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Obesity

Unit:
Corpulosity: A Study of Obesity
Topic: Obesity

 

Rationale: Students will understand the relationship between energy intake, energy usage and body fat and the consequences of an imbalance. They will identify cause and effect relationships related to adolescent obesity.

Keywords: calorie, energy, balance, mass, volume, density, exercise, physical activity, adolescent obesity, cause, effect, research, medical director, reading, compare, contrast, text format, fiction, non-fiction, serving size, portion size, food label, variable, inquiry

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Lesson 1: Fat: Who Needs It?

Activity 1A: Functional Distribution of Fat
Activity 1B: Finding the Good Part of Fat and Advertising It

Lesson 2: Fat: Who Cares?
Activity 2A: Health Risks
Activity 2B: You Be the Medical Director: Duel Sleuthing – Paired Reading
Lesson 3: Fat: Who Says? (Measuring Obesity)

Activity 3A: Bottle Bodies: Measuring Body Fat
Activity 3B: Hy-Density: An Exploration of Hydrodensitometry
Activity 3C Part 1: Measuring Obesity by Bioelectrical Impedance    Analysis: Human Electrochemical Cell
Activity 3C Part 2: Measuring Obesity by Bioelectrical Impedance    Analysis: Circuitous Adventures
Activity 3C Part 3: Measuring Obesity by Bioelectrical Impedance    Analysis: What’s Your Resistance
Activity 3D: What’s Somatotype With You?

Lesson 4: Fat: Who Else?

Activity 4A: Overweight State:Obesity Statistics
Lesson 5: Fat: Out of Balance?

Activity 5A Fat – Minders™: How to Keep an Energy Balance
Activity 5B: Calories
Activity 5C: The 'Eyes' Have It: Portion Distortion
Activity 5D: What's Behind the Meal Deal?
Activity 5E: Toxic Food Environments

Lesson 6: Corpulosity: Let’s Talk! (Hosting a Socratic Conversation about Obesity)

Activity 6A: Corpulosity: Let’s Talk! (Hosting a Socratic Conversation about Obesity)

Resource
FatMinders™ PowerPoint Presentation
html version     ppt version 1.3MB

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Unit Objectives

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the relationship between energy intake, energy usage and body fat
  • Analyze the consequences of an energy imbalance
  • Read a variety of text formats
  • Read selected materials for understanding
  • Identify cause and effect relationships in selected reading materials
  • Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction
  • Investigate factors relating to adolescent obesity
  • Conduct research on adolescent obesity using multiple sources
  • Distinguish between serving size and portion size.
  • Estimate serving size by comparing food to common objects.
  • Determine serving size from food labels.
  • Use mathematical equations to calculate area.
  • Identify variables in an inquiry investigation.

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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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