Health Science

Overview

This project is intended for Secondary 1 Science students to study about digestive disorders and diet-related dieseases by using information available on the Internet to create a wiki page containing the following:

• The meaning /definition of the disorder or disease
• The causes and effects of the disorder or disease
• The signs and symptoms of the disorder or disease
• The prevention (if any) and treatment of the disorder or disease
• How the disorder or disease is linked to other illnesses or diseases 
• References for information on wiki page 

Objectives

At the end of this project, students will be able to:

• Explain the disorder or disease
• Identify the causes and effects, signs and symptoms, prevention and treatment of the disorder or disease 
• Explain the link between this disorder or disease with other illnesses or diseases
• Show empathy for patients having these disorders or diseases 

Teams

Students will be working in groups of 4 - 5. Below are the groupings, as well as links to their group pages.

• 2015 1E1 Group 1 - Heartburn / Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
• 2015 1E1 Group 2 - Gallstones & Gallbladder Diseases
• 2015 1E1 Group 3 - Liver Diseases
• 2015 1E1 Group 4 - Appendicitis
• 2015 1E1 Group 5 - Lactose Intolerance
• 2015 1E1 Group 6 - Heart Disease
• 2015 1E1 Group 7 - Osteoporosis
• 2015 1E1 Group 8 - Anaemia
• 2015 1E1 Group 9 - Celiac Disease
• 2015 1E1 Group 10 - Diabetes

Useful Links

You should click on these links to start off your project but do not limit your information only from these webpages.

• MedlinePlus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/)
• WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/)
• Health Central (http://www.healthcentral.com/)

Individual Reflection

Choose any two diseases or conditions that you have interest in and read the information that your friends have put up on their wiki pages.

After reading the two wiki pages, write your reflection using the template provided.

Click on the link to download the Reflection Worksheet for this activity if you have not gotten your reflection worksheet from your teacher ( Health Wiki Reflection.doc ).

Submit your reflection to your Science teacher together with your project log by Term 3 Week 3 .

Timeline

• Project Briefing: Term 2 Week 9/10
• Orientation of mechanics of wiki page
• Preliminary research on allocated disorder or disease

• Group Project:June Holidays till Term 3 Week 2 

• In depth research on allocated disorder or disease
• Working on wiki page as a team and fill in project log form
• Modify wiki page based on teacher's feedback 
• Complete wiki page latest by 14 July 2014 23:59, Monday.

• Review of other wiki pages: Term 3 Week 3
• Reading 2 wiki pages by other groups with different disorder or disease
• Complete Wiki Reflection worksheet and submit with project log form latest by 18 July 2014, Friday.

• Peer Evaluation: Term 3 Week 4

• Complete peer evaluation form given by your science teacher