8th Health webquests
Assignment 1
Peer pressure can cause people stress that may interfere with how they go about their day and perform emotionally in school and in academics. It may alter the choices a students makes on who they are friends with, what type of attitude they have, how they talk and act as a person as well as effecting school work and or their health. To learn more about peer pressure, its effect on students and ways to avoid it or deal with it, complete the following task.
Part 1 computer labTask:
Have you ever heard of peer pressure? Maybe you know what peer pressure is, maybe even been in a peer pressure situation before? Well, now you are about to learn all about peer pressure and help teach it to your classmates.
Your mission is to help teach other students about peer pressure through sharing your research and performing peer pressure skits. You’ll work on the skits in Health class after you gather your information. You will need to find out as much as you can about peer pressure to answer 5 questions using the sites listed below. Please summarize the answers into a good definition to share with the students. When done please hand your completed papers to Mrs. Pogorilich.
Check out these or use your own resources.
1. What is peer pressure?
2. Why do people give into peer pressure?
3. Is all peer pressure negative? Explain.
4. What are some techniques noted to avoid peer pressure situations?
5. Does peer pressure effect specific age groups, cultures or genders?
Part 2 Health class with Mrs. Corey
After answering the questions, discuss with your group (I’ll make the groups in health class) a scene you would like to create to perform a skit teaching the students about the seriousness of peer pressure, ways to avoid it and examples of what common topics peer pressure can involve. Your team will perform the skit in front of other students using as much emotions, detail and energy as possible. Cover the five questions in your skits, take this task serious and have fun doing it.
Assignment #2
Pick 1:
Appendix — Bladder — Brain — Duodenum — Gall bladder — Heart — Intestines — Kidney –Liver– Lungs — Pancreas — Parathyroid gland — Pituitary gland — Spleen — Stomach — Thymus gland — Thyroid gland
You are a body organ, employed with the Human Body Corporation. Due to recent cost increases, the Human Body has been forced to lay off some of its workers. Because you are terrified of losing your job, you have decided to make a presentation to the Executive Board of the Human Body Corporation.
The Task
For this WebQuest, you and your assigned partner must write a persuasive, first-person letter to the Human Resources Department of the company (i.e. your classmates) requesting an audience with the Board of Directors.
In your presentation, you must provide answers to the following questions:
1. What is your name? (i.e. the name of the organ)
2. Where are you found within the Human Body Corporation?
3. What are five interesting facts about you, as a body organ?
4. What ‘department(s)’ [i.e. body system(s)] do you work with, within the Human Body Corporation?
5. Why are you an important employee of the Human Body Corporation?
6. What would happen to the Human Body Corporation if you were ‘fired’? (Some things to consider — What systems would shut down? Would the body develop a disease? If yes, how would this disease affect how the body functions?)
Use Microsoft Word to compose a letter to the Human Resources Department of the Body Corporation. Hand the letter in to Mrs. Pogorilich when completed.
Web site resources:
My body
Great Animations<
Inner Body
Inside the Human Body
Body Quest
