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/Home/Professional Development/Teaching Resources/Collaborative Activities/Health/Webquests WebQuest Drug Unit Votes:0 WebQuest Drug Unit An Internet WebQuest on drug unit created by Carolyn M. Ketterer Castle Park High School Introduction | The Task | The Process & Resources | Conclusion | HyperText Dictionary Introduction Picture this: you and a team of learners are presented with the task of describing an elephant. But instead of looking to an encyclopedia or a zoo exhibit, you are each blindfolded and guided to a real elephant. Each of you touches a different part of the animal: one, the soft and delicate tip of the elephant's trunk; another, the hard tusk of ivory; and a third, the wrinkled hide around the elephant's belly. Based upon what each of you learned, one thinks an elephant is smooth and soft, another would say an elephant is smooth and hard, while the last would conclude that elephants are r Read More Go to Site Anti-Drug Campaign Research Module Votes:0 Teacher Resources Anti-Drug Campaign Research Process Directions to Students Scenario The "Just Say No to Drugs" slogan and the DARE campaign have been around for many years, and yet more teens than ever use illegal drugs. These statistics strongly suggest that teens tend to turn a deaf ear to adults telling them about substance abuse. How could you make a difference by helping your peers avoid drug use via education? Besides facts and figures about substance abuse, what other information would have an impact on drug usage by students in your school? Since research shows that peer groups have the most influence on individuals, you have been asked by the Principal of your school to participate in an anti-drug campaign that teens will listen to. Use information that you and your fr Read More Go to Site Arthur's Tooth Votes:0 This entire page will be displayed in browsers that do not support frames. Edit in this mode to customize this page for non-frame-supporting browsers. For browsers that do support frames, design your page in the Edit Frames mode. Read More Go to Site A_Quest_for_Healthy Food Votes:0 Go to SCENARIO | Go to TASK | Go to PRODUCT Scenario Sean is Sarah's 14 year-old brother. He has been working at a new job helping to clean the school during the summer. He is working very hard moving and cleaning desks, washing windows, and delivering boxes. Each day, Sean and his co-worker Mike go to a fast food restaurant for breakfast and lunch. One day, Sean told his mom that he seemed to be gaining weight even though he is working very hard. Why is Sean gaining weight? How can he eat more wisely? Go to SCENARIO | Go to TASK | Go to PRODUCT TASK As you discover the answers to the following questions, record them on your worksheet. Step One THE FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID You have studied the Food Guide Pyramid. How much do you remember? Go to the Food Guide Pyramid (http://www.kidsfood.org/f_p Read More Go to Site Body Builders Webquest Votes:0 Body Builder Web Quest Created by: Barbara H. Wagner Newport Beach, California, USA URL: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/BodyBuilder.html Area of Study: Human Anatomy This Web Quest is based partially on the Canadian Digital Collections . Each section requires the student to watch a Brainpop movie, take a quiz and do an experiment. You are allowed to see three Brainpop movies per day. For unlimited access to BrainPop movies you must have your school pay a small fee. Objective: Students will be able to identify and understand the functioning of the human body. Body Builders We all live in our bodies. It is important that we understand how our bodies work so that we will be able to take good care of them while we are here on earth in these spectacular containers! Your body is covered by Read More Go to Site Colonial Heights Middle School Votes:0 This page has moved. You will automatically be transferred to our new location or please click here . Read More Go to Site Dr. Alice Christie's Substance Abuse Web Quest Votes:0 EMC 675 Class Web Quest: Substance Abuse This Web Quest on Substance Abuse was written during the Fall 1997 Critical Issues in Technology class at ASU West by Jolene Barresi, Carrie McCune, Mary O'Malley and Kevin Rapps, under the guidance of Dr. Alice Christie. The Task Your best friend, Chris, is in the hospital. Chris was rushed to the emergency room by ambulance last night and is in critical condition. Although they cannot talk with their patient, Chris's doctors feel certain they are dealing with a drug overdose. This comes as a total surprise to you. You have no idea that Chris may have been involved with drugs. Your shock is compounded by your lack of knowledge about drugs, drug addition, telltale signs of drug consumption, and ways to get help when drugs become a problem. Your job, Read More Go to Site Eat Well ~ Feel Swell Votes:0 This entire page will be displayed in browsers that do not support frames. Edit in this mode to customize this page for non-frame-supporting browsers. For browsers that do support frames, design your page in the Edit Frames mode. Read More Go to Site FOODSTUFF Votes:0 Let's Eat Background: Your team has been appointed the student supervisors for the school canteen. Your task is to design a recipe for the next "Fast Food Fun Day". The principal insists that the recipe be healthy and meet the needs of growing children. This means it should be good for growing children and meet all of their needs. The rest of the students have requested that the food be fun and interesting - McDonalds or Burger King hamburgers, pizza or Wendy's baked potatoes with cheese. Task: Discover the most nutritional fast food lunch choice for the special food day at your canteen. Remember you need your own recipes rather than a product from a nearby restaurant chain!!! Areas you need to look at: basic nutritional needs of children aged 8 years to 12 years old. basic food pyramid fo Read More Go to Site Health and Smoking: Introduction Votes:0 Health and Smoking Module Created by Kristine Lockwood Loyola College Graduate Program Day O ne The issue Over 350,000 kids who start smoking this year will die from their tobacco habit. Some kids are working to help their peers stay smoke free. Click here to learn what they did: Smoke-Free Coast To Coast . Your assignment The kids in your community are in danger of addiction to tobacco. Some smoke already. Others will start smoking in middle or high school. Many of them will lose their lives because they smoke. What can each grade do to prevent kids from smoking? Your class will present a slide show during each lunch period to help students realize that smoking is problem, that kids smoke for reasons, and that they can take action to counter (fight against) the reasons kids smoke (click h Read More Go to Site Home Page Votes:0 The Nutrition Police a WebQuest for 2nd grade Science/Health By Pam Barber Introduction | Task | Resources | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Teacher Notes Introduction You are now in charge of the cafeteria. You have been hired by Warsaw Elementary School to run the cafeteria. They have run out out recipes for good lunches that the students like. The students are starting to complain, they want new choices! It's up to you , new lunch ideas or more food fights and unhappy students. Back to top The Task The Principal wants the food fights to stop! He wants you to come up with some new menu choices that are healthy and that the students will like. He will let you work with your friends to solve this problem. Plan the menu for 3 school lunches Create a PowerPoint presentation describing th Read More Go to Site Illuminating Ideas About Aging Votes:0 Illuminating Ideas About Aging A WebQuest for Middle School Students Created by: Chris Shoup "There is no secret, no magic formula. A good old age doesn't come about from some special talent or as a secret gift. It comes about when, given a basic income, reasonable health, good self-esteem and a little energy, a person sets out to discover a meaningful life for him or herself." --Dr. Mark Novak Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion Teacher's Guide INTRODUCTION You live in a world that idolizes youth and everything new! Young music stars, young movie stars, and young models promote new foods and new drinks, new technologies, new clothes and new cars!!! But wait a minute...wait just one minute. Isn't the world more than just young adults and new, new, Read More Go to Site Me Outside/Student Page Votes:0 Link to Teacher Page Have a Heart http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/balboa/me by Dina Vera 1.Introduction Process 2.Task Evaluation 3.Resources Conclusion Last updated June 29, 1998 Based on a template from The WebQuest Page . Read More Go to Site Nutrition Votes:0 Web Quest Page: Fast Food Choices... You Are What You Eat! Created by: Skip Rogers Rowland Unified School District, Rowland Heights, California URL: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Nutrition.html Suggested Grade Level: 5th-8th -High School with extension So you've got the munchies... you take a hike (or your bike) to the nearest fast food joint to feed your need. Just what are you getting with your burger and fries? Usually more than you bargained for in fat! How do you please your taste buds but still keep your arteries clear and your bathroom scale from groaning when you walk by? OK, how much fat can I get away with? On the average, Americans eat a diet in which about 36 percent of the calories come from fat. This is too high for good health for some people. The Dietary Guidelines su Read More Go to Site Nutrition WebQuest Votes:0 Pyramid Power by Jake Hines Kathy Croxall Introduction | Task | Resources | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion Introduction Food!! Do you know what you ate yesterday, why you ate it, and what it did for you? Did you eat at home or are you a fast food junkie? Many people can?t answer these questions. There is an easy way to find the answers. The food guide pyramid can help you in the quest to understand and improve your eating habits. Whether eating at home or at your favorite fast food restaurant, knowing more about the food you eat can help you make wise food decisions. Top The Task You will be serving on a committee to formulate the menu for a new fast food franchise in your town. As a committee, you will need to find the most nutritious menu that will meet the specified requirements of a Read More Go to Site Research Index: Drug Awareness Votes:0 Drug Awareness To begin, click here . Unit: Grade 8 - Health Making Healthy Decisions Regarding Drug Use Focus: Controlling Questions: How do decisions I make now concerning drug use affect my future? BCPS Indicator: Examine the social, legal and economic consequences of drug use and abuse to determine why it is important to make healthy decisions regarding drug use. To complete your investigation of this topic, click on the appropriate step at the bottom of this page each time you come to the library: One Questioning and Planning Two Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting 1 Three Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting 2 Four Synthesis and Evaluation Time to stop and "take inventory" Five Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting 3 Six Final Synthesis and Evaluation Seven Presentation Steps in the Research Process: Ne Read More Go to Site Teenage Drug Abuse Votes:0 Some may say the war on drugs is futile, to others it is worth the fight. Regardless of your point of view the impact of drugs on countries, communities and individuals has been far-reaching. In a survey conducted in 1998, 51 % people aged 14-19 years have used drugs and 37% of these have used illicit drugs recently. In 1998 2860 people 0-19years of age had deaths attributed to drugs. Following the death of your best friend at a party from a drug overdose, you decide to do something to prevent other teenagers from falling victim to drug overdoses. An organisation called Teenage Health Committee (THC) are assembling a crack force to combat teenage deaths from drug abuse. They are desperately searching for one more member for their team. You volunteer for this force, but they wish to see if Read More Go to Site teenage smoking Votes:0 BACKGROUND: Every day, hundreds of Australian kids start smoking. Many of these kids continue to smoke into adulthood. According to the Australian Medical Association, 90 per cent of all adult smokers first lit up as teenagers. PROBLEM: The year is 2030. You have been smoking regularly since the age of thirteen. As an adult, you smoked two packets of cigarettes per day. You have now been diagnosed with lung cancer and your doctor says that you have only 12 months to live. In recent years scientists have invented a time machine which can transport people back in time. Because this technology is extremely expensive to operate, it is controlled by an anti-smoking group of scientists called the Cancer and Medications Education League (CAMEL). Since you have only a short time to live, you have Read More Go to Site The Dilemma of the Dangerous Meatloaf Votes:0 Activity Extension Evaluation Resources (Links) Infotechtives! Teacher's Page The Dilemma of the Dangerous Meat loaf Introduction: Your family may or may not eat meat loaf. Many people love this traditional dish, but others have been known to hate it! Whether you like a certain food or not, it is wise to check on whether it is healthy for you. It would be terrible if something you liked and ate often wasn't good for you. But on the other hand if you don't like it, then maybe you wouldn't have to eat it if it wasn't healthy... Your job will be to determine whether meat loaf is a healthy food or a dangerous food that could make you ill unless you eat it only occasionally or start making it differently. You will use health research and science, and some math to make your case. If you are more Read More Go to Site Top_Off_Your _Nutrition_Tank Votes:0 Kim was an extremely talented and energetic athlete at her middle school. In the fall, she was a starter on the girls' volleyball team and, along with her teammates, brought a winning trophy to her school. Kim had high hopes for the winter basketball season, basketball being her real love. During the first game of the season, she tore a ligament in her right knee. The pain of the tear was almost unbearable, but the real reason she was crying after the accident was that she knew she would not be able to play for the rest of the season. Kim found herself on the sidelines during practices handing her teammates water bottles and words of encouragement. However, she wanted to do more. One day, Coach Jennings, frustrated with the number of candy wrappers and pop cans littered on the gym floor by Read More Go to Site Untitled Document Votes:0 It's Tuesday night and dinner is just finishing up at the Brown home. Mom says, "Benny, don't forget to finish your milk!" "But Mom, I hate milk! Do I have to drink it?" "Not if you can tell me how you plan on getting enough calcium in your diet?" she said smugly. "I'm doomed!" said Benny. Suddenly a door opened and in flowed Mr. Calcium. "No you're not, Benny. Let's work together to keep you healthy, happy, and restore the peaceful dinnertime." In this WebQuest, you will help Benny present his Mom with a healthy way to replace the milk he dislikes so much. Go to SCENARIO | Go to TASK | Go to PRODUCT As you discover the answers to the following questions, record them on your worksheet. 1. Benny has studied the food pyramid many times during Read More Go to Site WebQuest Votes:0 This page was designed to be viewed in frames. You'll need anup to date version of your browser to see what's going on here. Read More Go to Site WebQuest Votes:0 "Lights, Camera, Action....Winning The War on Drugs Through Anti-Drug Advertisements" A WebQuest for 9th Grade Health Designed by Mrs. Amy Schmitz aschmitz@pekinhigh.net Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Introduction Congratulations ! Due to your area of expertise, your group has been hired by the local network to design a drug prevention advertisement. This ad will target a teen audience using facts about drugs and a creative slogan. Together as a team, all of you will help to fight the "war against drugs." The Task The drug prevention team is committed to sending the message to teens to "just say No." Their tasks will include: gathering informational facts. developing an anti-drug slogan. creating a drug prevent Read More Go to Site webquest Votes:0 A Trip Through The Human Body Do you know how many bones are in the human body? Have you ever wondered which of your organs is the largest? Are there other questions you have about the human body? Well now you can find out by going on a quest of this magnificent creation. You will learn about all the systems that make the human body function. Also, you will find out about all the different organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain, and much more. I hope you enjoy as you learn about the fascinating structure known as the human body. The Task To complete this quest, you will be asked 5 questions in each category of the human body. Go to the sites listed in resources to find the answers. Resources THE VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECT A three-dimensional representation of the human body. Web Anatomy A tool Read More Go to Site Welcome to the Illness page! Votes:0 Illness by Jason Askegreen Introduction Illnesses have been around since the beginning of time. Those that we will focus on can be found in severe cold weather areas such as the polar regions. The Task In this week-long lesson you will learn more about the illnesses that the explorers had to deal with and the prevention of them. The finished products will be: a greater understanding of a menu for an expedition Resources The primary resource for calculating your diet analysis is a nutrition software program. For your second task, you will be using the Internet to find information on the explorer's diets. The Process Day One : Groups of three- Discuss what you know about how cold weather causes illnesses. Discuss how you think these illnesses occur and what could be done to prevent them. Dis Read More Go to Site Welcome to the Nutrition page! Votes:0 Nutrition by Jason Askegreen Introduction Nutrition on a daily basis is important for any person. It becomes more important when engaging in exercise, and even more so during a strenuous task like venturing to the poles. The Task In this week-long lesson you will learn more about your own nutritional needs and be able to compare it to an explorers diet by preparing a diet that would sustain you during an expedition. The finished products will be: a complete three day diet analysis a menu for an expedition Resources The primary resource for calculating your diet analysis is a nutrition software program. For your second task, you will be using the Internet to find information on the explorer's diets. The Process Activity One : Class discussion- What are carbohydrates? What are proteins? What Read More Go to Site

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