Human Body Systems Fall Project

Students will be completing an individual project to complement our work in class. Students will be given four days in class to ask clarifying questions, choose an appropriate topic, get started with research, and make significant progress on the project. After these four days in class, the entire project will become homework. Students without access to digital resources at home will be offered more traditional visual aid choices. Suggested Timeline 11/2-11/5: Choose a topic, ask questions, begin research using research guide (topic choice due by the beginning of class 11/5) 11/20: Research guide due signed off by Mr. Clark (research to be completed in students science journal) 12/10: Final product due, presentation schedule presented to students EXCEL science students will choose between three broad categories: a disease/condition, a health care career, or a current issue in medicine. Each type of project has different research and scoring criteria. Please be sure to follow the correct set of criteria for your project. EXAMPLE TOPIC IDEAS. STUDENTS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE TOPICS LISTED BELOW. ALL TOPICS MUST BE CLEARED BY MR. CLARK. Examples: Disease/Condition Topics Alzheimers disease Arthritis Cancer Diabetes Emphysema Influenza Hodgkins Disease Leukemia Obesity Multiple sclerosis Whooping cough Examples: Health Care Career Topics Anesthesiologist Audiologist Chiropractor Dietitian Electrocardiograph technician Nurse practitioner Pediatrician Pharmacist Psychiatrist Radiologist Speech Pathologist Examples: Current Issues in Medicine Cloning Stem Cell Research End of Life Issues/Euthanasia Universal Health Care- Pros and Cons Genetic Testing Immunizations Health Insurance in America Pandemic Response Prescription Drug Misuse Patient Use in Medical Trials

The final product will include a visual aid and a presentation. The Disease/Condition and Health Care Career options will be informative presentations accompanied by a digital visual aid (PowerPoint, Keynote, Adobe, etc) or a more traditional tri-fold poster board. The Current Issue presentations will require a visual aid and a presentation that involves facilitating audience discussion/debate

on the topic. If presenting a current issue in medicine, the presenter will need to advocate for a certain point of view toward the end of the presentation.

Project Requirements
THE TOPICS BELOW CAN BE CONDENSED INTO FEWER SLIDES OR EXPANDED INTO MORE SLIDES. THERE IS NOT A # OF SLIDES REQUIREMENT WITH THIS PROJECT Disease Expectations for Project 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Causes Scientist (or era) discovered What organs are impacted? What body systems are impacted? Does this condition affect cells? How? 6. What are the symptoms? 7. Diagnosis (what tests are run?) 8. What is the treatment? 9. Technical information about how the medicine or procedure works 10. What kind of technology is used to diagnose or treat the problem? 11. What kind of doctor would this patient see? 12. Is it caused by a pathogen? What kind? 13. People in history who have had it 14. Recovery rates vs. fatality rates 15. Communicable? 16. Inherited? 17. Curable? 18. Long and short term effects 19. Prevention 20. Bibliography Career Expectations for Project 1. Job overview (title and description) 2. School focus: major and coursework in college 3. How much college? 4. Good colleges for majoring or preparing for that field 5. Types of patients or people who you would work with 6. Technology you would work with 7. Salary range 8. Related fields of study or careers 9. Which high school classes set you up well for college? 10. GPA requirements in high school for best colleges for field 11. Lifestyle implications 12. Interview required (phone or email ok) 13. Bibliography Topics In The News 1. Why newsworthy? 2. Present the science necessary to understand the issue 3. Present both sides of an argument surrounding the issue 4. Present statistics that help to inform the debate about the issue 5. Timeline of the issue how has this issue changed over time? 6. Facilitate a class discussion or debate about the issue 7. Your stance on the issue 8. Interview required (phone or email ok) 9. Bibliography