DUE DATE: _________

BIOLOGY 12 NAME(S): ____________________________

DATE: ___________________ BLOCK: ___

BODY SYSTEMS DISORDER/DISEASE PROJECT

For this project you will be researching a disorder or disease that affects one of the body systems that you learned
about this year. You may work individually or with a partner of your choice. You will prepare the information as a
poster, pamphlet, document file, PowerPoint or a Prezi (or any other medium of your choice).

POSSIBLE TOPIC CHOICES (Feel free to look through your textbook to find other options; this is not an exhaustive
list—there are many, many other options for you to choose from):

- Tay-Sachs disease - Pancreatitis - Kidney failure - Endometriosis

- AIDS - Hepatitis (A, B, or C) - Multiple sclerosis - PCOS
- Atherosclerosis - Cirrhosis - Alzheimer’s disease - Syphilis
- Cystic fibrosis - Osteoporosis - Parkinson’s disease - Herpes
- Stroke - Tuberculosis - Diabetes - Gonorrhea

Information to include in your project:

CRITERIA MARK
NAME OF DISORDER /1
DESCRIPTION OF HOW DISORDER/DISEASE AFFECTS BODY SYSTEMS (can be more than one /4
body system)
DIAGRAM OF HOW THE DISORDER AFFECTS BODY SYSTEMS (such as diagrams that compare a /2
normal functioning organ/body system versus one affected by the disease/disorder)
DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISORDER/DISEASE /5
TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THE DISORDER/DISEASE /5
DESCRIPTION OF HOW PREVALENT THE DISORDER/DISEASE IS (how widespread is this /1
condition and how many people are affected?)
OVERALL QUALITY (WELL-RESEARCHED WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION, CLEAR AND /5
CONCISE, WELL PROOF-READ)
REFERENCES (MINIMUM OF TWO ACADEMIC SOURCES) /2
- YOU MAY USE YOUR TEXTBOOK AS A RESOURCE
TOTAL /25

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