A WEBQUEST FOR HEALTH DESIGNED BY JUDEE, SHELL, ALICIA, KAREN, AND JOYE

A WEBQUEST FOR HEALTH

DESIGNED BYJUDEE, SHELL, ALICIA,

KAREN, AND JOYECOBB COUNTY SCHOOL

DISTRICT

CELLULITANS OF THE CENTURY:

LET’S CHEW THE FAT

INTRODUCTION• AS YOU HAVE HEARD ON THE NEWS, OUR TOWN,

CICERO, HAS BEEN NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP

TEN CITIES OF THIS CENTURY AS BEING THE MOST

OBESE AND UNFIT COMMUNITIES. THIS IS NOT

SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, AS YOU KNOW. WE

WANT THE CITIZENS OF OUR TOWN TO PROUDLY

WALK THROUGH THIS TOWN WITHOUT DISPLAYING

DOUBLE CHINS OR HAVING BANANA SPLIT DISHES

STREWN AMONGST OUR BEAUTIFUL TREES. YOU

HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO HELP SOLVE THIS

DILEMMA BECAUSE IT IS A WELL-KNOWN FACT

THAT YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A

COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION AND FITNESS UNIT AT

YOUR SCHOOL.

TASK

• REFLECT ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM YOUR PAST UNIT

• RESEARCH THE INTERNET FOR ADVANCED AND CURRENT INFORMATION IN THIS AREA.

• CREATE A RESTAURANT/FITNESS CENTER FOR YOUR TOWN THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE (PHYSICALLY) EACH INDIVIDUAL’S NEEDS TO BECOME THINNER AND MORE FIT.

• CREATE MENUS AND FITNESS PLANS THAT WILL AID THEM TO LIVE A MORE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

• BE CREATIVE WHEN CONVINCING THE CITIZENS OF YOUR TOWN TO VISIT AND PARTICIPATE.

• EXPLAIN THE FACTORS THAT ATTRIBUTED TO THEIR WEIGHT GAIN AND LACK OF ACTIVITY.

PROCESS

• SET UP JOURNAL -RECORD RESEARCH -DAILY LOG OF INFO -FORMULATED QUESTIONS -ROUGH DRAFTS

• CONDUCT RESEARCH -FOOD PYRAMID COMPONENTS -WHY PEOPLE OVEREAT -ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF FAT AND SALT -WHAT DO FOOD LABELS MEAN -ACCEPTABLE WEIGHT? -HOW DO YOU PLAN A FITNESS REGIME?

• WHAT EXERCISES ARE GOOD FOR CERTAIN BODY PARTS -CREATIVE NAME FOR RESTAURANT AND FITNESS CENTER -MAKE DIET PLAN CREATIVE AND FUN

• COLLECT ADS THAT PORTRAY FITNESS AND HEALTHY EATING HABITS

• DESIGN -MENU AND MENU COVER -FITNESS BROCHURE LOG

• WRITE AN AD THAT WILL BE FEATURED IN TWO TYPES OF MEDIA

RESOURCES

•CLASS SET OF BOOKS

•DR. HEALTHSTEIN’S BODY FUN-CD

•PYRAMID CHALLENGE-CD

• INTERNET SITES -INCLUDED IN HANDOUT

EVALUATION

• IS YOUR JOURNAL COMPLETE AND LISTS ALL YOU PROPOSE TO DO?

•DID YOU FIND ACCURATE INFORMATION?

•DID YOU INCLUDE CREATIVITY AND PERSUASIVE TACTICS?

•DOES YOUR PROPOSAL FLOW FROM THE RESTAURANT TO FITNESS CENTER OR VISA VERSA?

THINK OF THESE QUESTIONS

REFLECTION

•DID YOU FEEL THIS PROJECT WAS EFFECTIVE ENOUGH TO BRING POSITIVE RESULTS?

•HOW DID YOU DETERMINE WHICH INFORMATION WAS USEFUL AND CORRECT?

• IF YOU WERE TO DO THIS PROJECT AGAIN, WHAT WOULD YOU ADD, CHANGE, OR DELETE?

CONCLUSION

•WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT NUTRITION AND FITNESS FROM THIS PROJECT?

•HOW HAS THIS AFFECTED YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT HOW YOU EAT AND STAY PHYSICALLY FIT?

GOOD LUCK!!!!