These presentations are the culminating activity in the Teen Health 8 Noncommunicable Disease Unit. Students research selected noncommunicable diseases using the Internet as their main source of information. Students spend approximately four days conducting Internet research in the computer lab. At the same time they develop a PowerPoint presentation with their findings.
Most students spend an equal amount of time completing the project as homework.
This presentation is presented to the class. A grade is given based on specific guidelines. Members of the class take notes on all presentations. At the end of the presentations, each student writes an essay that compares the diseases they heard presented. They must also decide the most significant of serious disease based on number of cases, mortality rates, etc.