High+School+Project

Big Idea—Identity- Global Citizen Essential Question

What is causing the obesity epidemic for American teens today?
Challenge

To recruit one class of students to create a presentation on the causes of obesity and use technology in order to balance calorie intake with calorie output.
Guiding Questions

What is the impact of poverty on the availability of large chain grocery stores?
Guiding Activities Independent work outside of class: Giving each student a pedometer and having them compare the number of steps they take a day with the number of steps they should take per day. Keeping journals for how much they eat, how long they watch television. Cataloging the number of steps one takes per day, week, month. Students can set up tables during lunch hours, to perform surveys during lunch: getting extra credit for work. Surveys address what kind of food students eat most frequently, how many meals a day, what grocery stores their family shops at, what type of foods students eat at school and home. Do they cook their own food?

Finding and studying nutrition labels, such as in the school cafeteria, and research what food would better serve students health, prices, etc.
ASSURE Model ASSURE -high school

Guiding Resources Obama articles on health initiatives

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/obesity_in_children_and_teens
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Solution/Action

Students will become aware of the obesity epidemic in our country, make changes in their own lives, and educate their communities regarding these issues; presentations will act as forums for discussion and reflection.

our example wallwisher.com http://wallwisher.com/wall/obesity

Podcast

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