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Food Borne Illnesses . By Hannah Ostrander. What I already know What do I want to know? The Story of my search My Search results My growth as a researcher My works cited. What I already Know. Food borne illnesses can come from undercooked food.
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Food Borne Illnesses By Hannah Ostrander
What I already know • What do I want to know? • The Story of my search • My Search results • My growth as a researcher • My works cited
What I already Know • Food borne illnesses can come from undercooked food. • Food borne illnesses can come from poor living conditions. • Some food borne illnesses can be region specific. • Food borne illnesses can cause death.
What do I want to know? • What are the initial symptoms of specific food borne illnesses? • Do some food borne illnesses share symptoms? • Are some food borne illnesses contagious after consumption? • How can food borne illnesses be prevented? • What are some long lasting effects of untreated food borne illnesses?
The story of my search • Learned to create a non-linear PowerPoint. • The Resource section in the Port Allegany High School Library: 600’s and 300’s. • Massive amounts of information can be found in online Web sources. Including periodicals, online databases, and even online books. • The essentials to and interesting introduction paragraph.
Writers do not use conjunctions such as “don’t” in a research paper. • Indent long quotes 1”.
My search results • Cholera • The bacteria speeds up the rate at which fluids pass through a person’s system. • The infection of cholera occurs through food and water. • Symptoms can start anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
Cholera (cont.) • The most usual form of treatment is replacement of fluids through IV (intravenous) injection. • (“Cholera”)
Salmonella • Salmonella bacteria can be found in many locations. • Symptoms of salmonella can last about 4-7 days. • Salmonella outbreaks tend to be spread out epidemics. • (“Salmonella Outbreak Apparently Over, FDA Says.”)
E. coli • Certain strands of E. coli make people sick by producing a toxin called Shiga. • E. coli can be spread through many different ways. • There are many notorious outbreaks on E. coli. • (Lew 5-16) • (“Bad Burgers”)
Hepatitis Type A • Hepatitis A is the most common form of Hepatitis worldwide. • Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, Hepatitis A also has many more symptoms. • Hepatitis A’s symptoms are visible 15-45 days after exposure. • There are now many ways to prevent hepatitis type A. • (“Hepatitis”)(Williams)
My growth as a researcher • I learned that in text citation does not require a first name. • I can now better format my works cited. • I learned that importance of transition sentences. • I learned to thoroughly check the reliability of web sources and their facts. • I can now better format an MLA style report.
Works cited • Lew, Kristi. Food Poisoning: E. coli and the food supply. ISBN 978-1-4488-1293-6 • “Salmonella Outbreak Apparently Over, FDA says.” Cable News Network, Nov 1. 2006: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 May 2013 • “Hepatitis.” Compton’s by Britannica. 01 Aug 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 06 May 2013. • “Cholera.” Compton’s by Britannica. 01 Aug 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 May 2013.
“Bad Burgers.” Current Events. Sept 19 1997: 1-2. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 May 2013 • Williams, Nia. “Virus Sickens Many Customers.” Kids News Room. Nov 14-21 2003: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 09 May 2013. • Tarshis, Lauren. “Delicious or Deadly?” Scholastic Scope. 09 Jan 2012: 4+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 10 may 2013.