Download 7-1 Infectious Disease Project 2016

Name:
Period:
Due Date:
Project: Infectious Disease
Task: Your team will research, create and present on a specific “Infectious Disease” via PowerPoint.
Infectious Diseases: (circle it)
1. Malaria
2. Zika
3. Cholera
4. Lyme Disease
5. Polio
6. Ebola
7. Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
8. Giardia
9. Norovirus
10. Hepatitis B & C
11. Tuberculosis (TB)
12. Measles
Research Questions: put the initials of who in your group is researching which questions
 ____ What is the specific disease Agent? (Type of infection: Virus, Bacteria, Parasite)
 ____ How the infection is transmitted (Vector) (include a diagram of transmission)
 ____ Where it occurs? (regions of the world it is most common)
 ____ Number of people infected each year
 ____ Symptoms
 ____ Control/Prevention strategies
 ____ Treatment options (be specific)
 ____ Other interesting “facts” about the disease (at least 3)
PowerPoint: each person should create & present 3 - 4 slides
 Create a PowerPoint or Google Presentation
 Cover/title slide: Infectious disease, student names (first & last) & period
 Each slide should have a picture/graphic
 Bullet points is preferred to paragraphs of text
 Last slide should be your Bibliography/links to where you got your information
o You can’t just say I “Googled it”
Presentation:
 Each person presents their own slides
 Don’t just “read” what’s on the slide, you should know the material/information
 Presentations should not exceed more than 3 – 4 minutes
Timeline:
 Research (40 min) & Create PowerPoint (40 min) – 1 class period
 Presentations (60 min) – 1 class period
Group Members:
1. Name:
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2. Name:
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