Neurological Disorders Webquest

Research a specific disorder and make a brochure that a doctor would give to a person who has been diagnosed with the disorder. (Alternately, you may make your target audience a parent of a child with the disorder).

Include the following information in this order:

  • Description of the disorder - focus on Anatomy and Physiology of the brain and nervous system
  • Symptoms, what she can expect in her child (or adult later in life)
  • Number of people with the disease or chances of getting the disease
  • Treatment options or special needs the child will have

Your brochure should be

  • Typed (use word processor)
  • Include pictures. Use clipart or internet sources.
  • Tri-fold with printing on the back and front. (To accomodate lab computers, you can print out two pages and then tape them together)

Pamphlets, just like essays, have a logical order. Use the following as a guide for writing your pamphlet. When you fold the brochure, this order will make sense.

*Do not just COPY and PASTE information from your sources. Your job is to synthesize the information, put it into your own words and organize it.

Resources

You may choose any of the following disorders. If one is not on the list, check with your teacher to see if it is appropropriate.

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Dyslexia
  • Epilepsy
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Narcolepsy
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Rett Syndrome
  • Schizophrenia
  • Spina Bifida
  • Tourette Syndrome

Website Resources

Once you have chosen the disorder you want to study, use google to research it. The following sites may also be helpful

Neuroscience for Kids
Health Insite (Brain Diseases)
Brainweb (Dana Foundation)

 

How to Make a Brochure

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Information
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 Bibliography and Resources

Page 1

Title

Name

Picture

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Information
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Information

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Information

 

 Guide to using Microsoft Publisher to make a pamphlet:

  1. When the program opens, select Full Page
  2. Under "File", select "Page Setup" and change to "Landscape"
  3. Under "Arrange", select "Layout guides." Change left and right margins to 0.5" and make 3 columns.
  4. Under "Insert" add the second page so the front and back of the pamphlet are contained in one file. 
  5. When you print your file, it will print as two pages, just tape them together and fold.

 

SCORING
Excellent Good Needs Work

Information: Focus
Abundance of facts that relate to the disorder, includes specific information about the brain
Information: Audience
Target audience is addressed, information is in terms a normal person could understand (not obviously copied from medical dictionaries)
Organization
Brochure follows a logical order, lists are bulletted and page/paragraph breaks make it easy to read
Creativity
Brochure is interesting, pictures included