Biology Project: Human Disorders Grading Rubric

Recvd ________________

TASK

Missing

The presentation was

too long or too short.
The presenter did not
speak clearly most of
the time and
Presentation established little eye
(30 pts) contact with the
audience.

Student Name: _______________________

Developing

Accomplished

The presentation was the

The presentation was the
appropriate length but seemed
appropriate length but seemed
very hurried or too slow. The
slightly hurried or too slow. The
presenter spoke clearly and
presenter spoke clearly most of
distinctly only some of the
the time and established eye
time and/or established little
contact with the audience.
eye contact with the audience.

(0 pts)
(18 pts)

(24 pts)

Exemplary

Self score Total Score

(out of a
from
possible
teacher
100 pts)
(100 pts)

The presentation was the appropriate

length. It did not seem hurried or too
slow. The presenter spoke clearly and
distinctly and established eye contact _______pt(s)
with the audience.

_______pt(s)

(30 pts)

Listening
(10 pts)

Student does not

Student demonstrates active listening
display any
Student rarley displays any
Student displays appropriate
by having eyes forward and sitting
appropriate body appropriate body language in
body language in active
toward the speaker. Student is not
language in active active listening by eye-gaze listening by eye-gaze and head moving or being a distraction to self
_______pt(s)
listening by eye-gaze
and head position.
position.
or others. Student sits silently during
and head position.
(6 pts)
(8 pts)
the presentation.
(0 pts)
(10 pts)

Research
(40 pts)

The research
A few of the required elements
The research done provides
All the required elements as
completed shows
were missing or incomplete, but
only a sketchy outline
described above are present in the
minimal effort and is
the information was collected
understanding of the human
presentation and the information was _______pt(s)
selected primarily
from a variety of sources
disorder selected.
collected from a variety of sources.
from one source only.
information.
(24 pts)
(40 pts)
(20 pts)
(32 pts)

_______pt(s)

The published work is excellent. All

the essential components of the
project are present. The presentation
is well organized and presented in a
logical form. The slides look
professional and are not crowded
_______pt(s)
with too much information. The
presenter is demonstrates that he /she
is knowledgeable about the
information that is in the
presentation.
(20 pts.)

_______pt(s)

Presentation
(20 pts)

No presentation
handed in.
(0 pts.)

The published work is poor.

The project excludes one or
more of the essential
components: illustrations,
basic biology of the cause of
the disorder, the immune
reaction, and the medical
information on the disorder,
and modern treatments
(12 pts.)

The published work is good.

The project includes all the
essential components:
illustrations, basic biology of
the cause of the disorder, the
immune reaction, and the
medical information on the
disorder, and modern
treatments.
(16 pts.)

TOTAL SCORE

____/100pts

_______pt(s)

____ /100pts

Project: Human Disorders

Introduction
Welcome to the fascinating study of human health and disorder. In this independent research project you will be given the opportunity
to explore your choice of an area of human health and disorder from a list of approved topics. You will be learning more about the
basic biology of disorder-causing organisms (pathogens) and human defense mechanisms (the immune system). You will also find out
more about some modern solutions to the treatment of disorder.

Task
Your task will be to produce a thorough power point presentation on one human disorder. Your final form of the
presentation will need to include all the elements listed on the presentation rubric that will be provided.
In brief, the following elements are necessary for a complete presentation:

1. The Power Point Presentation will include at the minimum 15 slides. The more creative the power point
presentation (Transitions between slides, color, pictures, videos, different types of slides, etc..) the more credit
you will receive. Slides should include the following:
2. A short introduction to the disorder which will include a short statement on each of the following
topics:
1. The nature of the disorder (what symptoms does the disorder produce, or what body
system does the disorder attack).
2. The cause of the disorder
3. The prevalence of the disorder (How many people are affected by the disorder).
4. The range of the disorder (who does it affect).
5. The severity of the disorder (How "bad" is the disorder? Is it fatal? How many people who
catch the disorder actually die of this disorder?)
6. Any other interesting facts about the disorder.
3. The basic biology at least the following:
a. An illustration or photograph of the pathogen.
b. How the disorder is passed on in humans.
c. What human systems does the disorder affect?
4. The immunological response to the disorder.
a. How the immune system responds to the disorder.
How the disorder is diagnosed and treated including:
b. Typical symptoms
c. Prevention of the disorder
d. Medical treatments including:
i. Modern medicine or drug therapies
ii. Vaccines
iii. The course of the disorder and its prognosis. (What is the typical fate of the
individual who catches this disorder?)

The Final Slide Will include a list of your sources.

A list of some reference sources

http://www.doctoroz.com/article/oz-approved-medical-websites
http://www.cdc.gov/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/

Choose a topic from the following categories:

Nervous System

Digestive System

Skeletal System

Respiratory System

Epilepsy,
Alzheimer's
ALS
Cerebral Palsy

Crohns
Barretts Esophagus
Hurschprung
Celiac
IBS

Osteoporosis
Ricketts
Leukemia
Spinal Curvatures
Arthritis

Emphysema
COPD
Asthma
Pneumonia