Joel Lewinsohn
Instructor: Brenda McKinney
Course #:ED549G
Course name: Happiness Diet
Date: 6/8/2014
Level: 500
Assignment #13
Assignment #13: (Required for 400 and 500 Level) Create lesson plans that you can share with your students about the effects of sugar, soda pop, or French fries. The lessons should be able to be incorporated into your subject matter. Detail the plans. Then conduct a follow-up activity where you can measure the effectiveness of your teaching. Share the lessons and the responses of the students with your instructor in a 2-3 page paper. Send to instructor: bbbrain@comcast.net. Subject line to read ʻHappinessʼ #13 Intro This was a little more complicated as I teach at the college level and there is not a lot of wiggle room for my students. I have a friend, however, that teaches middle school that was interested in trying the experiments with her 8th grade science class, so I gave this lesson plan over to her and am sharing the results and feedback here in the assignment. Lesson Plans Soda pop Experiments Objective: To discover the effects of soda pop on the body and determine whether this is a substance you still want to consume. Lesson 1: Introduction 1. Survey students (assignment 1) 2. Fill out “K & Q” on the KQL chart (assignment 2) 3. Video clip on the Brief History of Soda Pop o
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzcb89Ntcs
4. Reflection (assignment 3)
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Lesson 2: Let’s experiment 5. Using the template (assignment 4) o
Develop an experiment that tests a chicken bone in at 3-5 liquids (note: you must include water and cola, you can choose anything else allowable at school for your other liquids)
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Set up a data collection table for 1 weeks worth of observation.
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Write up your findings to present to the class
Lesson 3: Research 6. With a team of 3, develop a powerpoint (Assignment 5) that includes the following topics: o
Brief history of how soda pop was made (3-5 slides)
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The soda pop industry (3-5 slides)
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Effects of soda pop on people’s health (3-5 slides)
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Extra (extra credit or if there is an extra team member)> survey 35-50 people on what they drink and what their views are on soda pop. (2-3 slides)
7. Present findings to the class in a short 10 minute presentation. Lesson 4: Conclusion 8. Fill out the “L” on the KQL chart 9. Post survey and reflection (Assignment 6)
Feedback The feedback that I got back from the class was interesting. Many thought it was cool to watch the videos, they liked the research project, and were fascinated or grossed out by the chicken bone experiment. The overwhelming choice on the post survey was sometimes, with students
offering that they will try not to drink so much soda pop, but that sometimes it’s the only thing to drink, so they are choosing to drink it. If I were to do more follow-up with this activity it would be to maybe do the hardboiled egg in fluoride lab that shows how fluoride protects our teeth. However, I do feel that students are at the very least more aware and may at least think first before just reaching for a soda pop if they have other beverages to choose from.
Assignment 1 Pre Survey Age: __________ Do you drink soda pop? ______________________________ What kinds do you like to drink? ______________________________________________ On average how many do you drink in a week? ________________ Do you have it available at home? __________________
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Assignment 4
Assignment 5 Team members: Topic
Team member assigned
Brief History Soda pop industry Effects on health Survey (optional)
Timeline Day 1: assign roles; begin research Day 2: complete research Day 3: work on powerpoint
Participation
Quality of work
(1-high to 5-poor)
(1-high to 5-poor)
Day 4: finish powerpoint Day 5: present
Assignment 6 Post survey 1. List three things you learned about soda pop this week: •
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2. Will you drink soda pop? (circle one) a. Explain your answer:
Yes
no
sometimes