Obesity
St. Spyridon 2013
Mr. Minier - Pys Ed/Health
Introduction:
Obesity
is perhaps one of the biggest problems society faces today. Public health
advocates have argued that the condition not only carries serious health risks,
but that America's swelling waist lines will drive up the cost of medical care
and even affect our ability to compete in the global marketplace. Given
these implications, it's important that we address the root cause of obesity.
But we haven't. According to analysis of government data, “If obesity rates
continue on their current trajectories, by 2030, 13 states could have adult
obesity rates above 60 percent, 39 states could have rates above 50 percent,
and all 50 states could have rates above 44 percent.”
Some of you might remember me when I
was really over weight or even saw me stop on the second floor for air as I was
going upstairs to the fourth floor gym, but not anymore. Since I was made aware of the dangers of
obesity and high blood pressure I’ve change the way I eat and think about food,
now I’m cycling around Manhattan. “HA! I beat obesity”.
This social problem is huge in our
country.
Task:
You are being asked to create a
PowerPoint presentation on obesity using ten slides or more, and applying the
PPA to the presentation. Every student
will be responsible for their own slide/PPA step during the presentation.
Good luck!!!!
Process/Resources:
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First- Create groups of five and
select who in is charge of presenting which PPA step on the presentation, and
then start to discuss the problem. (define the problem) (Obesity).
Who’s in charge of what step/slide:
|
Step of the PPA |
Name of student |
|
Define
the problem |
|
|
Gather
evidence |
|
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Identify
the Causes |
|
|
Evaluate
an existing policy |
|
|
Develop
solutions |
|
|
Select
the best solution |
|
·
Second –Do
your research and gather evidence on the web about the problem (Obesity). You may use more than one slide to present
each other’s evidence. Be careful where you get your evidence, some website do
not have facts.
·
Third – (Identify the Causes)
write down a list on what causes the problem.
You may use more than one slide.
·
Forth – Go
over policy or solutions that are currently out for the problem. You may use more than one slide.
·
Fifth – Come up with your own ideas
on solutions for this problem. You may use more than one slide.
·
Sixth – Make an argument Discuss
why each of your solutions is the best one.
·
Seventh –
Between your groups, Practice presenting your slides with each other and
remember no one pays attention to a
boring presentation, make sure you are clear in your speech and you are
making eye contact with your audience, animations and illustrations are great
to use in a Power Point presentation.
Here are some suggested
resources you may use for this project. Sources outside of these
websites are acceptable if approved in advance by me.
Informative
websites
Evaluation:
This is how I will
be grading this project. So take a good
look at number (4).
|
Task |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Clearly Identified and presented problem |
Problem was poorly identified and/or presented. |
Problem was not clearly identified and/or presented. |
Problem was adequately identified and presented. |
Problem was clearly identified and presented. |
|
PowerPoint Creativity |
PowerPoint was sloppy, unorganized and unoriginal. |
PowerPoint was somewhat neat, organized and original. |
PowerPoint was fairly neat, organized and original. |
PowerPoint was very neat, well organized and creative. |
|
Team Work And Transition |
Team Work was poor. |
Team Work And Transition was ok. |
Team Work And Transition was great. |
Team Work And Transition was perfect. |
|
Use of PPA Worksheets |
Only one PPA step was used |
Two to three of the PPA steps were used. |
Four to five of the PPA steps were used. |
All six steps of the PPA were used. |
Scoring:
A: 16 points
B: 12 to 15 points
C: 9 to 11 points
D: 8 points or below
Conclusion:
By now you have created a PowerPoint
Presentation using the PPA (Public Policy Analyst) on the problem of
obesity. I would like to congratulate all
of you for a job well done; I know all of you will work really hard to impress,
me, other classmates, and as well as yourselves. I will be showing your presentations to other
classes and emailing them to Principal Alegre. Once again congratulations.
Standards
English
Language Arts
Standard
1: Language for
Information and Understanding Students will listen, speak, read, and write for
information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect
data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations;
and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced
texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that
follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret,
apply, and transmit information.
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression
Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced
texts and performances from American and world literature; relate texts and
performances to their own lives; and develop an understanding of the diverse
social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances represent.
As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language that
follows the accepted conventions of the English language for self-expression
and artistic creation.
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and
evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas,
information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established
criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that
follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a
variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas,
information and issues.
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. Students
will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the
English language for effective social communication with a wide variety of
people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of
others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.
Health,
Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Science
Standard
1: Personal Health
and Fitness
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain
physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal
health.
Standard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and
maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Standard 3: Resource Management
Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community
resources.