HONORS HEALTH DISEASE UNIT GROUP PROJECT
POSSIBLE POINTS = 100
ASSIGNED DATE: November 29thDUE DATE: December 20thDEADLINE: December 21st
ASSIGNMENT
Your project has 4parts worth 25 points each.
Part I: Article Summaries
You are to complete two article summaries related to your
disease using the previous article summary format for the class. Note: Article summaries should not come from Fact sheets.
Part II: PowerPoint
Create an original PowerPoint presentation on your topic. Be creative as your group will be showing it to your classmates!
Your PowerPoint must be at least 12 slides (each person must complete at
least 2 of the information slides) and include the following information:
The name of your disease and any other name(s) that it is also known as (1 pt.)
The cause of the disease ( 3 pts.)
Symptoms and signs of the disease (3 pts.)
Transmission of the disease (3 pts.)
Effect(s) of the disease(3 pts.)
Treatment(s) and/or cure(s) for the disease(3 pts.)
Prevention for the disease (if there is no prevention, specify why not)(3 pts.)
Any important dates, statistics, famous people, or other information about the disease(3 pts.)
Your PowerPoint must also include:
*at least 3 statistics slides about your disease put in chart or graph format, if possible.
*at least 4 graphics related to the disease.
Note: Graphics can go on any slide.
*a formal bibliography from atleast 5 different sources.(3pts.)
Note: Please make sure that your Row # and Period appear on the title slide of your PowerPoint. The title slide does not count as one of the 12 required
for the project. Please also turn in a typed sheet indicating which slides are done by each person in your group.
Part III:Poster
You are to create an original poster which depicts information about your disease. Be creative!
Your poster must:
Be no smaller than 16x 16 and no larger than18 x 24.
Have information from at least 3 of your slides from the PowerPoint. (15 pts.)
Have your Row #, Period, and the Date on the back.
Be neat (typed information) with no spelling errors.
Have at least one 3-D item attached to it that is related to the disease
(becreative).(5 pts.)
Be colorful and creative (one that you would be proud to see displayed in my
classroom).
Contain at least 2 other graphics related to the disease.(5 pts.)
Part IV: Presentation
Your group will give a maximum 10 minute informational (and hopefully entertaining) presentation about your disease. Every member of the group must be involved in the presentation.
Rubric for the Presentation
1 2 3 4 5Presentation utilized materials from other parts of the project.
1 2 3 4 5Presentation was informational.
1 2 3 4 5Presentation lasted for the allotted time.
1 2 3 4 5Presentation included every member of the group.
1 2 3 4 5Presentation was creative and entertaining.
Note: Do not use Wikipedia as a source for any part of this
project.
ARTICLE SUMMARIES FOR THE PROJECT
POSSIBLE POINTS = 12.5 POINTS EACH
1. You are to type (double spaced no larger than 12 pt.) a minimum one full-page summary of any health related article from a magazine or newspaper. You are required to write in complete sentences to answer the questions below.
2. Articles should be current (not more than 2 years old) and can come from sources such as :
Local newspapers(ex. Washington Post, US Today)
Popular(appropriate)magazines (ex. YM, Men’s Health, Seventeen)
Research Periodicals (ex. New England Journal of Medicine or other professional journals)
NOTES:(1) MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ARTICLE IS LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETE #3 BELOW.
(2)AN ARTICLE IS NOT A PARAGRAPH OR A QUESTION AND ANSWER PAGE IN A MAGAZINE OR A FACT SHEET ON A TOPIC.
(3)ARTICLES CAN COME FROM ON-LINE SOURCES.
YOUR ARTICLE SUMMARY SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1 POINT1. The title, author(s), source, date, and page number(s) of the article.
1 POINT2. Who is the intended audience? In other words, who is the author(s) addressing?
6 POINTS3. What is the article about? Elaborate on at least 3 key
points mentioned in the article by writing at least 3 sentences for each key point.
2 POINTS4. What new health information did you learn from the article?
2 POINTS5. Overall, what is your opinion of the article? Would you recommend it to the rest of your class to read? Explain your reason(s) why or why not.
.5 POINTS6. An original or copy of the article is stapled to the back of the summary.
DISEASE PROJECT TOPICS
1. Pancreatic cancer*33. Tourette Syndrome
2. Sickle-cell anemia
3. Ebola
*4. Parkinson’s disease
*5. Breast Cancer
6. Bird flu
7. MRSA
8. Anthrax
*9. SARS
*10. Osteoperosis
*11. Lyme disease
12. Mononucleosis
*13. Mad cow disease
14. Multiple sclerosis
*15. Leukemia
16. Cystic fibrosis
17. Tuberculosis
*18. Hodgkin’s disease
19. Alzheimer’s disease
20. Epilepsy
*21. Cerebral palsy
*22. Hemophilia
*23. Muscular dystrophy
24. West Nile virus
*25. Down syndrome
26. Huntington disease
27.ALS
*28. Legionnaires’ disease
*29. Meningitis
30. Swine flu
*31. Autism
*32. Polio