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4229100-228600 Nervous System ProjectDisrupting HomeostasisYour Task:This project may be done individually or in a group of two students. Projects will not be accepted if more than two students have worked on them.Research one of the following: A disease that affects the nervous system or a drug that affects the nervous system. A list will be provided by your teacher. You must sign up for the topic you wish; each topic may only be chosen once in each period.Medical Poster or Pamphlet or a creative idea approved by your teacherYou will share your findings with the class in a medical poster or pamphlet format done on the computer. A poster should be on 8.5” x 14” paper. A pamphlet should be three ‘sides’ of 8.5” x 11” paper. If you have another creative presentation idea, please have it approved by your teacher!Steps and Tips:Step 1: Research all that you can about your disease or drug.Symptoms of the diseaseCause of the disease (What has gone wrong with the nervous system?) ** This should be the most detailed section. Make sure you thoroughly explain the anatomyHow the disease is diagnosed (What tests are run?)Treatment for the diseasePrognosis for a future with the diseaseORGeneral information about the drugEffects of the drug on the body Effects of the drug on the Nervous System (be Specific, synapse, pumps, etc.) ** This should be the most detailed section. Make sure you thoroughly explain the anatomyLong-term effects of the drugStep 2: Use web resources but please also search the databases available at School – please have at least 5 references written on a separate piece of paper in APA format.Step 3: Organize your information using headings into a poster or a pamphletStep 4: Add graphics, pictures, diagrams and colour. Fill the space to make your project look professional.Nervous System Project Marking RubricAspect123Communication of Scientific IdeasInformation is very confusing or very difficult to follow. Information is conveyed to the reader with some effort to understand or rmation is clear, easy to follow and to read. A professional product.Cause/Symptoms of disease OR Description of the drug in generalInaccurate or more than two major cause/symptom or description are missingAccurate but one or two major cause/symptom or description are missingAccurate and complete description/informationDiagnosis of disease OR effects of the drug on the bodyInaccurate or more than two major pieces missingAccurate but one or two major pieces of diagnosis or bodily effects are missingAccurate and complete description/informationTreatment of the disease OR effects of the drug on the Nervous SystemInaccurate or more than two major aspects missingAccurate but one or two major aspects of treatment or of effects on the nervous system are missingAccurate and complete description/informationPrognosis of the disease OR Long term effects of the drugInaccurate or more than two major aspects missingAccurate but one or two major aspects or prognosis or long term effects are missing Accurate and complete description/informationSupporting diagrams and imagesDiagrams and images appear unrelated to the content and do not add to understanding by the readerDiagrams and images complement the research content and add to understanding by the readerTotal /17Comments:Note: If an aspect is missing, a score of zero will be given for that ic – Diseases of the Nervous SystemStudentAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Progressive Bulbar PalsyProgressive Muscular AtrophyAcute Brachial NeuritisMyasthenia GravisEaton-Lambert SyndromeBotulismHematomaSpinal Cord InjuryDementiaAlzheimer’s EpilepsyMultiple SclerosisAdrenoleukodystrophyAmnesiaAphasiaMigraineCerebral PalsyGuillian-Barre SyndromeParkinson’s DiseaseSchizophreniaTourettes SyndromeWernicke’s EncephalopathyBell’s PalsyMeningitisIschemiaHydrocephalusHuntington’s DiseaseCreutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseTopic - DrugsStudentAlcoholBarbituratesCocaineHerionLysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)NicotineGamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)AmphetaminesCaffeineMDMA (Ecstasy)THC (Marijuana)Phencyclidine (PCP)RohypnolPsilocybin (hallucinogenic mushrooms)Topic – Diseases of the Nervous SystemStudentAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Progressive Bulbar PalsyProgressive Muscular AtrophyAcute Brachial NeuritisMyasthenia GravisEaton-Lambert SyndromeBotulismHematomaSpinal Cord InjuryDementiaAlzheimer’s EpilepsyMultiple SclerosisAdrenoleukodystrophyAmnesiaAphasiaMigraineCerebral PalsyGuillian-Barre SyndromeParkinson’s DiseaseSchizophreniaTourettes SyndromeWernicke’s EncephalopathyBell’s PalsyMeningitisIschemiaHydrocephalusHuntington’s DiseaseCreutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseTopic - DrugsStudentAlcoholBarbituratesCocaineHerionLysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)NicotineGamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)AmphetaminesCaffeineMDMA (Ecstasy)THC (Marijuana)Phencyclidine (PCP)RohypnolPsilocybin (hallucinogenic mushrooms) ................
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