Name__________________________________________________Hr_______________

HEALTH FAIR PROJECT

Health I
Irondale High School

HEALTH FAIR CHECKLIST

I.
HEALTH FAIR PACKET: Name and topic clearly marked _____
*Students must submit their packets in order for teachers to grade the project.
II.

WEBSITE:

pts)_____

Each of the following items must have its own page published on the website.
Interconnections Chart (10 pts)_____
General Influences Chart (10 pts)_____
Research Questions (25 pts)_____
Works Cited (10 pts)___
Organizations (5 pts)_____
Interview (10 pts)_____
Relationship to Teens (15 pts)_____
Interactive Activity: 5 question poll using PollDaddy (5 pts)_____
Interactive Activity: Interactive activity using custom html & iframe code (5

Appearance & Aesthetic Appeal: Variety of Weebly Elements, Visual Appeal, Easy to
Read, Proper Page Set-up, Appropriate Design with Pictures/Videos (5 pts)______

TOTAL POINTS _______/100

INTERCONNECTION CHART
Directions: Find a connection between the Center for Disease Controls health priority areas and your health fair topic.
Describe how your health fair topic relates to THREE health priority areas (one fact for each category).
YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCEBE SPECIFIC (book title, web site address, newspaper, journal, magazine, etc)

HEALTH FAIR TOPIC:_____________________________

CDC Health Priority Area
Tobacco use

Nicotine
Smoking
Chew, snuff
Cigarette

How is the listed health priority area

connected to your topic? Cite your source
Cigarette smoking may raise the risk of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according
to a new study that adds new evidence to the
growing link between smoking and the rare
muscle-wasting disease.
Researchers say previous studies have
suggested that cigarette smoking may be a risk
factor for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs
disease, but the results have been conflicting or
involved only a small number of participants.

Alcohol and other drug use

Drinking
Alcoholism
Drug addiction
All illegal drugs
All medication

Source: http://www.webmd.com/smokingcessation/news/20110214/cigarette-smokinglinked-to-lou-gehrigs-disease
As is often the case with pharmaceutical drugs,
the side effects end up teaching us new things
about how the human body works. When statins
first hit the market, conventional medicine was
unaware of the importance of cholesterol for
proper brain function. Now, researchers believe
that statins adverse effects on cognition are due
to cholesterol insufficiency.
Research also began to emerge in 2001 showing
the importance of cholesterol in the formation
of memories.

Source:
http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/3227/#sthas
h.75Q4hw7e.dpuf

Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries

and violence
Car accidents
Reckless behavior
Homicide/murder
Self-harm behaviors
Gang violence/bullying

Source:
Unhealthy dietary behaviors
High fat/cholesterol
diets
High sodium
Eating disorders
Over eating/Binge
eating

Source:
Inadequate physical activity

Sedentary
Inactive
Lack of exercise

(exercise)

Physical activity

An increased risk of ALS with higher levels of

leisure time physical activity was found in the
present study. The lack of association with
occupational physical activity and the absence of a
dose-response relationship strengthen the
hypothesis that not increased physical activity per
se but rather a genetic profile or lifestyle promoting
physical fitness increases ALS susceptibility.

Source:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2341821
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Sexual behaviors that may result in HIV infection,
other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended
pregnancies
HIV/AIDS
STIs/STDs
Premature birth
Birth defects

Source:

GENERAL INFLUENCES CHART

Directions: Determine how the General Influences listed below influence or connect with your health fair topic
in regards to health maintenance and disease prevention decisions. Please record ONE response for EACH
category. Write your response in a complete sentence.
YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCEBE SPECIFIC (book title, web site address, newspaper, journal, magazine, etc)

HEALTH FAIR TOPIC: ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

General Influences
Media: Write a specific example of how your topic is influenced by media
Media category (e.g. magazines, newspapers, billboards, advertising, TV, radio, videos,
films, etc) Choose one category : Advertising

In 2014 there was the big buff about the ALS Ice bucket challenge.
And how you Fill a bucket with cold water/Ice and you donate 20 Dollars to
the ALS foundation.

Source: http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html
Technological or medical advances: Write a specific example of how your topic is
influenced by technological or medical advances.
Technology/Medical Advancement category ((e.g. computer, internet, research, medicine,
surgical/medical procedures, etc) Choose one category:Internet

Eventually, ALS weakens muscles, including muscles used for

breathing, until they become paralyzed. Unable to swallow, patients with
ALS may aspirate or inhale food or saliva into their lungs. In fact, most
people with ALS die of respiratory failure. The ability to think, see, hear,
smell, taste and touch, however, usually is not affected.

Source: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/als/
Culture or Populations: Write a specific example of how your topic is influenced by
different cultures or populations.
Culture or population (e.g. your topic and different groups of peoplemen, women,
children, teenagers, elderly, etc)Choose one culture or population: ALS in Elderly

ALS is most prominent in the elderly folk vs the younger generations.

It is more prominent with the older generations because of the drugs they
used in the past helped to cause ALS.

Source:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/als/

1. List your topic: ALS Or Lou Gehrig's Disease

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2. Create a list of 5 research questions about this topic. This research is the main criteria for your
project. You must answer each research question in-depth using the criteria listed below. What is a
research question?
o Essential Questions are broad based questions that CANT be answered with a yes or no.
o Essential Questions should be appropriate for your target audience.
o Essential Questions should teach your audience something new and in-depth
o Essential Questions may start with who, what, when, where, how, why Essential Questions
are similar to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about your topic (You can Google search this)

RESEARCH GRADING CRITERIA: In order to get 5 points for each of your research questions, you must meet the
following criteria.

1.

(Ask yourself the following questions about EACH of your research questions)
Criteria
Questions are audience specific and broad based (Cant be answered with a yes or no)

(Is this research question audience specific and broad? Cant be answered with a yes or no?)

2.
More than one source is used to answer EACH research question. Each source is parenthetically
cited within the text.
(Did I use more than one source (from my works cited) to answer this research question?)(Did I cite my sources?)

3.

Information is in-depth and teaches the target audience something new.

Is my information in-depth? Does this information teach my audience something new?

4.

All of my sources are documented on my works cited (including videos).

(Did I cite my information properly? Did I include my sources on my works cited?)

5.
Appropriate pictures, charts, graphs, videos, slide shows, etc are used in answering EACH
research question.
(Did I use appropriate pictures, charts, graphs, videos, etc when answering my research questions?)

Research Questions Worksheet:

1.

Question: What is ALS?

Research from source 1 ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a
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progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain

and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A"
means no. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment "No
muscle nourishment." When a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or
wastes away. "Lateral" identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where
portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located.
As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening ("sclerosis") in the
region.
(source:http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html)
Research from source 2 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive
neurological disease that causes muscle weakness and gradually impacts on the
functioning of the body, leading to eventual death. It is also referred to as motor neuron
disease or Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the famous baseball player who had the
condition.
(source:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281472.php):
Picture/Chart/Graph (source:http://www.assistedlivingct.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/05/ALS-Chart.png):
2.

Question: What are the symptoms of ALS?

Research from source 1
(source:http://www.alsa.org/about-als/symptoms.html):
Research from source 2 (source:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/basics/symptoms/con-20024397):
Picture/Chart/Graph (source:https://www.mda.org/sites/default/files/body_motorneurons.jpg ):

3.

Question: How is ALS Treated

Research from source 1 (source:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/amyotrophic-lateralsclerosis/basics/treatment/con-20024397):
Research from source 2 (source:http://www.webmd.com/brain/understanding-alstreatment ):
Picture/Chart/Graph (source:http://www.doctortipster.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/ALS-banner.jpg):

4.

Question: What does ALS do to your Body?

Research from source 1 (source:http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html):
Research from source 2 (source:http://www.alsa.org/about-als/facts-you-shouldknow.html):
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 Picture/Chart/Graph
(source:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/ALS_cross.jpg ):
5.

Question: What drugs are used to treat ALS

Research from source 1
(source:http://www.healthcommunities.com/als/treatment.shtml ):
Research from source 2 (source:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/basics/treatment/con-20024397 ):
Picture/Chart/Graph (source:http://web.alsa.org/site/PageServer?
pagename=ALSA_Ask_January2013):

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WORKS CITED: What sources did you use to for your project? Copy and paste all websites on
this page. Use easybib.com to help put together your works cited in MLA format. CREATE an EasyBib account
with your school Gmail address. Start a new project in EasyBib and call it Health Fair Works Cited. Add all of
your sources to this EasyBib project. Download the works cited as a Word Document. Upload the document to
Weebly.
Interconnection sources:

1.
2.
3.
General Influence Sources:

1.
2.
3.
Research Questions Sources (Minimum 2 sources for each questions; May use the same source to answer more than
one question):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Interview Source:

1.
Relationship to Teens Sources (Must have two sources using parenthetical citation):

1.
2.
Interactive Quiz/Game Source:

1.
Other Videos, etc:

1.
2.
Suggested Websites
"http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/" http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
"http://cdc.gov/" http://cdc.gov/
"http://www.health.state.mn.us/" http://www.health.state.mn.us/
"http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome" http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
"http://www.fda.gov/" http://www.fda.gov/
"http://healthfinder.gov/" http://healthfinder.gov/
"http://kidshealth.org/teen/" http://kidshealth.org/teen/
"http://www.nih.gov/" http://www.nih.gov/
"http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidahome.html" http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidahome.html
"http://teenhealthfx.com/" http://teenhealthfx.com/
"http://health.discovery.com/" http://health.discovery.com/

This handout provides an example of a Works Cited page in MLA 2009 format. Use easybib.com to
put all of your sources into MLA format. OR go to the listed website for more information about proper citation:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
Title Works Cited is centered
List is alphabetized by authors last names (or by title when a work has no author).
First line of each entry is at the left margin; extra lines are indented 12''.
Double spaced
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Works Cited
Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. Clinton on Climate Change. New York

Times. New York

Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22

May

2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary

Economics of Sustainability."

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007):

27-36. Print.

Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology.

New York:

Springer,

2005. Print
Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming and

Financial

Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.

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Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global

Warming." American Economic

Review 96.2 (2006): 31-34. Print.

Uzawa, Hirofumi. Economic Theory and Global Warming. Cambridge: Cambridge UP,

2003. Print.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (healthfinder.gov):

1. Name of Organization ALS Association
Interview Contact ALS Association
Address 1275 K Street NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005
Phone Number 202-407-8580
Web Site http://www.alsa.org/
2. Name of Organization Neurology Research
Interview Contact Neurology Research
Address W. Los Angeles Healthcare Center
11301 Wilshire Blvd. (127A)
Phone Number 310-268-3536
Web Site www.brainbank.ucla.edu

3. Name of Organization
Interview Contact Mayo Clinic
Address 4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Phone Number 904-953-2000
Web Site http://www.mayoclinic.org/

1. Name of Organization Mayo Clinic

Interview Contact Mayo Clinic
Address 200 First St. SW
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Rochester, MN 55905
Phone Number 507-284-2511
Web Site http://www.mayoclinic.org/
2. Name of Organization Children's Hospitals and Clinics
Interview Contact Children's Hospital
Address 345 N. Smith Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone Number (651) 220-6000

Web Site http://www.childrensmn.org/

3. Name of Organization Fairview Health Services
Interview Contact Fairview Health Services
Address 2450 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone Number 1-855-FAIRVIEW (324-7843)

Web Site http://www.fairview.org/

Interview candidate criteria:

1-NOT a family member_____
2-Expert in the field (credentials; work history; etc)_____
3-Must have knowledge of the specific topic youre working on_____
Brainstorm a list of health professionals that might be experts in your area; Try contacting people from your
national & local organizations. Think about the local community including school resources that you can interview.
Ask your parents for help. BE RESOURCEFUL!!!!
_________________________________________________________________________________
Interview candidate information:
Name: Anne Supplee Credentials/Title: Care Services Coordinator
Work phone number:888-672-0484, ext. 105 e-mail address:anne@alsmn.org
Candidates employer: The ALS Association, MN/ND/SD Chapter
333 Washington Ave N., Ste 105 | Minneapolis, MN 55401

How did you conduct this interview? (phone, face-to-face, e-mail) E-mail
Introduce yourself and explain that you would like to interview them for a school project.
Start by asking questions about their profession.
Continue with questions about your topic. What do you think is important for your classmates to learn about
your topic?
Let them know that they dont have to answer all of the questions.
Let them know when you need their responses by (due date).
Let them know that you respect their time.

1. Can you please tell me about your job?

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2. Why did you choose this career?

3. What kind of schooling/degree did you need for this job?
4.Whats important for teens to know about this topic/issue?

5.What can you do to prevent als? No, There is no way to prevent it but you can slow its progress
6.Is it possible to treat als? Currently in development
7.Is there any drugs to help slow ALS? We are currently in development of that.
8.Does ALS always end in Death? In most cases yes it does.
9.What speeds up the process of ALS? Nothing speeds it up it can only be slowed down by medical treatment.
10.What can you do to prevent als from spreading? Specific medical treatment.

RELATIONSHIP TO TEENS: Include a paragraph (minimum of 7 sentences) detailing how your topic relates to
teens. Include information that you have collected from your research. You must include a minimum of TWO cited
facts using MLA format (In-text parenthetical citation). THIS PORTION MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN
WORDS. Please write your rough draft in the space below.
TIP: Check out the following websites for how to properly use parenthetical
MLA format in text. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
ANOTHER
RESOURCE:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_fowler_lbh_10/45/11769/3013087.cw/index.html
SLOPPY COPY:

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I. Log on to http://students.weebly.com
II. Enter your username_______________________ and password_______________________
*Your teacher will provide you with your username and password
*DO NOT create your own Weebly websitestudents will not be given credit for a website that is created
outside the teachers Weebly Course Page
III. Start editing your website:
Set up your pages (pages tab): EACH of the following components must have its own web page (10
pages)
PAGE NAME

o
o
o
o
o
organization

SUGGESTED WEEBLY ELEMENTS

Home (topic, name, hour included)_____

Interconnections Chart _____
General Influences Chart _____
Research Questions _____
Organizations _____

Title, Text, YouTube

Document (upload)
Document (upload)
Image IN Text for each question
Title, Image IN Text for each
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o Interview_____
o Relationship to Teens_____
o Works Cited _____

Title, Text, Image

Text, YouTube
Document (upload from

EasyBib)
*SEE DIRECTIONS ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES.
o Poll_____
Poll (Total of 5)
o Quiz or game (iframe code)_____
Embed Code
Create your design (design tab); Choose a design and add pictures that align with your topic
Build your pages. As you add information to your pages, you will be dragging and dropping
different elements onto your page (left hand side of screen). Click on the ? and read the frequently asked
questions. Use the SUGGESTED WEEBLY ELEMENTS listed above for each page.
IV. PUBLISH your website every time you update your website. If you dont publish your website, the
teacher cant view it and help you.
Published website: ________________________________________________________
Use this format: yourtopicfirstandlastinitialshour.weebly.com (Example: arthritishs5.weebly.com)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EXEMPLAR WEEBLY PROJECT:

Multiple Sclerosis: http://multiplesclerosisca4.weebly.com/

Poll:
1. Click on the Build tab at the top of the screen.
2. Scroll down to the More section in the left hand column.
3. Click and drag the Online Poll, polldaddy application down to the spot on the
page you would like the poll to appear.
4. After dragging the poll down onto the page, click on the poll and an edit box will
appear at the top of the page.
5. Click Edit Poll.
6. To create a new poll, click on Create New Poll. When you have created a new
poll you must create a question for that poll. You are required to have a minimum of 5 different
questions. On the right hand side of the edit page there is an options menu. If you choose, you can set up
the question exactly how you want it with the answers being multiple choice, randomized, etc.
7. When you have finished designing the question, click the Save Poll button.
8. The next option will be designing the poll. You can use any of the PollDaddy Style
options or you can design your own.

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9. When you have finished designing the poll, click Save Poll.
10. When you have finished editing and saving the entire poll click Add to page. The
poll should appear on the page. You can move the poll wherever you want.
*Repeat these steps for each of your 5 Poll Questions
*Poll questions can be a quiz or treat it like a poll regarding your topic

Interactive Quiz or Game using iFrame: To embed or import an interactive

activity from a website you will need an iFrame HTML code.

1. Start by Google searching for a quiz or game related to your topic (example: lung
cancer quiz)

2. To embed the activity, click on the Build tab at the top of the screen.
3. Scroll down to the More tab in the left hand column.
4. Under the More tab, click and drag the Embed Code application down onto the
page that you want it to go on.
5. Once you have dragged the application down, inside the text box it will say, Click
to set custom HTML.
6. Click in the text box and highlight that whole phrase and delete it. Type the iFrame
code in that box:

iFrame Code:
<iframe width="906" height="700" src="COMPLETE URL OF WEBSITE"></iframe>
(there is a space after iframe, 906, and 500)

Example:
<iframe width="906" height="500" src="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/quiz_Sleep?Open"></iframe>

7. When you have completed typing in the iFrame code, click anywhere
outside of the text box and the website or video that you have embedded should appear.

NOTE: To delete an element, simply place the cursor over the text box of that element and click
the RED X in the upper right hand corner. It will ask you DELETE THIS ELEMENT? Click
Yes, delete it. or Cancel.

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