Research Assignment: Human or General Biology
Investigate one or two topics that interest you related to Human or General Biology. There are so many topics to choose from! For example, for Human Biology: diseases, physiology, psychology, anatomy, behavior, nutrition, heart disease; cancer; strokes, COVID 19, pandemics, ETC.
Explore & choose one or two topics that interest you.
For full points you need to write a Total of 5-6 high quality paragraphs or equivalent, from reputable website{s}. You also need to write a 3-4 sentence summary .
Here are some reputable websites that you may find useful when preparing for this assignment:
These sites include options for key word searches, & provide up-to-date information.
Key word searches:
ScienceNews.org. science-daily.com
MayoClinic.org (click on recent research news) sciencemag.org
NPR.org (click under: Topics: go to: Science) newsweek.com
NBC news (subcategory: Science) science magazine
CBS news (subcategory: Science) TheNewYorkTimes
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control)
usda.gov (United States Department of Agriculture)
American Physiological Society
Additional more specific websites:
www.cancer.org American Cancer Society
www.diabetes.org American Diabetes Association
www.acefitness.org American Council on Exercise
www.eatright.org American Dietetic Association
www.lungusa.org American Lung Association
www.arthritis.org Arthritis Foundation
www.aafa.org Asthma and Allergy Foundation
www.nmha.org National Mental Health Association
www.stroke.org National Stroke Association
www.nsc.org National Safety Council
www.health.org National Drug Information and Referral
www.headaches.org National Headache Foundation
www.nof.org National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.ncoa.org National council on Aging
