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Unit 2 Fitness and Obesity

Title of lesson: Exercise Choices and Obesity

Description of lesson: In this lesson we will discuss the choices we make instead of exercising and learn about how these choices are leading to a trend of obesity in our children

Assignment: Students will have a partner and together will complete a research assignment covering the importance of exercise and describe what are the major factors of obesity amongst today's youth

Time Frame: Two weeks to complete assignment. We will discuss and class and I will provide example for students to view.

Resources/materials needed: Students will need to have at least 3 internet or books references and use proper [|APA citation]

Technology reflection: Internet sources will allow students to learn new creative ways to create an interesting research project. Check out My Shelfari link below to see 5 books I recommend that you browse over.

Grading Rubric: The following is the grading rubric I will use when grading your research projects:


 * || ===Group Planning -- Research Project : Exercise and Obesity Research Project=== ||  ||

Tumblr Exercise and Obesity Research Project
 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Ideas/Research Questions || Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful, creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers identify, with some adult help, at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers identify, with considerable adult help, 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. ||
 * Plan for Organizing Information || Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final research product. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings. || Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final research product. All students can independently explain this plan. || Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. All students can independently explain most of this plan. || Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan. ||
 * Quality of Sources || Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable, interesting information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || Researchers, with some adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || Researchers, with extensive adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions ||

 Here are 5 books that cover obesity trends in America's youth: [|My Shelfari]