Science Probe I Technology Activities

Chapter 7

Internet

1. With the help of your teacher, select a disease of the digestive tract such as duodenal ulcers gastroenteritis, or some other disease. Conduct an Internet search to answer these questions:

a.What tissues or organs does the disease affect?
b.What causes the disease?
c.What are the symptoms of the disease?
d.What kind of treatment is available for the disease?
e.What is the long-term prognosis of the disease (curable or recurring)?

Prepare a multimedia presentation to inform your classmates of what you have learned.

2.With the help of your teacher, select a disease of the pancreas, gallbladder, or liver. Conduct an Internet search to answer these questions:

a.What tissues or organs does the disease affect?
b.What causes the disease?
c.What are the symptoms of the disease?
d.What kind of treatment is available for the disease?
e.What is the long-term prognosis of the disease (curable or recurring)?

Prepare a multimedia presentation to inform your classmates of what you have learned. Below is a web site to get you started:

World Health Organization -- Health Topics http://www.who.int/home/map_ht.html

Application Software

Activities 7A & 7B – Obtain the outline drawing of the human body from your teacher. Use a scanner to create a digital image of the outline. Import this digital image into a graphics program and save it in the format required by the application software. Use this drawing to perform Activities 7A and 7B. Prepare a presentation to your class that will show the path food follows as it is digested and what happens to it as it travels through the digestive system. A sequence of pictures might be useful to accomplish this.