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AIM “Diet Related Diseases/Health Problems”. This curriculum web will provide high school students the opportunity to examine how the amount of foods they eat or do not eat can lead to serious and in some cases fatal health problems and how food intake can be moderated to control health problems without the use of prescription drugs. RATIONALE “Diet Related Diseases/Health Problems”. Today’s teens and young children are developing diseases that normally are associated with elderly adults age 50 and older at an alarming rate. Medical experts attribute this trend to their lifestyle, mainly a lack of exercise and a poor diet. Too many of our young people are suffering from physical and emotional stress due to obesity and many are developing type II diabetes (usually developed by elderly adults) instead of type I diabetes which is normally associated with children and young adults. Poor eating habits usually develop during the teen years when parents no longer control their children’s meals. The media also plays a role in these negative lifestyle habits by projecting an image to young girls suggesting they need to be thin in order to be popular which oftentimes lead to eating disorders. Eating disorders are also a problem with male teens as well, especially those involved in sports such as football and wrestling where these boys are either trying to gain too much weight to play football or are starving themselves to meet a weigh in for a certain weight category in wrestling. TV personality Bryant Gumble recently aired an episode on his show “Real Sports” about how high school and college coaches encouraged players to gain excessive weight which resulted in these players developing health problems. More recently, the problem of over weight young people has been highlighted in Shaquille O’Neal’s new reality show featuring a boot camp for overweight teens and young children. The sooner young people become aware of the importance of a healthy diet and exercise being a part of their lifestyle the sooner they will be on their way to a healthier and longer life. Eating habits developed during the teen years will affect the quality of health during adulthood; a 14 year old girl’s eating habits today will affect the health of her skeletal system when she is 80 years old. By examining the various links contained in this curriculum web students will create a presentation addressing issues on nutrient needs throughout the life cycle, focusing on the nutrient needs of teens ages 14 -18 years old. In addition, students will review and include information about food allergies, nutrient deficiency and excess diseases gaining a better understanding of nutrients and their function in the human body. LEARNER This curriculum web is designed for 9-12 grade high school students age 14-18, and currently enrolled in a foods and nutrition class. PREQUISITES Students should have the following:
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SUBJECT MATTER Students are motivated to learn about common diet related diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and some not so common childhood diseases like rickets and kwashiorkor. With all the medical advances this country has made, preventative care has just recently become a priority. Lifestyles are a key ingredient to reducing diabetes and hypertension and lifestyle are developed over a period of time just as most health issues. Enhancing student awareness about their health and how these health problems can be avoided through diet are important life skills that will be used long past that geometry or science equation. OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN This web will be used as a culminating activity for my nutrition unit. Upon completion of this activity, students will present their findings to the class in the form of a web page, newsletter, brochure, or PowerPoint. After completing the introduction to nutrition in class where the 6 basic nutrients are covered the “Diet Related Disease/Health Problems” project will be introduced. It will begin with a student interest assessment wherein students will use the class textbook, "Guide to Good Food" to complete an activity sheet on nutrient deficiency and excess diseases giving them a brief overview of the disease, the nutrient(s) involved, and how the disease affects the body. I have only included activities for 4 topics listed under ‘process’ but reference links are available for the others and the activities provided can easily be adapted to them. This activity will give them an idea of what topic they are interested in. Prior to assigning groups, have students sign up for the disease that interest them. Then place them into groups based on their common interest. This will guide students to make their choice based on interest and not what their friends are choosing . Students will be given 3 full 45 minute class periods to work on this with the remainder or the work being done on their own time. This assignment should be given early in the quarter, at the end of the first 4 weeks so that students learn as they go with the final presentation due during the 8th week (semester = 9 weeks). During the fourth week of the quarter, students will complete Activity 1 which involves viewing a video on their topic and completing a note taking activity. This activity will serve as an informal assessment indicating their understanding of their topic and the information that should be collected. Next students will continue researching the assigned topic based on the role assignments. This constitutes Activity 2. Once all data, images, and references have been submitted to the appropriate group member students should begin their media design. The last 2 class periods will be used for media design and production. Lastly, presentations will be made to the class. Presentations will be received best in a computer lab with a projection screen if available.
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