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A Look at Me

Unit:
A Look at Me
Topic: Self Assess & Family Relationships

Rationale: Students will recognize life events that are associated with aging across the life span

Keywords:  personal narrative, lifeline, timeline, measurement, family role, goal, family tree, calculation, kindred, disease pattern, past, present, future

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Lessons & Activities | Overview | Objectives | Evaluation | Subjects | Funding

 

Lesson 1: My life

Activity 1A: A Personal Narrative
Activity 1B: Sharing Your Personal Narrative

Lesson 2: My Family and Me

Pre-Activity 2A: Hernandez Family Tree
Activity 2A: Me and My Family Tree & Developing Fuller Kindred
Activity 2B: Family Average Lifespan & Compare to Census Data
Activity 2C: Community Average Life Span & Cemetery Field Trip
Activity 2D: Death and Disease Family Trends

Lesson 3: My Lifeline

Pre-Activity 3A: Planning for My Lifeline
Activity 3A: My Personal Lifeline & Illustrating My Lifeline
Activity 3B: Processing Out My Lifeline

Lesson 4: A Personal Look

Activity 4A: Self Assessment Quiz
Activity 4B: Graphing My Self Assessment & Re-evaluate

Lesson 5: Aging and Body Changes

Activity 5A: Group Averages and Generalizations
Activity 5B: Measuring Up & Flexibility Tests - Data Management
Activity 5C: My Changes Over Time

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Overview and Background Information

Unit Overview and Background Information for Teachers .

 

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Unit Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • evaluate their past, present, and projected future life events
  • begin cross-generational communication
  • construct and understand a personal family tree
  • construct a lifeline and plot personal milestones
  • analyze personal health factors such as nutrition, exercise, and family history
  • gain an understanding of the length of life they have in front of them
  • take metric body measurements and examine changes

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Subject Areas Covered

  Lsn 1 Lsn 2 Lsn 3 Lsn 4 Lsn 5
History
 
Science  
Math  
 
English
 
 
 
 
Reading
 
 
 
Physical Educ  
 
 
 
Health  

 

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Unit/Lesson Evaluation

A Look at Me Pre Test

A Look at Me Post Test

A Look at Me Pre/Post Tests Answer Key

These activities may be useful for pre and post evaluation and would merit placement in student portfolios for future reference.

Personal Narrative - Activity 1A

Family Tree - Activity 2A

Lifeline - Activity 3A

Self Assessment Quiz - Activity 4A

 

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Funding

NCRR SEPA

Positively Aging® Curriculum Program Funding 1997-2008:
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging
Science Education Partnership Award

Grant # R25 RR 18549

 

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