Introduction
     Learn to stay healthy for life! That's one of the goals of 7th grade health class, and this project is designed to help you learn how. By following the steps in this web lesson, you will create a project to present to the class. You will also learn how to find information about health topics using books and the Internet. 

Your Task
1. Define your topic. 
     Think carefully about a health topic that interests you. Be ready to describe the topic for your teacher. 
     Need help with spelling? Try http://www.dictionary.com/
     Get an overview of your topic at World Book Online and Grolier Online.
     Write a brief definition or description of your topic. 
2. What do you need to know about your topic?
     Write at least three questions you want to answer about your topic. 

The Process
1. What resources do you think will help you? 
2. Which resources might be the most useful? 

Check out the Internet Public Libraries great website about how to do research.           A+ Research & Writing Step by Step

Online Resources

http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com - (username and password available from teacher)

MassOne - Save your work here to access anywhere.

·  KidsHealth  - http://kidshealth.org/index.html

·  Ask NOAH about Health - http://www.noah-health.org

·  Medline Plus- http://medlineplus.gov/

·  Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - http://www.mayohealth.org/

·  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/

·  Cancer.gov   www.cancer.gov/

·  Familydoctor.org  familydoctor.org/

·  Healthfinder- http://www.healthfinder.gov/

·  MEDEM: an information partnership of medical societies http://medem.com/

·   Internet Public Library – Health resources http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00/

Magazine Indexes Online

Infotrac databases – (Password available from your teacher)

Locate and Use the Resources
1. Read or view the information.
2. Gather the relevant information by taking notes by hand or computer.
3. Keep a record of the sources for your bibliography. Use your citation worksheet.

Put It All Together
1. Organize the information.
2. Present the information
3. Complete your bibliography – Use OSLIS Citation maker http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/MLACitations/secondary/index.php

Rubrics

  Rubric and task sheet