Poor Hygiene

Schoolwide at PS 111q

Ms. Papadopoulos

ipapadopoulos@schools.nyc.gov

 

 

INTRODUCTION

You and your classmates will be learning about personal hygiene and thinking of ways to combat the lack of hygiene that students in our school community are having a problem with.

Homelessness and home displacement is a common issue within our community of scholars and their families. Watch this video to learn more about the importance of hygiene and how it is linked to mental health.

 

TASK

1. At the end of this WebQuest your group will learn about how often students shower and do laundry.
2. You will conduct a survey by asking 30 random students in our school and ask both questions:
1. How often do you shower?
2. How often does your clothes get washed?
3. You will create a digital presentation to share findings and propose solutions.

 

PROCESS/RESOURCES

 

Your finished product should identify the following 6 steps:

1.       Define a Problem (Hygiene at PS 129)

2.       Gather Evidence (gathered from survey)

3.       Identify the causes (based on the information you learned in the survey)

4.       Evaluate an existing policy

5.       Develop Solutions

6.       Select the best solution

Teacher example of how to incorporate the steps into your infographic. You can design and organize your infographic any way you choose just make sure to include all 6 steps.

 

EVALUATION

 

CONCLUSION

“In this unit, we learned about the obstacles and supports to food security and discovered that food waste is an obstacle that we can combat here at our school. Let’s reflect on what we learned, the skills we developed, and what our international peers taught us.”

Digital Project: Students study food waste at their school by tracking how much food is thrown away in the cafeteria and what is done with that waste. They conduct a survey to find out what foods students are throwing away and why and create a digital presentation to share findings and propose solutions.

 

Extend your learning using the PPA steps to solve your own social problem:

1.                      Define the Problem

2.                       Gather the Evidence

3.                       Identify the Causes

4.                       Evaluate an Existing Policy

5.                       Develop Solutions

6.                       Select the Best Solution  

 

STANDARDS

ELA:

●     Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners; express ideas clearly and persuasively and build on those of others.

●     5LS1a: Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

●     5SL1b: Follow agreed-upon norms for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

●     5SL1c: Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

●     5SL1d: Consider the ideas expressed and draw conclusion about information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

●     Analyze how digital media and visual displays in presentations to emphasize and enhance central ideas or themes.

 

Social Studies:

●     Countries in the Western Hemisphere face a variety of concerns and issues specific to the region

●     ■ Environmental issues (loss of rain forests, availability of water, deforestation, endangered species, limited resources, air quality, pollution,)

 

Math:

●     Represent real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points that interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

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