Webquest Research & Informational Writing Assignment: Cystic

Fibrosis
NAME:_______________________________________________ CLASS:__________________ DATE:______________
Directions: Go to each website and gather research to answer the questions below. On
each site, be sure to read the article and think, dont just write down the answer, learn
& read! You will be using this information afterward to write an informational summary
on the disease Cystic Fibrosis.

1) Go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Website: https://www.cff.org/What-is-CF/About-CysticFibrosis/

Read Section (1) Titled What is Cystic Fibrosis? & define what this disease is.
Cystic Fibrosis is...
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2) On the same website, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Website (https://www.cff.org/What-isCF/About-Cystic-Fibrosis/)

Read Section (1) Titled What is Cystic Fibrosis? & look at the section called Symptoms of CF.
People with CF can have a variety of symptoms including
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3) On the same website, still the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ( https://www.cff.org/What-is-CF/AboutCystic-Fibrosis/)

Scroll down to the (3) section titled What to Expect. Watch the video of Kaitlyn Broadhurst, a 25year-old living with cystic fibrosis.
Record what you learned from Kaitlyns video about her daily life with this
disease:
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4) Go to KidsHealth.org and read the section on Cystic Fibrosis called Treating Kids with CF:
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cf.html#

Describe some of the treatments for kids with CF. What can doctors do for them?

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5) Go to the American Lung Association Website and read about CF there. In the section called
Learn about Cystic Fibrosis gather a few more facts: http://www.lung.org/lung-health-anddiseases/lung-disease-lookup/cystic-fibrosis/learn-about-cystic-fibrosis.html

Can you catch Cystic Fibrosis? (Hint: What type of disease is it?)

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How Does Cystic Fibrosis Affect your Body?

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How serious is Cystic Fibrosis?

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6) BONUS for Extra Credit:

Go to KYVL.org (Kentucky virtual library) https://proxy.kyvl.org/login?

url=http://america.eb.com/
Search for an article on Cystic Fibrosis in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Record at least
one more interesting fact about CF that you find there (Hint: username and password
were given by Ms. McNear at a prior library day):
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7) Informational Summary on what you now know about CF:

Open a document on the computer or use a piece of paper. Write an
INFORMATIONAL SUMMARY on the disease Cystic Fibrosis. Include
only the Central Ideas and more important ideas someone would
need to know about this disease. Your summary should be 1-2 long
and well developed paragraphs. If you use facts, be sure to identify
the source and do not copy and paste. Put ideas into your own
words! Be objective, no I needed, tell the facts, not your personal
feelings! Attach this page, completed, as your research proof!
Use the following paragraph planner to help you write a successful paragraph if you
need help. *** Type of write your summary on your own, this is just a planner.

Cystic Fibrosis is (define it) _______________________________________________________.

It affects ______________________ people in the U.S. and its symptoms are
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Treatments are (describe how it is treated)
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People with the disease can expect _______________________________________________. Another
interesting fact about people with the disease is that
_______________________________________________. In conclusion, the disease (Say what you
learned overall and wrap it up) __________________________________________________.