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Activities
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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General Activities
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Identify problem:
Introduce the idea of journaling as record keeping (Journal
Rubric) and assign Input/Output
Data (MSWord)collection,
Students begin background research Incidence
Research Guide (MSWord)
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Develop background knowledge:
Teachers lead brainstorming variables that affect obesity
Students continue background research,
Measure height, weight,
body
fat, and wrist size. (MSWord)
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Develop background skills:
Students learn STELLA using tutorial
to construct a personal budget model.
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Simplify the problem,
Teachers show the limitations of models,
Students examine the principles/laws/procedures that they will use
in studying obesity, and
Identify the assumptions they want to use in their models.
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Identify the variables and interrelationships:
Students perform experiments measuring the identified variables,
and
Create flowcharts (MSWord)
showing the effects of each variable that they decide to include in their
model.
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| Mathematics |
Awareness activity--statistics about obesity and governor's
ideas |
Discuss statistics
Teacher Body Measurement
Correlation (MSWord)
Student Pages
(MSWord)
Linear Regression
Activity Sheet (MSWord)
Linear Regression
Help (MSWord) |
STELLA Tutorial |
Correlate two different methods of computing body fat
Teacher Body Fat (MSWord)
Worksheet Body Fat (MSWord)
Student Body Fat (MSWord) |
Energy
to Burn Teacher
(MSWord)
Energy
to Burn Student
(MSWord)
Energy
to Burn Activity Sheet
(MSWord)
Energy
to Burn Help (MSWord) |
| Biology (including Anatomy & Physiology) |
Fat block and fat jacket activities
Graphical Analysis
Teacher
(MSWord)
Student
(MSWord) |
Discuss what happens to food stuffs |
STELLA Tutorial |
Simplifying
the problem for Anatomy & Physiology (MSWord) |
Using Input/Output
Data (MSWord)
from Day 1, go to the Internet and calculate the number of calories eaten
and burned in a day.
Use flowcharts
(MSWord)
to create flowcharts representing the relationships of the variables chosen
for the model.
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| Physics |
Discuss energy values using AJPFiller(MSWord) |
Discuss significant digits
Discuss as energy conservation |
STELLA Tutorial |
Use Fermi
questions to practice conversions of units (MSWord)
Compare units (MSWord) |
Worksheet
(MSWord)--Compare
the energy burned during data collection to energy eaten. |
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Activities
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Day 9
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Day 10
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| General Activities |
Students defend their relationships and assumptions with a group
presentation (Computer or Poster presentation)
Rubric for presentation in Module
Rubric |
Students and teachers use student flowcharts and models
to pull out math and write equations to represent relationships |
Students translate flowcharts, variables, relationships,
and equations into a simple Stella model,
Run the model,
Explore the results,
Check validity, and
Explore the models of other students |
Students interpret the findings by
Examining the BodyComp
model and comparing it to theirs,
Examining the relationships between obesity and diseases, and
Exploring solutions to the obesity crisis
Correlation Research
Guide (MSWord) |
Students prepare letters, computer presentations, newspaper articles,
etc. to communicate their recommendations for obesity management, and
Demonstrate their findings to their community |
| Mathematics |
Math
Flowchart Questions (MSWord) |
Derive mathematical relationships |
Math
Model Questions
(MSWord) |
Body
Composition Questions
(MSWord) |
Math
Presentation
(MSWord) |
| Biology (including Anatomy & Physiology) |
A&P
Flowchart Questions (MSWord) |
Determine the real-life meaning of the math |
A & P use
Sample
Simple Stella (MSWord) as
an example. |
A&P
Model Questions
(MSWord) |
A & P Presentation
(MSWord) |
| Physics |
Physics
Flowchart Questions (MSWord) |
Physics
Equation Questions(MSWord) |
Use Sample
Simple Stella (MSWord)
as an example. |
Physics
Model Questions (MSWord)
Physics
Graphing Activity (MSWord) |
Physics
Expectations for Journal (MSWord) |