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This site has been built to support you in your study of diseases.

Your task:  Use the Big6 Research Process to learn about a disease and its:

• causes
  
• symptoms
• spread
• effects
  
• treatment 
• prevention
  

So, imagine you are a doctor discussing a disease with a patient.  Please prepare a presentation to explain to that patient what she should know about the disease by discussing the topics above.  You may present your information by choosing a format below:

• powerpoint  (open and save the template "attachment" at the bottom of this screen)
  
• poster
• information pamplet (booklet made with Publisher)
  
• photostory  (please plan your FIST time to make sure you have enough time to complete your project)
• other format approved by the teacher
  

Big6 - 1  
With the task above, what are the QUESTIONS you need to form to guide your research?


Research Choices:  Follow the teacher's instructions for choosing 2 topics:  a "practice topic" (in light print below) and a "project topic" for presenting to the class (in dark print.)

Communicable Disease	Non-Communicable Disease
Hepatitis C	Lung Cancer
Tuberculosis	Anorexia
HIV/AIDS	Skin Cancer
Cold	Allergies
SARS	Obesity
Malaria	Arthritis
Athletes Foot	Heart Diseases
Genital Herpes (STD)	High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Meningitis	Asthma
Strep throat	Alcoholism
Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)	Stroke
Chlamydia (STD)	Diabetes
Plantar warts	Depression
Viral Pneumonia	Deep Vein Thrombosis
Influenza (Flu)	Scoliosis
Avian (Bird) Flu	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)

This project is a product of collaboration between Counselor and Health Teacher Sherry Boyle, Life Skills Teachers Ken Gentry and Andrew Vicars and the MS Librarian, Mrs. Carpenter.  The content supports 7th grade Health Explorations class.  It might also be useful to students in grade 8 conducting research on the Human Body.