Year 10 HAPE
Nutrition and Disease Assignment
A number of diseases and conditions are the result of long term or short‐term dietary or lifestyle choices. For
this assignment you will be allocated a disease or condition from the list below to research and examine.
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Obesity
Bowel cancer
Osteoporosis
Heart Disease
Type 2 Diabetes
Stroke
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Liver disease
Kidney disease
Celiac Disease
Hypertension
Anaemia
The information you gather in response to the areas below is to be presented as either a PowerPoint, Google
Slides or a Google Doc and MUST be submitted as a PDF only.
Submission of the PDF is via COMPASS with due date 3.00pm FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER (end of week 9).
Your information should contain the following:
1. Explanation of the disease
a. A detailed description or definition of the disease.
b. Annotated diagrams to explain where the disease affects the body
2. Statistical information including but not limited to the following:
a. How many people suffer from the disease in Australia/the World.
b. What age groups are affected the most.
c. Does it affect ethnic groups differently such as Indigenous and Low SES – Comparative data
must be shown
d. Global trends ‐ Is it more prevalent in particular countries?
e. Include graphs and tables highlighting important/alarming statistics
f. How statistics have changed over time
3. Risk factors for the disease
a. Dietary habits that may lead to the disease
b. Lifestyle choices that may lead to the disease
4. An explanation of the side effects or symptoms
a. Short term effects
b. Long term effects
5. Prevention strategies
a. Diet strategies to prevent the disease
b. Lifestyle strategies to prevent the disease
c. Investigate and provide a description of an Australian initiative designed to prevent the
disease?
i. What is the name of the program and logo
ii. Who is the program targeted towards
iii. How people access the program
iv. How does it work to prevent the disease – give description of what the program does to
prevent the disease
6. A detailed suggested 1‐day meal planner for someone suffering the disease.
a. Must include 3 meals and 2 snacks including fluid intake
b. Explanations why this meal planner is suitable for someone with the disease.
c. Justification of the meal plan including description of key macro/micro nutrients that the meal
plan targets and their role in promoting good health.
d. Justification of the limitation of key macro/micro nutrients in the meal planner (what role do
they have in the disease
7. Full list of references (Harvard referencing system)
The RUBRIC for this task is on the next page.
Name: _______________________________________________
Score:
Topic: _______________________________________________
Grade:
Key Skills
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The definition or
explanation of
the disease was
not present.
The definition or
explanation of the
disease was copied
verbatim from an
external source.
A basic definition or
explanation in own words was
provided with basic diagrams to
show where the disease affects
the body.
A comprehensive definition or
explanation in own words,
along with detailed annotated
diagrams to show where the
disease affects the body.
Statistics
There were no
statistics for the
chosen disease.
Basic statistics were
copied verbatim from an
outside source with no
interpretation or
summarisation. Little or
no understanding of
trends and data.
Statistics included summarised
sentences to summarise key
findings. Statistics covered most
key information, though
missing either trends over time
or comparative statements.
Statistics used graphs and
sentences to summarise key
findings as well as describe
trends over time and compare
population groups to each
other. Statistics covered all key
information.
Risk Factors
and
Prevention
There were no
risk factors or
prevention
strategies for the
chosen disease.
Risk factors and
prevention strategies
were copied verbatim
from an outside source
onto the presentation.
Little understanding of
both was evident.
Either risk factors or prevention
strategies for the chosen
disease were discussed in own
words, but not both.
Risk factors and prevention
strategies for the chosen
disease were both fully
discussed in own words.
Short and
Long‐term
Effects
Long‐ and short‐
term symptoms
were not included
in the
presentation.
Included only a simple
list of long and/or short‐
term effects.
A basic description of both
long‐ and short‐term effects, or
a detailed description of one of
long‐ or short‐term effects.
Both long‐ and short‐term
effects were described in detail
and showed an excellent
understanding of the disease.
Meal
Planner
Meal planner was
not included.
Meal planner was
presented but links were
not made to the disease.
Meal planner was included in
the presentation and made
some correct links to the
disease.
Meal planner was of a high
standard with most foods
justified in relation to the
chosen disease.
Minimal diagrams or
tables with some
labelling
Diagrams and tables included
are labelled or annotated
Many diagrams and tables are
included and are all labelled or
annotated
Definition
and
Explanation
No or minimal
diagrams or
tables are
included
Presentation
.
References
No use of colour
or design
elements
Minimal use of colour or
design elements to
enhance the
presentation
No use of
appropriate
headings
Some headings were
included to key areas of
content
No references
included
List of references was
included but not
properly formatted
Teacher Comments:
Good use of colour or design
elements that enhance the
presentation
Some headings were included
and provided some
organisation of the key areas of
content
Full list of references included
in the proper format
Extensive use of colour or
design elements that enhance
the presentation
Excellent use of headings
demonstrates clarity and
organisation of information