Year 9 Science A Presentation on Disease

You are asked to make a presentation on a disease of your choice. The focus will be on how such a disease affects the daily life of the person who has got it. Having discussed what is a disease earlier in the unit, you would know that there is a wide range of diseases that you could research. Unless you have special permission from your teacher, you must choose an acquired disease and your talk should have the following structure: 000000001 An introduction - here you summarise what you are going to write about, and you explain some of the important terms and concepts that you are going to use and you need to say why this is an important disease 2 Details of Disease - What is the disease? How was it discovered? What are the causes of the disease? How do people get it? If terms (such as bacteria) need to be explained, do it in this section. 3 The effects on daily life - How does it affect the patient's daily life? Include: eating, sleeping, moving, recreation and leisure activities, work, relationships? Describe a typical day of a person with this disease. 4 Treatment - As part of the typical day, include any treatment by Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals, by the patients themselves or by their family or carers. Include any side effects of the treatment? If no treatment, then what can patients do to reduce the symptoms and stop the disease from spreading. 5 Prevention - what can student in this class do to avoid getting the disease? 6 Conclusion - summarise the major points you have learnt about whilst preparing your talk and any conclusions you came to whilst researching the talk. Each student will use PowerPoint slide show to make the presentation using a maximum of seven (7) screens to be used with the projector. You will be given class time to complete this - but only when you have shown me your plan (see below). Timeline for preparing for the assignment. As this is a major assignment in Science in Year 9, some time will be spent effectively planning the task. The following aspects need to be completed by the due dates indicated: Week 6 6 7 Assessment deadlines Choosing a topic. Taking notes - you must complete the "Disease Notes Grid" (attached) by week 8 Plan Slideshow -The "Planning Sheet" (attached) must be completed and must be done before you begin your Slideshow. You will be given time to complete your Slideshow in the

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next week or two 8-9 Draft of your assignment needs to be completed and handed up by the end of this week Information should be also transferred to two (2) palm cards. Be ready to give your presentation anytime in this weeks.

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Assessment of the talk Disease Notes Grid completed and shown to teacher Planning Sheet Draft 5 5 5

Final (see Assessment sheet for details) 25 ____________________________________________________ Total 40 WARNING: In preparation for Year 10 and 11 the following conditions apply: 1 All parts of the talk (that is choice of topic, grid, draft and final talk) must be attempted. If you give a final talk without showing your teacher the steps you went through, he/she will assume that you have copied it and so you will get a zero. Any talks copied straight out of textbooks will be treated as plagiarism and will receive a zero. Any aspect of the talk and its preparation that is not completed by the dates set in the timeline will receive a zero unless you negotiate with your teacher for an extension at least 24 hours before the deadline.

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How to Give a Talk in Science - check list

1. 00000000Introduction - check to see if I have done the following: a) Do I know who my audience is? b) Do I know exactly what I have to talk about? c) Am I going to be assessed? What on? d) Do I know how many words in a five-minute speech? Choosing a topic a) Have I chosen a topic that I am interested in? b) Do I know where to get the information? c) Do I know how to do a quick check of resources? d) What can I find in the Contents and Index pages? e) Can I skim read relevant parts of the text? f) Are there any interesting diagrams? g) Have I decided on a topic? h) Have I got approval from my teacher? Getting the Information - for each time I take notes: a) Is the information relevant? b) Have I taken notes without copying? c) Have I got information from at least three sources? d) Have I got enough information? e) Is the information understandable to my audience? Developing a plan of my talk (see the "Planning sheet" for more details) a) What are the main points I want to say? b) In what order am I going to say it? c) What will I include in my introduction and conclusion? d) Have I got any diagrams, pictures or props that are relevant and useful? e) Can I get someone else to read it. f) Have I shown my plan to the teacher? Using the PowerPoint slide show a) Do I know how to use this? (If not, ask!) b) What are the headings for my seven slides? c) For each slide, have I drawn up a draft of what they might look like? d) Did I make sure that the lettering is at least 18 point (preferably 22 point) and that it is easy to read with the background colour I have chosen? e) Are my pictures and text simple, interesting and relevant. f) Have I practice all the slides at once to make sure it makes sense?

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Writing out the draft of the talk a) Have I used my plan (see the planning sheet) to guide me? b) Have I highlighted key words and headings so that they are easier to remember? c) Have I practiced my initial draft and listened for any problems? d) I need to check now for: i) Length ii) Relevance iii) Interest iv) Have I answered the question? v) Have I covered all the angles? vi) Have I shown my teacher? Practising the talk a) Have I read the talk to someone else? b) Have I read it in front of the mirror? c) Have I remembered to practice using the slide show, diagrams, pictures or props! d) Have I tried giving the talk without reading it? Transferring the talk onto cardboard a) Have I written just the key points only on hand size pieces of cardboard? b) Have I practiced again just with the cardboard?

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Year 9 Science Disease Notes Grid

Name: Disease:

You should use three resources to fill in the information required. Make sure your notes are brief and relevant. Main idea Resource 1 Resource 2 Resource 3

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Bibliography Name of book Date of pub. Author Pages used

Definitions of key words

Causes

Effects on daily life

Symptoms and effects

Treatment

Prevention

Planning Sheet

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Disease: Write one or two words (or a phrase at the most) on each area below on a separate piece of paper and attach this sheet to the front. 1. Introduction a) Summarise what you are going to say b) State the reasons why you chose this topic c) Explain some key words that are in your talk 2. Causes a) Explain the disease and its importance in two sentences. Give examples. b) Was the disease important in the past? Was it fatal? How did people use to treat it? c) Is the disease caused by a pathogen? Dietary? Psychological? Give details here of what goes wrong. d) How is it spread? Can it be caught from one or many sources? e) If it is contagious, give a detailed explanation of the pathogen here structure, best reproductive environment, any poisons produced. 3. Effects a) What are some of the outward signs of the disease - note these may change as the disease progresses - describe the changes. b) How does someone know they have it? What do the doctor's look for? c) How does it affect life from day to day? e.g. energy levels, eating, moving, contact with others. d) How does it affect a person in the long term? e.g. long term changes to the body, need to change lifestyle, costs incurred. 4. Treatment a) Is there any treatment for the disease? Explain why or why not. b) How does the treatment work in reducing the cause and/or relieving the symptoms? c) Are there any side effects? d) If there is no treatment, what can patients do to reduce the symptoms and stop the disease from spreading? 5. Prevention a) What do Health Authorities say about the disease? (Education campaigns, leaflets, support groups, government health departments) b) Is it a "notifiable" disease? c) Do we need protection from it when travelling overseas? d) Can we get vaccinated against the disease? e) Can it be prevented in other ways? e.g. change in diet 6. Conclusion a) Look back over your talk and briefly list what you think are the important points. b) Now write 2-3 sentences about these points and how they are linked together c) Finally, write a sentence or two describing the interesting things you have learnt about the disease and any advice you have for your peers. If you can easily write brief answers to each of these questions, you will be able to write a draft that is complete and that will be five minutes in length.

Assessment Grid for Year 9 Talk on Disease

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Well prepared Plenty of relevant information Read without notes Maintained audience interest Depth of content Clear speaker Slide show Use of props eg drawings, tables, pictures. Around 5 minutes in length Grid Planning Sheet Draft Oral Total Total overall Comments:

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