Happiness assignment 13 joel lewinsohn

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Resource: The Happiness Diet by Drew Ramsey, MD and Tyler Graham

Assignment #13 students about the effects of sugar, soda pop, or French fries. The lessons should be able to be incorporated into your subject matter. Detail the plans. Then conduct a follow-up activity where you can measure the effectiveness of your teaching. Share the lessons and the responses of the students with your instructor in a 2-3 page paper.

Lesson Plans Soda pop Experiments Objective: To discover the effects of soda pop on the body and determine whether this is a substance you still want to consume.

Lesson 1: Introduction 1. Survey students (assignment 1) 2. Fill out “K & Q” on the KQL chart (assignment 2) 3. Video clip on the Brief History of Soda Pop o

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzcb89Ntcs

4. Reflection (assignment 3)

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Lesson 2: Let’s experiment 5. Using the template (assignment 4) o

Develop an experiment that tests a chicken bone in at 3-5 liquids (note: you must include water and cola, you can choose anything else allowable at school for your other liquids)

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Set up a data collection table for 1 weeks worth of observation.

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Write up your findings to present to the class

Lesson 3: Research 6. With a team of 3, develop a powerpoint (Assignment 5) that includes the following topics: o

Brief history of how soda pop was made (3-5 slides)

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The soda pop industry (3-5 slides)

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Effects of soda pop on people’s health (3-5 slides)

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Extra (extra credit or if there is an extra team member)> survey 35-50 people on what they drink and what their views are on soda pop. (2-3 slides)

7. Present findings to the class in a short 10 minute presentation.

Lesson 4: Conclusion

8. Fill out the “L” on the KQL chart 9. Post survey and reflection (Assignment 6)

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Assignment 1 Pre Survey

Age: __________ Do you drink soda pop? ______________________________ What kinds do you like to drink? _________________________________ On average how many do you drink in a week? ________________ Do you have it available at home? __________________

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Assignment 2

Know

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question

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learned

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Assignment 3

Curious about

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Opinion

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1. With a team of 3, develop a powerpoint (Assignment 5) that includes the following topics:

Assignment 5

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Brief history of how soda pop was made (3-5 slides)

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The soda pop industry (3-5 slides)

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Effects of soda pop on people’s health (3-5 slides)

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Extra (extra credit or if there is an extra team member)> survey 35-50 people on what they drink and what their views are on soda pop. (2-3 slides)

2. Present findings to the class in a short 10 minute presentation.

----------------------------------------------------Team members--------------------------------------------------------Topic

Team member assigned

Participation (1-high to 5-poor)

Quality of work (1-high to 5-poor)

Brief History Soda pop industry Effects on health Survey (optional)

-------------------------------------------------Timeline----------------------------------------------Day 1: assign roles; begin research Day 2: complete research Day 3: work on powerpoint Day 4: finish powerpoint Day 5: present

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Assignment 6

Post survey 1. List three things you learned about soda pop this week:    -

2. Will you drink soda pop? (circle one) Yes a. Explain your answer:

no

sometimes