PowerPoint Presentation – The impact of cocaine on the respiratory system

TOPIC: THE USE OF COCAINE (the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca)) on the Respiratory System (Internal Systems)

 

Overview: This cumulating activity allows you to explore a topic of your choice as it relates to the grade 11 biology curriculum. Since it is done at the end of the course, you have the liberty to choose your PowerPoint Presentation topic that relates to two of the six units of biology that we have studied (Cellular Biology, Genetics, Diversity, Internal systems, Evolution and Plants). Your PowerPoint presentation must relate to current topics or issues that are related to these units. You are free to explore topics that we did not discuss in class but are related to the 6 units covered. YOUR TOPIC MUST SOMEHOW BRIGE TWO OF THE SIX UNITS OF STUDY This is worth 20 % of the final grade PowerPoint: The presentation should have a min of 12 slides and a max of 14 slides. You can embed video or YouTube links within the presentation itself. Assessment: The marking scheme is also provided that will be used to evaluate your PowerPoint presentation.

Due Date for the PowerPoint is to be determined Examples of topics that illustrate how to bridge two unit of study (and no you cannot use these ones) 1. The use of marijuana (plants) on the human circulatory system (internal systems) 2. The study of Adenocarcinoma (lung cancer) bridges the lungs (internal systems) and cell division (genetics) 3. A study on Leukemia (blood cancer) and how it is inherited (blood is in the internal system and inheritance is genetics)