of poster / - some imagination or creativity shown
- shows some thought to organization but is difficult to follow
- attractive but a bit messy
- at least one aspect of poster is interactive / - attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness
- some aspects are interactive but not well built in to design / - exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness
- original/creative design with respect to visual display and interactive quality / /8