"This Mission is Possible"

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by: Ximena Rayo

Introduction l Tasks l Resources l Process l Evaluation l Conclusion l Lesson Plan

Introduction:

Some adults say that kids don't exercise enough, eat too much junk food, play too many video games and watch too much T.V. I have a feeling that those adults may not be right.

The Tasks:

This is your chance to prove them wrong. We are asking you and two friends to join our team and become a camp counselor this summer. This is a camp for about 50 kids ages 6 to 8. The camp focuses on healthy lifestyles and staying fit. Your responsibilities during this one week experience are the following:

I- Learn about heart rate, target heart rate, exercise and show what you have learned using a flow chart, web, or graph.

II- Develop a brochure for parents with tips about helping their children stay healthy.

III- Develop a menu for the week. Remember that healthy doesn't mean boring.

IV- Prepare a presentation for the kids about: "Saying no to drugs" on Kid Pix or ClarisWorks Slide Show.

Resources:

Information about Target Heart Rate and Keeping a Healthy Heart	Resources with Tips on Staying Healthy and Being Fit	Resources for Creating a Healthy Menu	Resources about Drugs and Tobacco
Your Heart: Surfing the Net with Kids	The Healthy Refrigerator	Food Pyramid by Enchanted Learning	Smoking Stinks
Target Heart Rate for Children	10 Tips for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for you	Kids' Health	What You Need to Know About Drugs
Give Your Heart a Healthy Beat	Why Exercise is Cool?	Cookbook and fun Activities	What You Need to Know About Drugs
Let's Learn about Your Heart	Fast Food Facts	Delicious Decisions	Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Process:

1. Get together with two other people to accomplish the tasks.

Tasks	Due Date
I- Chart, Web or Graph on Heart Rate, Exercise and Target Heart Rate.	Session 3
II- Brochure on Healthy Lifestyle	Session 6
III- Menu for a Week	Session 9
IV- Presentation "Saying no to Drugs"	Session 15

2. Research the web sites. Take notes that can help you remember the information you find. One site can have good information for more than one task.

3- Task I
Decide what type of representation you are going to use for this task. Transfer the information from your notes to the diagram.

4- Task II

A- Choose one of the following topics for your brochure:
a- The Food Pyramid and My Favorite Fast Food Restaurant
b- Eating Healthy
c- Keeping a Healthy Heart
d- Physical Fitness
B- Go to Finder and do a Find (command+F) for: Brochure
C- Open one that shows as a stationary file. It should be located in the folder ClarisWorks Stationary.

D- Use this template as a guide as to where to insert your information.

E- Remember to Save. Name it Brochure and the initials of the members of your group.

5- Task III

A- Prepare a menu. It should include breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack for five days
B- Open a Word Processing Document in ClarisWorks

C- Type your menu

D- Remember to Save. Name it Menu and the initials of the members of your group.

6- Task IV
Create a Multimedia Presentation about "Saying No to Drugs".
Requirements:

A- Have an opening and closing page
B- Make your message very clear; be persuasive

C- Include graphics that help convey your message

D- Present your information in a professional manner

E- Include references and give credit to any person or website

F- Add any extra resources available

Evaluation:

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Conclusion:

You will have a chance to share and demonstrate to your classmates what you have learned through this project.

You are now prepared for next summer. It will be exciting to see you leading kids to have a healthy life like yours. Thanks for your hard work.

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