Honors Health Science II

1st 6 weeks project

Cover letter/resume/job application, research paper and interview

  1. Student must research career of interest through the internet, books, and possibly the newspaper and site sources.
  2. Student will be required to type a cover letter for career of interest.
  3. Student will complete a resume for career of interest.
  4. Student will contact an adult and request a job interview for a job they are currently qualified for (i.e. If the career you research is Dentist but you are only qualified right now to be a lifeguard then you will request an interview to be a lifeguard….the goal is to have you practice interviewing)
  5. Student will write a 3-5 page research paper on the career of choice. Rubric attached.
  6. Student will request feedback from the interviewer.
  7. Student will write a Thank you note.

Student will have 4 weeks to complete project once unit has started. Time allowance will be given for interview; however, student has to have contact with a person to interview with during the first 2 weeks of starting unit.

Honors HealthScienceII

2nd6 Weeks Project

Project Due Date: ______

On the above date you are to have completed one of the following projects.

1 – Prepared speaking: Student will prepare and deliver a speech to school, church, or other community group. Speech will pertain to promoting Health Science courses, or may be based on a national health observance, or may follow the HOSA national theme topic for the current year. Grading will be based on HOSA’s national competitive event guidelines.

2 – Researched writing project: The topic should be related to the National HOSA theme for the year. The student must prepare a 3-5 page typewritten (Times New Roman 12 pt font) research paper that emphasizes the HOSA theme. The paper will be graded per the attached rubric.

3 – Health Sciences Poster / Medical Reading: Student will prepare a poster based and book summary on a book that relates to health carein some aspect (i.e. the main character has a terminal disease, forensic crime novel, etc).

HealthScienceII

3rd 6 Weeks Project

Project Due Date: ______

On the above date you should be prepared to present your research to the class. This presentation should last at least 10 minutes. You may use video, Power Point, posters or other visual aids for your presentation. The presentation will be graded according to the attached rubric. The presentation will count 25% of the project grade with the written paper counting 75%.

Project Guidelines:

  1. Choose a disease or condition that interests you or pick a disease or condition that has impacted you and/or your family.

Disease / Condition: ______

  1. Include the following in a research paper:
  2. Signs / symptoms
  3. Assessment findings (abnormalities on physical examination)
  4. Diagnostic tests and expected outcomes
  5. Causes of the disease or condition
  6. Complications of the disease or condition
  7. Interventions (treatments, medicines, dietary changes, specific therapies, etc)
  8. Rehabilitation if applicable
  9. Medical personnel involved and training required
  10. Patient teaching
  11. Interview of a person or caregiver of a person affected by this condition
  12. Information on community resources for persons affected by this condition
  13. Information on a support group for persons affected by this condition (attend a meeting if possible and include observations of how the group functions)
  14. Make an original educational brochure that could be distributed to the public to educate the community about the disease.
  1. Paper requirements:
  2. Typed in 12pt Times New Roman font in Microsoft Word
  3. Papers must be emailed or turned in to Gaggle drop box
  4. Printed copy of paper must be in a cover with pockets and the brochure should be placed in the front pocked of the folder
  5. Title page required
  6. All items in #2 must be included in the paper.
  7. Deductions will be made for spelling and grammatical errors
  8. Deductions will be made for incorrect / incomplete information
  9. Include a works cited page in MLA format (use at least 5 sources including the interview…web sources must be from a credible source)

MSII Research Paper
CATEGORY / 4Excellent / 3Good / 2Average / 1Unacceptable
Organization / Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and good transitions. / Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. / Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. / The information appears to be disorganized.
Quality of Information / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. / Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Sources / All sources are accurately documented in the desired format. / All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. / All sources are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format. / Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics / No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Very few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Some grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors
Disease / Medical Condition Research Project
Teacher Name: Mrs. Dick
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Amount of Information / All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. / All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. / All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. / One or more topics were not addressed.
Quality of Information / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. / Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Organization / Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. / Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. / Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. / The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Oral Presentation / Voice, appearance, poise posutre, and eye contact is superior. / Voice, appearance, poise posutre, and eye contact is excellent. / Voice, appearance, poise posutre, and eye contact is good. / Voice, appearance, poise posutre, and eye contact is fair.
Diagrams & Illustrations / Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate, original and add to the reader's understanding of the topic. / Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic. / Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the topic. / Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader's understanding of the topic.