What are some medically significant plants used to cure or treat diseases or other conditions?
Materials you will need for this project:
Topic :
Plants:
Medical/Nutritional
1. What are some medically significant plants used to cure or treat diseases or other conditions? (at least four from a variety of phyla/divisions)
2. What diseases do they cause and how can these diseases be prevented/treated? AND/OR . . .
3. What conditions/diseases are these plants (or chemicals produced by them) used to cure or treat?
4. What are some current issues these organisms may be involved in or affected by?
· Example slides (annotated) and PowerPoint guidelines
· Presentation guidelines (see below)
· Group presentation rubric
Group Presentation Criteria
· Group size: 3 students (2 or 4 only if necessary)
· Presentation Length: 10 minutes
· Presentation format: any visual/audio format supported by the lab computer; bring on flashdrive to load at beginning of lab session (wireless is not reliable!); or bring HDMI compatible device
· Group participation: Each member has equal involvement in preparation and presentation
· Topic breadth: Each question addressed (see rubric ideas for more)
· Topic depth: Information provided for basic understanding
· Vocabulary consistent with what has been covered in course
· Additional grading: rubric and peer review (20 points total)
· Sources: Reliable, credible sources include: (and must be cited properly; at least 3 outside sources)
· peer-reviewed journals
· science magazines
· Areas of Scoring for Presentation Development and Delivery (rubric to be posted soon)
· Content (10 points)
· coverage
· answers provided for each of the questions
· depth
· relevance
· outside sources
· connection to lab/course work
· organization
· flow of information/sequencing
· introduction
· flow logical
· not too choppy (good transitions between subjects)
· conclusion/wrap-up
· use of coursework topics/concepts/vocabulary
· Presentation (7 points)
· visual design
· slides clean, easy to see/read, not cluttered; minimum of text
· visuals appropriate, good resolution
· sources cited
· use of animations limited, appropriate
· minimal or no errors
· oral delivery
· eye contact, vocal level and tone, posture
· notes minimally or not used at all
· rehearsed, little or no stumbling, pausing
· Teamwork (3 points)
· each had role in oral presentation
· each fielded questions
· each had role in construction and design of presentation