Virus Project

Each group will be researching a virus from a list. If you want to research one not on the list, let me know. We will research what the virus looks like, symptoms, host, historical importance and treatments or vaccines that are available. We will share out/ present your project and everybody will take notes about your virus. The quiz for this project will be open note.

Layout

Google Drawing
Work individually or SHARE one project between 2 people.
Change size to 8 x 10 (or 10x8). File-Page setup
- - This way I can print your projects on a piece of paper

Project Requirements

Pictures

- - One microscopic picture of your specific virus
  - one other picture of your choice relating to the virus (for instance could show iron lungs for polio).

Content

- - Bullets with brief information including most of the bullets below: Not all apply to your project.
    - - General Information
        How it is it transmitted (through a mosquito, a sneeze, etc)
        Other names of the virus
        Other than humans, are there any other hosts (like mammals can get rabies)
        Symptoms of the infection
        Incubation period (time when somebody is exposed to the time it takes to show symptoms)
        Cures/ treatment
        Is this prevalent (how common) in the US? How many cases world wide, how many in the US?
      - Is there a vaccine
        What is the vaccine called, what year/decade did it become available to the public, how successful is the vaccine at preventing the illness
      - Historical importance (has there been out breaks in history)
      - Anything else that YOU find interesting

Presentation Requirements

- - - - From your seat, share an overview of your virus and anything else that YOU find interesting. Feel free to have notes written down to help you but don't quietly read your entire project.
      - Share any quick videos that you found (you can attach in the comments of your project when you turn it in) I will share with the class.
      - Presentation is around 2 min (less if you are working individually) + extra time if you found a quick video to share.
      - Presentation points will be deducted for disrespect during other student's presentation.

Turn in

Turn in your Google Drawing AND
Save the Drawing as a JPG and turn in.
- - File - Download - JPG
  - On Google Classroom
    - - +Add or create.
        Find your google drawing to attach.
        Find your newly saved jpg with the below steps.
        Google Drive
        Upload
        Browse
        Downloads
        Find your newly saved jpg
        Open
        It should then appear under YOUR WORK on google classroom.
Turn into Google Classroom. If you have a partner's name then put it in the comment code.
- - - - If your partner turned in the project you don't need to mark done or anything.
If you found a video to share with your presentation, put that link in the comment code as well. If you didn't find a video, that is fine.

Resources

The CDC website is a helpful and trustworthy site to get information.

Timeline of your project completed in class. Each "day" is around a 20 min block of time.

Day 0 3/13

Teacher briefly goes over viral options and students choose which virus they are interested in
Grab that virus and sign up in the front for the one you and partner chose.

Day 1 Set up 3/14

Set up your Google Drawing

Create a Title

Change the background

2 pictures: 1 with an actual picture of the virus (microscopic) and at least one other picture pertaining to your virus

How it is transmitted (how a person gets it).

Day 2 & 3 Content 3/17 & 3/18

Decide the background
Research on general characteristics

- - - - How it is it transmitted (through a mosquito, a sneeze, etc.)
        Other names of the virus
        Other than humans, are there any other hosts (like mammals can get rabies)
        Symptoms of the infection
        Incubation period (time when somebody is exposed to the time it takes to show symptoms)
        Cures/ treatment
        Is this prevalent (how common) in the US? How many cases world wide, how many in the US?

Project can have bullets and does not need complete sentences.
1. 1. 1. 1. All bullets MUST BE IN YOUR OWN VOICE (no copy and pasting). Make the words not so scientific and more middle school terminology.

Day 4 Finish the content 3/19 & 3/20

Is there a vaccine
1. 1. 1. What is the vaccine called, what year/decade did it become available to the public, how successful is the vaccine at preventing the illness
Historical importance (has there been out breaks in history)
Anything else that YOU find interesting

Day 5 Finish project & turn in 3/25

Finish any/all of the project.
Turn into google classroom as a google drawing AND as a JPG (instructions above) so I can print it out.

Day 6 presentation portion 3/26

Practice/ figure out your presentation portion. I will project your project and you can tell us about it from your seat.
Who is going to say what. Do you want to write anything in your notebook to share out?
Did you find a quick YouTube video to share that helps us understand more about your virus (you can link the YouTube video into the personal comments on google classroom.

Presentation Groupings Day 1: Influenza, Cold, COVID 19, RSV

Influenza A/B
Cold
Covid 19
RSV

Chicken Pox
Shingles
Hand mouth

Ebola
Dengue
Zika
Rabies

MMR Vaccine
Measles
Mumps
Rubella

NoroVirus
Rotovirus
SARS

SmallPox
Polio
1918 Flu