Human Body, Step 7
Levels 3 and 4 Project
Level 3: Understands how the body fights pathogens.
Level 4: Understands the difference between natural and acquired immunity.
You will be assigned one of the following infectious diseases:
Mumps
Measels
Chicken pox
Tetanus
Rubella
Pertussis
Diphtheria
Influenza
Meningitis
Hepatitis B
HIV/AIDS
SARS
Ebola
Polio
Smallpox
Gonorrhea
Influenza
Mononucleosis
Rabies
Tuberculosis
Syphilis
Your job is to research the disease and answer TWO questions from each box:
Why should I care?
1. What are the symptoms?
2. What long-term effects can the
disease have?
3. How can the disease spread from
one person to another?
4. Explain it’s history as a epidemic
or pandemic.
How is immunity developed to this
disease?
1. What role does acquired
immunity play in immunity
before and/or after the disease?
2. What role does passive immunity
play in immunity before and/or
after the disease?
3. What role does antibody
immunity play in immunity
before and/or after the disease?
4. What role does innate immunity
play in immunity before and/or
after the disease?
How does the body fight the disease at
the cellular level?
1. What is the role of macrophages
in fighting the disease?
2. What is the role of B cells in
fighting the disease?
3. What is the role of T cells in
fighting the disease?
4. How are antibodies produced?
Level 4: If you choose to do level 4, you
must do this:
Compare (similarities) and contrast
(differences) natural and acquired
immunity.
Format: You may choose the format – paper, Keynote, poster, comic strip, iMovie, etc.
Human Body, Step 7
Levels 3 and 4 Project RUBRIC
1. If the essay contains five (5) grammar and/or spelling errors, the teacher will stop grading
at that point and return the essay to the student. The student then has 24 hours to edit and
return the paper. If the student chooses not to edit or submits an edited paper with five
(5) grammar and/or spelling errors, the paper will receive a zero (0).
2. If you do not follow directions or earn a 2 or less, you will have to start over with a
different disease.
Criteria
Why should I
care?
How does the
body fight the
disease at the
cellular level?
How is
immunity
developed to
this disease?
Sources
Points
3
2.5
2
Clearly and with
abundant detail
answers two or
more questions
Clearly and with
abundant detail
answers two or
more questions
Answers only two
questions. May
have minor
confusion.
Answers only two
questions. May
have minor
confusion.
Answers two or
less questions OR
has major
confusion.
Answers two or
less questions OR
has major
confusion.
0
No reasonable
attempt
Clearly and with
abundant detail
answers two or
more questions
Answers only two
questions. May
have minor
confusion.
Answers two or
less questions OR
has major
confusion.
No reasonable
attempt
Cites (with APA
format) three
scientifically
credible sources
Cites (with APA
format) two
scientifically
credible sources
Cites (with APA
format) less
than two
scientifically
credible sources
No reasonable
attempt
12 to 11
10 to 9
8 to 7
Less than 7
No reasonable
attempt
Possible credible sources (cited using APA format):
(2014, April 1). Retrieved January 24, 2015, from
http://www.cdc.gov/bam/diseases/immune/disease_database.html
Biggs, A. (2009). The Immune System. In Biology. New York: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe.
Durani, Y. (2012, October 1). Immune System. Retrieved January 24, 2015, from
http://kidshealth.org/teen/flu_center/about_flu/immune.html#
MedlinePlus. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2015, from
http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/querymeta?v:project=medlineplus&query=infectious diseases&x=0&y=0
Rubric for Level 4
Achieves a 3 on the above rubric AND
4
Clearly and with abundant
detail, compares
(similarities) and contrasts
(differences) natural and
acquired immunity AND
correctly cites (APA) at least
three scientifically credible
sources.
3.5
Compares (similarities)
and contrasts
(differences) natural and
acquired immunity AND
correctly cites (APA) at
least three scientifically
credible sources.
3
Compares (similarities) and
contrasts (differences) natural
and acquired immunity but
shows little understanding
beyond level 3. OR correctly
cites (APA) less than three
scientifically credible sources.