Introduction
In this final activity, you will be researching a non-infectious disease of your choice. During this research task you will be answering questions with reference to the marking criteria.
A non-infectious disease in most cases are preventable, although can sometimes be genetic or can occur from birth. These are diseases or disorders that cannot be passed to other people and can impact the functioning of parts of an individual's body to an extent. Certain non-infectious diseases and disorders, when not treated with the correct care and diligence can cause significant harm to the individual and can even result in death in severe cases. Non-infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death globally.
An example of non-infectious disease can range from: hearing loss, diabetes, cancers and cardio-vascular diseases, just to name a few.
Homeostasis is a balance that is required in your body to function correctly. For example: in summer to reduce our bodies from over heating, we take several steps to cool ourselves down. This includes, sweating (an automatic body function), having a glass of water, going for a swim or turning on the air con. Without these steps our body would not be able to function correctly and it can lead to severe damage to internal organs.
Task
In this task, you are to create a social media strategy promoting the prevention of a non-infectious disease.
To elaborate:
- Create an example blog post for how you can prevent a non-infectious disease (sun cancer)
- Answer the following questions below in your selected social media (Facebook, blog, poster, instagram. Note: it does not have to be posted, but just an example of how you would caption the image)
- The image can be your own creation, ranging from informative, to something that can capture the audience (the stages of a mole, a bottle of sunscreen, promoting Slip Slop Slap ).
- Use secondary sources and statistics to provide the most information for the audience
Process
Question 1. Using secondary sources, discuss and consider of the effectiveness of social media campaigns and educational programs, in relation to disease prevention. Use the below links to assist in your response.
https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/117385/PHiSFromEvidenceToAction_WEB1.pdf
Question 2. Discuss and explain the causes for the disorder and the names of treatments for the selected disorders. Investigate the structure and functions that it inhibits. (For example; hearing loss- how the cochlear can be impacted and the lasting impact of hearing loss)
Question 3. Describe the methods and steps taken to treat your non-infectious disorder and justify how it aids the disorder.
Question 4. Evaluate how this non-infectious disease can be prevented.
Evaluation
The assessment will be marked according to the below marking criteria
| Description | Marks awarded |
|---|---|
| Ability to create an effective social media project that can raise awareness. States the social media, uses a heading, image and a detailed caption. Mentions the non-infectious disease in the article | / 5 |
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Uses an image that corresponds to the Non-infectious disease and captures the audience |
/2 |
| Uses a non-infectious disease throughout the project | /1 |
| The ability to use secondary sources and discuss the effectiveness of social media in relation to raising awareness regarding non-infectious diseases. Answering the question using key verbs and mentioning how this strategy that is being created is going to be effective. | /5 |
| Identifies a course of treatment for the selected disease and defines it | /2 |
| Discusses and explains the cause of the disease using correct terminology and including the structure and function in the response. | /5 |
| Describes the methods and steps used when applying the treatment |
/3 |
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Describes how the treatment aids the disease. |
/2 |
| Evaluates how the disorder can be prevented. Using examples and reasoning. |
/5 |
| MARK TOTAL | /30 |
Conclusion
| Bio11/12-5 | Analyses and evaluates primary and secondary data and information |
|---|---|
| Biol11/12-6 | Solves scientific problems using primary and secondary data, critical thinking and scientific processes |
| Bio11/12-7 |
Communicates scientific understanding suitable language and terminology for a specific audience or purpose |
| Bio12-15 | Explains non-infectious disease and disorders and a range of technologies and methods used to assist, control prevention and treat non infectious disease |
| Inquiry question |
How can non-infectious disease be prevented? Use secondary sources to evaluate the effectiveness of current disease prevention methods and develop strategies for the prevention of a non-infectious disease including educational programs and campaigns |
| Inquiry question |
How can technologies be used to assist people who experience disorders? Explain range of causes of disorders by investigating functions and structures Investigate technologies to assist with disorders Evaluate effectiveness of the technology to manage and assist with the effects of a disorder |
Teacher Page
For diversification:
Student of a lower learning ability can present their findings through the use of a hand made poster instead of a computer based task or through a speech answering the questions.
Rationale:
The theme of social media, prevention and non-communicable diseases are of interest to me and the students as it is an aspect used in every day life and has an influence over our every decision. Student's these days, thrive off social media and this could be a great learning opportunity for student's as it is combining their every day ordinary with biology. In particular, the use of social media as a strategy helps to raise awareness with the younger generations but is not limited in age. It is shows students that marketing can be aimed to raise awareness about prevention and not just advertisements.