1. Disease Research Project & Presentation
    1. 1. Sign up for a disease (consider what runs in your family)
    2. 3. Answer ALL the questions on the sheet provided
    3. 4. Organize the required information about your disease on your PowerPoint
    4. 5. Practice your presentation
    5. 6. Turn in your question sheet AND PowerPoint.
  2. Disease Project Question Sheet


Name: _______________________        Due Date:

  


Disease Research Project & Presentation


 

Project Requirements: You will select a disease of your choice (only one person per disease) Next you need to answer the questions on the following sheet and prepare a PowerPoint presentation to share with the class.

 

Steps to complete:





1. Sign up for a disease (consider what runs in your family)

2. Research the disease and find the following information (must use at least 2 sources):
ü Disease description
ü What does the disease do to the human body?
ü Symptoms and signs (how might a person know if they have the disease?)
ü Is there a cure?
ü How is the disease treated?
ü How do you get the disease (ethnicity, genetics, circumstances, random)
ü Where in the world is it most commonly found? (Is there a region that has a larger number of cases – may be statistics)





3. Answer ALL the questions on the sheet provided
ü Information needs to be written in YOUR OWN WORDS. NO CUTTING AND PASTING.
ü Should include at least 2 sources cited at the end of your paper. Use credible sources and be specific with your source (google.com is not a source)





4. Organize the required information about your disease on your PowerPoint
ü Present a summary of all the information from your question sheet.
ü Should be 3-4 minutes in length





5. Practice your presentation





6. Turn in your question sheet AND PowerPoint.


 
 
Student Name___________________________ Date_____________________


 

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Disease Project Question Sheet


 

What is the name of your assigned disease?

 

 

What is the disease description?

 

 

What does the disease do to the human body?

 

 

What are the symptoms and signs (how might a person know if they have the disease)?

 

 

Is there a cure?

 

 

How is the disease treated?

 

 

How do you get the disease (ethnicity, genetics, circumstances, random)

 

 

 

 

Where in the world is it most commonly found? (Is there a region that has a larger number of cases – may be statistics)

 

 

What preventative measures can a person take to prevent him/her from getting the disease?

 

 

Other facts about the disease/history.

 

 

Sources : List at least 2 credible sources--.gov, .edu, .org

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