Measles

Introduction

The measles is an uncommon illness in Australia as the majority of Australian’s are vaccinated against this disease as an infant. However, it does still occur and thus will be the focus of this webquest. By the end of this task, you should be able to state what the measles are and suggest ways in which health and wellbeing can be supported in the classroom.

Assessment Standards:

Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS054 )

Task

In groups of two you will research the measles. Ensure that you take turns at using the computer and taking notes within your groups. You will be given a set of questions to answer within your group and then you will be required to create a presentation (power-point, poster, etc.) to share with your peers.

Process

You should be able to answer the following questions by the end of the task:

What is the measles?
What causes the measles?
How do you know if you have the measles?
What should you do if you have the measles?
Do you come to school if you have the measles?
How can we prevent the measles?
Include any other interesting information you find about the measles.

Complete the following:

It is important that everyone knows ... about the measles.

Once you have found the about information, create a power-point, poster, fact sheet, etc. to explain to others what the measles is.

You will use the following websites to find information for your presentation:

http://www.webmd.com/children/tc/measles-rubeola-topic-overview

http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/

http://www.sfcdcp.org/measles.html

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/Pages/Introduction.aspx

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/measles/article_em.htm

Evaluation

	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Commendable	Exceeds Expectations
Completion and participation in task	No research was competed	Research presented in an appropriate way that answered most questions posed	Research presented in an appropriate way that answered all questions posed	Research presented in an appropriate way that answered all questions posed and included interesting facts for their peers
Accuracy of information presented	Information is not factual or is made up	Information is mostly factual	Information is all factual	Information is all factual and includes appropriate links
Detail of information presented	Information lacks detail	Information is basic but covers the questions asked	Information is informative and covers all questions asked	Information is presented in great depth and covers all questions asked

Conclusion

In your pairs you will present what you have found to the class. Be prepared to explain to your peers what you have discovered and answer any questions they may have.

A self-assessment of how well you participated and presented your information will be completed after everyone have presented.