K Boyd

Health Career

101

Teen Pregnancy WEBQUEST
 

 

 


Introduction:

You are a member in youth movement organization. You look around you and observe that most of your peers are becoming pregnant before their fifteenth birthday. In this web quest you will be looking at the nature of this social problem. Presently you have a boyfriend who is pressuring you to have sex with him. You are not ready for such a commitment. Where do you stand on this? You are afraid that you will become pregnant.

Adolescent or teen pregnancy is an increasing social problem that needs to be addressed. You are concerned about this social problem. As concern individuals you will research and report your findings.

 

 

Task


 

 You will produce a presentation using the guidelines of the Public Policy Analyst. (P.P.A)  http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppa/intro.html

At the end of your research project you will have used the (P.P.A) system. You would use PowerPoint to make your presentation. You will present 5 slides; each slide should be labeled or named. You will also perform a ten- minute oral presentation and submit a five page single spaced paper.  You will be graded.

 

You will define the problem. You will gather information using various resources; the internet, journals, public library newspaper archives etc. An oral presentation is due on October 31st.You will undertake a WebQuest.  A WebQuest is a lesson that incorporates World Wide Web sites and allows you to interact with sites in order for you to problem solve and make decisions. In creating your WebQuest assignment you want to convince the authorities in your communities that the alarming increase of teen pregnancies is a social problem that must be addressed. You defend your position by citing locations of your cited information.

   You will meet occasionally in order to share information and agree upon the format type of coloring, sound effects, etc. so that your presentation will project unity and   cohesiveness in its content.

 

The Process

 

You will work in small groups to develop a PowerPoint presentation. Each group member will work on different parts of the (P.P.A) to formulate your product. You will visit various web sites and review your social problem. You will utilize the steps of the Public Policy Analyst (PPA). You will develop your WebQuest assignment by using different modalities. The use of the PowerPoint program will be very helpful. You will be divided into groups; each person will be assigned a different role. You will use the steps of the PPA to guide you in the organization of your web quest. You will be given handouts of the steps of the Public Policy Analyst. The guidelines of the PPA are the following steps.

 

Steps:

1.  Define the social problem. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/select.html

2. Gather the evidence. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/gather.html

3.  Identify the cause of the problem.                                          http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/identify.html

 

4. Evaluating existing Public Policy. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/existing.html

Step 5. Developing Public Policy Solutions. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html

Step 6.selecting the best Public Policy Solution. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html

 

        RESOURCES

www.teenpregnancy.org

www.community.syracruse.com/cc/cnycap

www.standupgirl.com

 

EVALUATION

 Your work will be graded in the following manner;

Grade

65%-69%

70%-79%

80-95%

100%

 

                            

Too few links related to the  proposed policy

Adequate links but few are supporting the proposed policy

Many links that supported the proposed policy

Excellent use links which supported the proposed policy

 

CONCLUSION

 

 This WebQuest will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your technical skills in creating a power point presentation. In addition it has given you an insight into one of the social problems that teens encounter. It has prepared you to develop your decision-making skills in your attempt to problem solve. Not only were you able to probe into the social problem but you have been able to go deeper into the social cost to the community and the effects of the social problem on adolescents, parents and their peers. By delving into the causes, evaluating the existing policies, projecting solutions, you are now ready to be a participant who will work to ameliorate this social problem. You should have learned from this WebQuest that teen pregnancy is a major problem in America today. Using the PPA you will have a better understanding of this problem and be able to better identify the policies that can used to deal with this problem.

 

NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Standard 1:  Language for information and Understanding

                 2:  Language for Literary Response and Expression

                 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation

                 4: Language for Social Interaction

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE,AND TECHNOLOGY

  Standard 1: Analysis, Inquiry and Design

                      Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and

                             engineering design as appropriate ,to pose questions, seek answers,

                             and develop solutions.

 Standard 2:Information Systems

                      Students will access, generate, process and transfer information using

                             appropriate technologies.

Standard 5: Technology

                      Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design construct, use and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

 

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