TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Curriculum

Corpulosity: A Study of Obesity
Topic: Obesity Issues
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Overview:

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.

 
Lesson 1: Fat: Who Needs It?
Activity 1A: Functional Distribution of Fat Activity Suggestion
Activity 1B: Finding the Good Part of Fat and Advertising It
Lesson 2: Fat: Who Cares?
Activity 2A: Health Risks Activity Suggestion
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: 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 Minder®: How to Keep an Energy Balance
Activity 5B: Calories Activity Suggestion
Activity 5C: The ‘Eyes’ Have It: Portion Distortion Stations
Activity 5D: What’s Behind the Meal Deal?
Activity 5E: Toxic Food Environments: Media Messengers
Lesson 6: Corpulosity: Let’s Talk! (Hosting a Socratic Conversation about Obesity)
Activity 6A: Corpulosity: Let’s Talk! (Hosting a Socratic Conversation about Obesity)