Problem: Childhood Obesity in the USA

Mission Possible: Preventing Childhood Obesity

Choir Academy of Harlem

Ms.Corredor

Introduction:

Teenagers face diabetes, heart problems and unpopularity due poor eating habits and lack of exercise. Forty percent of NYC students are obese. School lunches filled with fats, carbohydrates and sugars, McDonald’s, fast foods and unhealthy snacks of chips and soda are contributor of this epidemic. As a member of the task you will be educating students in your school in ways of preventing childhood obesity. You will present your needs to he principal, the PTA and to the school staff in order to enable you to create a club in your school to promote health eating habits and exercise program.

Task: You are a member of a task force to implement policy in preventing childhood obesity in the USA with the starting point being your schools. Your mission should you decide to accept it is to create a Power Point Presentation aim to reduce childhood obesity in your school.

Process: In order to complete your mission (Power Point Presentation) you most follow these steps:

Step 1: Define the problem

Step 2 Gathering evidence of the problem

Step 3 Identifying the cause of the problem

Step 4 Evaluating existing public policies

Step 5 Developing public policy solutions

Step 6 Selecting the best public policy solution

Step 7 Introduction to Costs and Benefit

The Resources.

Power Point Tutorial

Fast-Food-and-Obesity

Search Engine

Healthfinder.gov

Food Pyramid

Teen Obesity Cuts Life Expectancy

Teen Obesity Report from Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Teenage Obesity How to prevent teenage obesity - Weight loss for teenagers

Doctors Underestimate Teenage Obesity

NYC Schools Trashing Junk Food - CBS News

Strategic Plan for Overweight and Obesity Prevention - New York State

Teenagers Today: Hope for Overweight Teens

Evaluation

This is rubric that will be used to assess your completed work. Use it to make sure you have completed all the steps and can receive the full amount of points.

Criteria

Points

	4	3	2	1
PPA Policy Worksheets Steps 1-6	All questions were answered completely and rationales for the answers were clearly stated.	All questions were answered completely, but rationales for the all the answers were not clearly stated.	Not all questions were answered completely, or greater than 2 rationales for the all answers were not clearly stated.	All questions were not answered completely.	____
Power Point Presentation	- Clear and full presentation of material (10 slides) - Shows sophisticated control of elements of power point program - Demonstrates full control of language conventions	- Clear presentation of material (10 slides) - Shows control of elements of power point program - Demonstrates control of language conventions with very few mistakes	- Basic presentation of material (less than 4,5 slides) - Basic control of elements of power point program - Some errors in language conventions get in way of presentation	- Insufficient and/or unclear presentation of material - Little control of power point program - Significant errors in language conventions which get in way of presentation	____
Process: Teamwork	It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product.	The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree.	The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred.	The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration.	____
Process: Originality	The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a high degree of originality.	The ideas expressed by the body of work are mostly original. The group may have improved upon a previous idea.	The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a low degree of originality.	There were no original ideas expressed in this project.	______
Mini-Report	-Illustrates strong evidence and causes of a social problem that is clear, creative and in depth. -Demonstrates high level of professional appearance	-Illustrates supportive evidence and causes of a social problem that is clear, creative. Demonstrates aspects of professional appearance	-Illustrates some evidence and causes of a social problem that is clear, -Little demonstration of professional appearance	-Little or no or unclear evidence and causes of a social problem -Unprofessional presentation	_____
Oral Report	Based on PowerPoint presentation the research is clear and well articulated.	The PowerPoint presentation is clear but the research could be more thorough.	The PowerPoint presentation is not clear and needs more research.	The PowerPoint presentation is not clear and has no research.	_____
				Total---->	_____

Conclusion:

You should have learned from this webquest that childhood obesity can be seen as a major social problem at Choir Academy of Harlem. You have seen the gravity of the problem for all concerned. You also have learned the role of the Public Policy Analyst. Let’s hope your investigation and suggestions will lead to a policy that will make a difference.

Standards:

English

English E1 – Read and comprehend informational materials

English E2 – Produce a report of information

Produce a persuasive and reflective essay

English E3 – Participate in group meetings

English E4 – Analyze and subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness

English E7 – Produce functional documents appropriate to audience and purpose

Social Studies Standard 5 – Civics and Government

Students participate as informed citizens in the political justice system and processes of the United States, including voting

• evaluate, take, and defend positions on what the fundamental values and principles of American political life are and their importance to the maintenance of constitutional democracy (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994)

• take, defend, and evaluate positions about attitudes that facilitate thoughtful and effective participation in public affairs

• consider the need to respect the rights of others, to respect others’ points of view (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1996)

• participate in school/classroom/ community activities that focus on an issue or problem

• prepare a plan of action that defines an issue or problem, suggests alternative solutions or courses of action, evaluates the consequences for each alternative solution or course of action, prioritizes the solutions based on established criteria, and proposes an action plan to address the issue or to resolve the problem