S+Richter,+Jennifer

**Office:** 425 **Office Phone:** 207-778-XXXX **Office Hours:** Monday and Wednesday 2:30pm - 5:00pm ** E-mail: ** Jennifer.Richter@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Ms. Richter

=Summary of Unit= Incorporating adequate levels of physical activity and proper nutrition into your daily routine will essentially improve your overall quality of life. In order to improve and maintain good health, proper programs must be implemented into the educations of our youth. Throughout this unit, my students will engage in various activities that will encourage the development of healthy behaviors and proper dieting. They will become familiar with a wide range of health concepts and resources. Their attention will be focused towards establishing the ability to depict the difference between unhealthy and healthy behaviors in regards to nutrition and physical activity. =Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Health Education and Physical Education - C. Health Promotion and Risk Reduction C1. Healthy Practices and Behaviors Grades 6-8 Students demonstrate a healthy practice and/or behavior to maintain or improve their own health in both of the following areas: healthy eating and physical activity.

= = =Students will understand that= • they will need to practice healthy behaviors and eating habits in order to maintain/improve their personal health. • the combination of an unhealthy diet and lack of and/or low levels of physical activity can be detrimental to ones health. • in regards to health, It is important to build a sturdy foundation for your body at a young age in order to maintain healthy practices for life.

= = =Essential Questions= • How can my dieting and eating behaviors effect my overall health? • How can I adapt my behaviors with the resources I have access to and improve my overall health? • Why should I worry about my health decisions now when I can improve them in ten years?

= = =Students will know= • __Terminology__: Population, Epidemic, Pandemic, Morbidity, Mortality, Disease, Overweight, Obesity, Prevention, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and etc. • __Key Factual Information__: Population effected, Nutritional Information (Sugars, Fats, Carbs), Calorie Count and Obesity Rates (state wide, nation wide, world wide). • __Important Resource__s: Textbooks, Nutrition Models, Population Graphs, Dietary Journals and Personal Concepts.

= = =Students will be able to= • model a well constructed diet that targets all essential food groups. • evaluate the effects of unhealthy lifestyle habits over a lifetime of years. • design individual meals that provide the proper nutritional values from the essential good groups. • compare unhealthy lifestyle patterns to healthy behaviors, identify the differences and then reflect on their findings • consider developing healthy habits that they can maintain throughout their entire life. • recognize unhealthy and healthy behaviors through verbal discussion.

**Performance Task Overview** The CBS network television station is on board with the efforts around America to decrease obesity and improve the overall health state of this country. They are looking to introduce a new 60 minute weekly health series to their viewers. As a team, you will need to create a 3-5 minute long segment advertising the talk show that you have newly created. This commercial advertisement needs to show an expert understanding and ability to educate on two specific areas of health: physical activity and nutrition. CBS has indicated that their overall mission with this health series is to motivate their viewers to become more physically active in their everyday life and to educate them on the proper nutrition and dieting necessary to develop/maintain healthy living. The CBS Board of Directors will be accepting 12 applications. They will be viewing your segment as well as 11 others. They will use a rating scale developed with the help of their viewers to determine which segment will be premiered on national television. The advertisement with the best overall ratings will win.

=Expectations=

__**Attendance and Participation**__ I expect that my students will come to class prepared for the day and ready to learn. Students should be in the classroom before the bell rings with homework assignments completed and ready to be turned in. Attendance and participation will be essential parts of succeeding in this class. Students are expected to turned in assignments on the day they are due, unless other arrangements have been made and noted by me. It is to make-up activities and lessons done in class, so I ask that you inform me at least two days prior of any planned absences. If for any reason you are unexpectedly unable to attend class, please contact me through e-mail: Jennifer.Richter@maine.edu as soon as possible. We will later make arragements to discuss what you have missed that day.

__**Plagiarism**__ Plagiarism will not be tolerated in this classroom. As stated in the school handbook, we have a very strict policy regarding plagiarism. I will treat plagiarism according to district policy I expect my students to perform to the best of their ability.

**Benchmarks** Throughout this unit, students will be required to complete multiple assignments testing their comprehension of the intended material. Below is a list and brief description of the assignments they will be expected to complete. Students will be graded using a scale of 550 points.

Students will complete a short pre-assessment that will ask the students some simple question on physical activity and nutrition. These answers will help me assess how much the students already know and what their strengths and weaknesses are. This pre-assessment will help shape the lessons of the unit so students are sure to learn all that is needed to understand the unit.
 * __Pre-assessment (30 points)__**

Students will be asked to voluntarily participate in class lectures and activities on a daily basis.
 * __Class Participation (60 Points)__**

Students will create a wiki-space representing food pyramid that they have designed. The food pyramid needs to incorporate all essential food groups. They are asked to use interactive links within the post to demonstrate their understanding of proper nutrition.
 * __Wiki-Spaces (60 Points)__**

__** __**Glogster (50 Points)**__ **__

__** Students will be asked to create a visual service announcement for a local health organization using Glogster. Their final product is intended to be posted throughout local schools to promote proper nutrition and physical activity. They will be asked to identify and elaborate on the key concepts of health in regards to physical activity and nutrition in a creative way. Their overall task through this assignment is to promote healthy behavior to the younger generations and appeal to students. **__

Students will be asked to develop an informative/educational website directly related to healthy behaviors through healthy dieting and proper nutrition. Students will required to develop a well balanced diet and a short lesson explaining how they established nutrition within their diet and what methods they used. Students will be then be asked to teach their fellow classmates on their material concerning proper dieting and nutrition.
 * __Prezi (40 Points)__**

Students in small groups will be asked to compare and contrast unhealthy behaviors to a healthy lifestyle and develop a presentation through an online resource. They will develop an interactive presentation. Students will receive class time to work on this project and will be expected to present to class on the indicated day. They will graded according to their final product.
 * __Interactive Online Newspaper Aricle (60 Points)__**

Students will be asked to create a series of blogs that reflects on the verbal discussion from class. They will need to show an understanding of the material discussed and use examples from the indicated health resources to support their information. Students will collaborate with classmates to share findings on each individual blog.
 * __Blog (60 Points)__**

Students will be given five quizzes worth ten points a piece throughout the unit. Each quiz will pertain to the current material being covered in class. Students will be informed about the quiz in advanced, giving them time to prepare.
 * __Quizzes (50 Points)__**

__**Performance Task (Unit Project) (140 Points)**__ The CBS network television station is on board with the efforts around America to decrease obesity and improve the overall health state of this country. They are looking to introduce a new 60 minute weekly health series to their viewers. Students will be assigned to groups and will need to create a 3-5 minute long segment advertising the talk show that you have newly created. This commercial advertisement needs to show an expert understanding and ability to educate on two specific areas of health: physical activity and nutrition. CBS has indicated that their overall mission with this health series is to motivate their viewers to become more physically active in their everyday life and to educate them on the proper nutrition and dieting necessary to develop/maintain healthy living. The CBS Board of Directors will be accepting 12 applications. They will be viewing your segment as well as 11 others. They will use a rating scale developed with the help of their viewers to determine which segment will be premiered on national television. The advertisement with the best overall ratings will win. = = =Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59 )