Disease Research

Introduction

Impact of Cell Research

Now that we are experts on animal and plant cells and it's important to understand why scientist research and work with cells.

 

Click here to listen to a sample 60 second science podcast.  What did you like about it?  Where there any interesting facts?  What was the voice like?  Where there any other sounds?  What could they have done to make it more interesting?

Task

Learning Goal: To learn about a disease and discover how our knowledge gained on cells in the 21st century has implications on individuals and society. To communicate knowledge in a 60-90 second podcast.

Success Criteria:

  •  Gathers information in point form.  All information should be in your own words.
  • Shares general information on the disease (symptoms, causes)
  • Discusses how the disease affects the cells, tissues and/or organs
  • Explains how medical research has been responsible for improvements in treatments
  • Uses a clear, expressive voice in podcast
  • Follows logical sequence in sharing information
  • Speaks at a pace for listeners to understand
  • Maintains the interest of the audience
  • Includes appropriate sounds effects
  • Podcast contains an intro., hook, transition words, conclusion
Process

How to Accomplish Your Task:

You will choose a disease to research and use the following websites to gather information to answer the following three questions.

  1. What are the symptoms & causes of your disease?
  2. How does the disease affect cells, tissues &/or ograns in your body?
  3. What medical research has been or is currently being done to improve treatments?

Possible Topics:

Genetic Disease: Down’s Syndrome, Huntington’s disease

Communicable Disease: Pneumonia, Tuberculosis

Disease: Diabetes, Salmonella, Parkinsons

Cancer:  Breast, Lung, Leukemia, Skin

Websites:

For all topics check out Grolier for Kids or Canadian Encyclopedia

For the following topics, check out the following links:

Diabetes

Cancer

Down Syndrome

Parkinsons

Huntingtons

Click here for jot note organizer.  Once you have open, resave with a different name, otherewise all students will be contributing to the same organizer.

Tips for making Podcast:

Creating Podcast in Audacity - HINTS

  •  Audacity is found in Desk Tools, Multimedia Tools
  • Audacity is a free download if you want to work on it at home
  • M:drive has sound effects & copyright cleared music
  • Record in “chunks”

 Disease Research Podcast – Saving Instructions

When you are DONE your podcast:

  • Go to File, Export
  • Save in: DESKTOP
  • File name: YOUR LAST NAME
  • Save as type: WAV
  • Artist Name: YOUR LAST NAME
  • Hit OK to Warning
  • Your file should now be on your Desktop
  • Open Kuruliak Math
  • Open Group Work
  • Drag (or Copy) your WAV file into Group WorK
  • As back up if you have a USB, please save on it too!
Evaluation

Criteria/Category

 

 

 

 

Communication information on a disease as specified in the outline for a grade 8 audience in pod cast form

 

Communicates with limited effectiveness by including little of the criteria:

intro., hook, sounds effects, clear voice, expressive voice, good pace, logical sequence, transition words, conclusion

Communicates with some effectiveness by meeting a few of the criteria:

intro., hook, sounds effects, clear voice, expressive voice, good pace, logical sequence, transition words, conclusion

Communicates with considerable effectiveness by including most of the criteria:

intro., hook, sounds effects, clear voice, expressive voice, good pace, logical sequence, transition words, conclusion

Communicates with a high degree of  effectiveness by including all or almost all of the criteria:

intro., hook, sounds effects, clear voice, expressive voice, good pace, logical sequence, transition words, conclusion

Application: Researches the impact of cell biology on individuals and society by specifically finding information on one disease.

Demonstrates limited knowledge of the disease by:

 

 

Sharing little  or no info. on the causes of the disease.

 

Sharing little or  no info. on how the disease impacts the body.

 

Sharing little or no info. on treatments or latest research.

Demonstrates some knowledge of the disease by:

 

 

Sharing some info. on the causes of the disease.

 

Sharing some info. on how the disease impacts the body.

 

Sharing some info. on treatments or latest research.

Demonstrates considerable knowledge of the disease by:

Sharing considerable info. on the causes of the disease.

 

Sharing considerable info. on how the disease impacts the body.

 

Sharing considerable info. on treatments or latest research.

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the disease by:

 

Sharing considerable, relevant and interesting  of info. on the causes of the disease.

 

Sharing considerable, relevant and interesting info. on how the disease impacts the body.

 

Sharing considerable, relevant and interesting  info. on treatments or latest research.
Conclusion

Peer Feedback & Self Assessment

While you listen to your peers' podcast think of 3 stars & 1 wish for them.

Be sure to complete for yourself too.

Click here to write your feedback.

**  Look for your number in the first column and write feedback for each peer in that row **

Credits