MR. PATTERSON’S BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
QUEST PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. PATTERSON’S BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER
BIOLOGY (H) & BIOLOGY Spr. 2015
LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT/RESEARCH PAPER/POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – 3 separate assignments combined in
total to make 1 final assignment.
Overall 400 Point Assignment
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Final Due Date: May 25 , 2015 - *No Late Research Papers/Power Point Presentations accepted!
Biology Tutoring: Thurs/Fridays – 0700-0730.
Objectives
• To increase students information base
• To familiarize students with library research and scientific journals
• To write abstract summaries, journal critiques, and research papers
• To perform oral presentations to their peers
SPRING SEMESTER RUBRIC:
• Journal Abstracts (4) (20 points): Due: April 27th, 2015
The student will review four abstracts found on the Internet. Students have been assigned individual topics related to human
disease (infectious or genetic) and will write 3 pages summarizing all four abstracts per assignment.
• Review Article Summary (40 points) Due: May 4th, 2015
In May, students will complete a summary of a review article on their chosen topic (you can define the parameters of a
search for review articles). Review articles are just what the name implies – a review of the current literature on the
particular topic. This review article must be from a peer-reviewed scientific journal (such as Science, Cell, Nature, Journal of
Immunology, etc.) no earlier than 1998. Students will pick a related review article to the disease topic they have chosen.
This is an in-depth article summary focusing on the specifics covered in the article. Your summary will be no more than four
pages total.
An Outline of your paper will be Due May 11th, 2015. This is to get the student to plan ahead for their paper (20 points).
A Bibliography/References Cited page (rough draft) Due: May 18th, 2015. You will need to have at least the 12 required
sources. Your list may change by the time you turn in your paper, that’s fine. When turning in your paper, the relevant
sources must be included (20 points).
• Research Paper (200 points – 2 exam grades) Due: May 25th, 2015.
In May, students will then perform background research on their disease of choice. This is a formal research paper and
should include standard APA formal guidelines. Report should represent a critical analysis of current (post 1997) literature
placed within proper historical context. Length of 10-15 PAGES DOUBLE-SPACED (with a cover page) and should include,
for a proper survey, no less than 8 peer reviewed specific references from current scientific journals in addition to at least 4
more common references; no Wikipedia. Students may use multiple cites per fact. There is a rare use of quotes in scientific
writing and any factual statement that is not common knowledge needs to be cited.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Should follow MLA format. Try this site to refresh your memory: http://www.aresearchguide.com/12biblio.html
MR. PATTERSON’S BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
• Power Point Presentation (100 points): Due: May 25th, 2015.
FORMAT:
You must include:
• A description of your disease
• How/who discovered it
• Symptoms
• How to diagnose it
• Pathology (course of disease)
• Treatments
• Prognosis
• Recent discoveries about this disease on a molecular level
- An intro slide with your name, period, and title.
- A "bibliography/cited works" slide will be necessary and you will place it/them at the end of your slideshow.
- Pictures are good. Use google image search. Your presentation must have at least 10 IMAGES INCLUDED.
-No music - makes the files too large.
-Use bullets to separate ideas/facts. I do not want slides with giant paragraphs of info on them.
-Transitions are cool, but good info and logical planning of your presentation is more important.
Citations:
All articles used must be cited properly or points will be deducted.
*The easiest way to get these to me is to upload them to my Weebly site @ http://mrpattersonsscienceclass.weebly.com/
Have fun.
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Mr. Patterson
MR. PATTERSON’S BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
SAMPLE OUTLINE:
A.) Introduction.
B.) Description:
1. Ebola is a severe disease in humans and nonhuman primates.
2. There are four distinct subtypes of Ebola.
C.) History:
1. The first outbreak of Ebola was in Zaire in 1976.
2. Since then there have been many more outbreaks in Africa and the U.S.
D.) Diagnosis:
1. Ebola is very difficult to diagnose in an average hospital.
2. Several methods such as PCR and ELISA tests can be used.
E.) Symptoms and Progression:
1. Early symptoms are very similar to those of more common diseases such as malaria.
2. Later symptoms include internal bleeding and death from shock.
F.) Pathogenesis:
1. The Ebola virus affects the immune system.
2. The most prominent components of Ebola virus infection are hemorrhage and DIC.
G.) Treatment:
1. The two main methods of treatment are chemical antivirals and passive transfer of antibodies.
2. Neither method is fully developed or understood.
H.) Vaccine:
1. There have been lots of difficulties in developing a vaccine.
2. Two promising vaccines use naked DNA and animal pathogens.
I.) Conclusion.
MR. PATTERSON’S BIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
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Kyra - Bacterial Meningitis
Bly - TB
Abrina - Viral Meningitis
John K. - Leprosy
Christian - HIV
Shiloh - Malaria
Joshua - Rabies
K.B. - Polio
Lance Jr. - Influenza
Mike P. - Hepatitis B
Madison - Plague
Nathan – Ebola
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Christa - Mumps
Jose - Prions
Keilan - Dengue Fever
Adelina - Gangrene
Sarah - SARS
Kayla – Leptospirosis
Ali G. - HPV
Johnny - Prostate Cancer
Rocco - Ewing’s Sarcoma
D’Eric - Tetanus
Mike M. - Lyme Disease
Ashley - Leishmaniasis
Micah - viral encephalitis
Grayson - HPV
Hailey - Leprosy
Marcus - HIV
Imani – Malaria
Elena - Ebola