Lesson 4 : Digestive System Disorders + Homeostasis
PART 1: MINDS-ON
- OPTION 1: "DYING TO BE THIN" DOCUMENTARY
- OPTION 2: "THIGH-GAP" NEWS CLIP
- OPTION 3: SCIENCE OF "STEROID" DOCUMENTARY
PART 2: PEDAGOGY
- OPTION 1: POWER POINT (PPT) OR PREZI
3.8_diet_and_the_media.ppt | |
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3.8_diet_and_the_media_-_key.ppt | |
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File Type: | ppt |
obesity_reading_exercise_lesson_4.docx | |
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File Type: | docx |
- OPTION 2: HOMEOSTASIS YOUTUBE VIDEO
PART 3: CONSOLIDATION
Further, this resource is excellent for teachers, because it provides teachers with an answer guide to complete this activity. It lists procedures step by step and materials required to complete the activity as well. So, it is a complete package. However, you will have to let your students know ahead of time to bring appropriate magazines for the activity. You can access this resource at the following website: http://goo.gl/K36omt
- OPTION 1: ACTIVITY ON "DYING TO BE THIN"
- Do you feel any pressure to have a body like those portrayed in the media?
- Do you know anyone who has gone on a diet and lost a lot of weight?
- Do you know what kind of a diet he/she used to lose weight?
- Was he/she able to keep the weight off? Explain.
- Have you ever been on a diet to lose or gain weight?
- What motivated you to go on the diet? Were you successful? Where did you get information about the diet?
- As an extension, have students consider whether the men and women portrayed in advertisements are real. Do they think the photos may have been touched up? If so, how? and why?
Further, this resource is excellent for teachers, because it provides teachers with an answer guide to complete this activity. It lists procedures step by step and materials required to complete the activity as well. So, it is a complete package. However, you will have to let your students know ahead of time to bring appropriate magazines for the activity. You can access this resource at the following website: http://goo.gl/K36omt
- OPTION 2: DEBATE ON ARTICLE ON "WILL BANNING UNDERWEIGHT MODELS PREVENT EATING DISORDERS?"
- OPTION 3: TESTING SIMULATED URINE FOR STARCH AND PROTEIN LAB