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Your Name:. ____________________________________ Disease: ____________________________________. Research A Disease. Walker Science. Research. Draw a disease from the box to research. On the master list, place your name beside the disease you selected. Research.
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Your Name: ____________________________________ Disease: ____________________________________
Research A Disease Walker Science
Research • Draw a disease from the box to research. On the master list, place your name beside the disease you selected.
Research • If there is a disease not listed that you want to research, let me know.
Research • Create note cards for each area to be covered for your disease. • Use the internet, resource books and encyclopedias, available in the library.
Areas to Cover 1. General overview of the disease, include: • When was this disease discovered? • Who is given credit for discovering this disease
Areas to Cover 2. Causes • Is it viral, bacteria, fungal, hereditary, etc.? • What form does this disease take – how is it classified?
Areas to Cover 3. Incidence • How often can humans contract the disease? • Does it affect a certain age/ethnic group?
Areas to Cover 4. Symptoms • How would someone know they had this disease? (fever, stomach pain, headaches, etc.) • What are the symptoms?
Areas to Cover 5. Transmission Platform • How does this disease move from on person to another? • Discuss Carriers, Vectors, etc.
Areas to Cover 6. Diagnosis. • What tests determine if a person has the disease? (urine test, take temperature, pulse, x-ray, weight, blood pressure, etc.)
Areas to Cover 7. Prevention • Can someone do something to attempt to never get this disease? • If so, what?
Areas to Cover 8. Treatment • Is there a cure? What? • Can the patient do something to change the impact of the disease on their body?
Areas to Cover 9. Pictures and Graph Include several pictures relating to the disease and a graph showing some statistical information about the disease.
Areas to Cover 10. Additional information that is useful and informative (has some one famous had this disease, was it part of a significant event)
Create a Poster You will create a Poster on your disease. The poster will need to have each category listed covered.
Grading Rubric • 25 points – Neat/Accurate • 50 points - 10 Topics • 10 points – Bibliography • 15 points – Presentation /Knowledgeable
Final Requirement Present Poster to class. Submit poster for Display Turn-in note cards