Introduction
Welcome Grade 6 Students,
Today you will be learning about Communicable and Chronic Diseases.
What is a C & C disease you ask?
Well, basically, it is any disease or illness. They can be passed from person to person (eg. chickenpox) or they can be acquired through poor diet and lifestyle choices (eg. smoking may lead to lung cancer.)
Today you're going to explore and learn about some C & C diseases.
Task
Your Task!
Today, your task is to research into some C & C diseases without using Google or Wikipedia.
This is called a webquest.
You will be provided with a list of great websites with plenty of information to research C & C diseases.
Using these websites you need to research at least 3 C & C diseases. You will be provided with a list of diseases, you can research your own if you like.
You are required to present your research in your own words.
You can present you research in a Word document, Powerpoint, or any other way you deem appropriate.
You need to explain
-what each disease is
-how you catch each disease
-what the symptoms are
-possible treatment
-prevention
Process
Here is a list of C & C diseases you can research:
chicken pox, hepatitis a or b or c, influenza or the flu, stroke, heart disease, head lice, cancer, diabetes, ringworm, asthma, or any other disease you see as appropriate.
Below is a list of websites to research from.
REMEMBER, you cannot use Google or Wikipedia for this project as it is a webquest.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/infectious/index.asp
http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/index.asp
http://www.cdc.gov/diseasesconditions/
http://kidshealth.chw.edu.au/fact-sheets
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/Bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/conditions_and_treatments?open
http://www.health.gov.au/casedefinitions#c
Evaluation
| Criteria | 1 Point | 2 Points | 3 Points |
| what each disease is? | Little or unsatisfactory information | A reasonable level of information is included regarding disease | A high level of quality information is included |
| how you catch each disease? | Little or unsatisfactory information | A reasonable level of information is included regarding how one might catch the disease | A high level of quality information is included |
| what the symptoms are? | Little or unsatisfactory information | A reasonable level of information is included regarding possible symptoms | A high level of quality information is included |
| possible treatment? | Little or unsatisfactory information | A reasonable level of information is included regarding possible treatments | A high level of quality information is included |
| prevention/cure? | Little or unsatisfactory information | A reasonable level of information is included regarding prevention/cure | A high level of quality information is included |
| Student Name: | Feedback: | Total score X/15 |
Conclusion
This is to be completed with the next 75 minutes as that is our scheduled computer time.
Myself and our Learning Support Officer will be available to assist you during this time.
Good luck and all the best.
Teacher Page
Curriculum Links.
Health and physical education.
Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS054)
Digital technologies.
Acquire, store and validate different types of data and use a range of commonly available software to interpret and visualise data in context to create information (ACTDIP016)
Learning Outcomes.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Identify symptoms and risk factors associated with a number of diseases.
- Identify possible treatments and cures to chosen diseases.
- Present their findings using digital technologies to the class.
Reference List:
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2014). Digital Technologies Curriculum. Retrieved May 18nd, 2015, from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/digital-technologie…
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2014). Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Retrieved May 18th, 2015, from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/health-and-physical-education/cu…