HW - 4/30/13

Provided that your plan for planting is completed and submitted, then there is no homework tonight.

HW - 4/29/13

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 26.

Assignment 26 - Plant Power

Brainstorming Questions

Answer each of the following questions to the best of your ability and in complete sentences.

1. Define plants in your own words.

2. What do plants require in order to survive and thrive?

3. What unique structures do plants have (in comparison to animals, bacteria, etc.)?

Research/Thinking Questions

Answer each of the following questions in detail and in complete sentences using the text as a resource.

1. Why do plants need water? Be specific.

2. Why do plants need light? Be specific!

3. Why do plants need air? BE SPECIFIC.

4. Why do plants need soil? BE SPECIFIC!

5. Why do plants have roots? What purpose(s) do they serve? Are there any unique, special structures found within them? If so, then what are they?

6. Why do plants have stems? What purpose(s) do they serve? Are there any unique, special structures found within them? If so, then what are they?

7. Why do plants have leaves? What purpose(s) do they serve? Are there any unique, special structures found within them? If so, then what are they?

Comprehension Questions

Answer each question to the best of your ability and in complete sentences.

1. Revisit the Brainstorming questions and write a paragraph summarizing how your knowledge of plants has been refined.

2. Based on your research today, what recommendations for supporting and maximizing plant growth could you make? Explain how each recommendation would help.

3. Is it meaningful/important for people to better understand plant life? Support your answer.

HW - 4/26/13

This weekend's homework is to complete Assignment 25. See below.

Assignment 25 - Thinking About the Origins of Our Food

Wendell Berry is a long standing, highly regarded essayist, poet, and novelist. In addition, he is a farmer. A recurring theme is his works is the idea that industrialization is actually having widespread negative effects on our lives and our society.

Your task is to read Berry's essay "The Pleasures of Eating" and answer the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. Offer a summary of the point or claim that Berry is trying to make in "The Pleasures of Eating."

2. As a "city person" (as Berry delineates), what is your reaction to this essay?

3. What is your view of yourself as a participant in agriculture? Explain. For example, are you simply a consumer? Do you participate in level of food production?

4. How do your feel about your answer to #3?

5. How realistic or achievable do you think Berry's suggestions (the numbered recommendations #1-7) are? Explain.

HW - 4/25/13

Your homework is to complete Assignment 23. See below.

Assignment #23 Cancer: Promotion and Prevention

Introduction

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and is attributed to one in every four deaths. The seemingly simple act of cells abandoning their normal schedules for division and growth is actually caused and mitigated by a complex mix of factors including lifestyle, genetics, and the environment. Evidence suggests that between 20 and 30 percent of cancers are due to poor food choices and physical inactivity. Some dietary factors may act as promoters, other may have protective roles.

Your task is to research more about the role that diet and behavior can have on cancer. Again, he ultimate goal is that you are better able to discuss and make recommendations about how diet and behavior are related to chronic disease – and then be able to support those recommendations.

To begin accomplishing this task, please do the following:

1. Use the link here to access the “Nutrition Link” section of Harvard School of Public Health’s website.

2. Find cancer and notice that there are 7 different links to access further information about different dietary factors (ex. Vitamin D and cancer).

3. Choose at least 4 dietary factors that are of the most interest to you and take note and record the following:

·        How does this factor affect the development of cancer?

·        What is the research that supports this relationship – ex. how do we know that fiber intake can (or cannot) affect the development of cancer?

4. Write a summary paragraph of what you learned about the effects of diet on cancer development. For example, you could answer one of the following questions:

·        What should people eat (or not eat) to lower their risks of developing cancer?

·        How does one’s diet affect his or her likelihood of developing cancer?

5. Now that you are more aware of the effects of diet on cancer, what is your reaction?

a. Do you feel as though you are at a high risk? Low risk? Why?

b. What behaviors/choices could you change to lower your risk of atherosclerosis? What barriers exist to making those changes?

HW - 4/23/13

Your homework is to complete #2 and 3 from Assignment 22 (extra credit if read/write about both hypertension and diabetes). See below.

Assignment #22 Investigating Hypertension and Diabetes

Your task is to work with a partner (in a sense) to review and learn more about hypertension and diabetes and better understand the role that diet, behavior, and other factors have on these chronic diseases. The ultimate goal is that you are better able to discuss and make recommendations about how diet and behavior are related to chronic disease – and then be able to support those recommendations.

To begin accomplishing this task, please do the following:

1. Choose to research hypertension or diabetes. Your partner will research the other option.

2. Read the selected articles about your chronic disease.

3. Take note and record the following:

·      - basic information – ex. what is diabetes?

·      -  what factors affect the development/onset/control of the disease – ex. what can cause or affect hypertension?

·      - how each factor affects the disease – ex. how does salt intake affect hypertension?

·      - the research that supports this relationship – ex. how do we know that salt intake can affect hypertension?

4. Go over your notes.

5. Present a summary of your findings to your partner. What you present should allow your classmate to have basic information about a chronic disease and be able to make clear, supported recommendations.

Use the links below to read about diabetes and hypertension. You need to log into ProQuest first in order to access the articles without issue (sorry).

Diabetes
Harvard School of Public Health

http://search.proquest.com/docview/433693411/13D9A618C2597B53A3/8?accountid=59768 OR 
In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes

http://search.proquest.com/docview/431829520/13D9A618C2597B53A3/23?accountid=59768 OR

Diet and Exercise Are Found To Cut Diabetes by Over Half

http://search.proquest.com/docview/433255356/13D9A618C2597B53A3/53?accountid=59768 OR

Gene Increases Diabetes Risk, Scientists Find

Hypertension
http://search.proquest.com/docview/432705142/13D9A568E306AEEB751/2?accountid=59768 OR 

Alcohol's Benefits Extend to Hypertension

http://search.proquest.com/docview/431011419/13D9A568E306AEEB751/4?accountid=59768 OR 

For Mild Hypertension, Healthier Life and Diet May Be Good Medicine

http://search.proquest.com/docview/431440664/13D9A568E306AEEB751/5?accountid=59768 OR 

Low-Salt and High-Produce Diet Is Found to Tame Hypertension

http://search.proquest.com/docview/433337194/13D9A568E306AEEB751/10?accountid=59768 OR 

Research Ties Lack of Sleep To Risk for Hypertension

http://search.proquest.com/docview/430387340/13D9A568E306AEEB751/8?accountid=59768 OR

Exercise Helps Severe Hypertension Patients, Study Finds

HW - 4/22/13

If you missed because you were debating or somehow thought that class was canceled because of the debates, then you are still expected to have completed the homework due tomorrow. Tonight's homework is to complete both parts of the Task on the back of today's atherosclerosis notes.


What causes atherosclerosis?

• How does each factor promote atherosclerosis? 

How can diet affect the progression of atherosclerosis?


At least 5 factors

• At least 3 sources (at least 2 scientific journal articles)

Summarize what happened during the experiment

Reflection 

Now that you are more aware of the causes of atherosclerosis, what is your reaction? 

• Do you feel as though you are at a high risk? Low risk? Why? 
• What behaviors/choices could you change to lower your risk of atherosclerosis? 
• What barriers exist to making those changes?

HW - 4/19/13

Your homework for the weekend is to complete Assignment 20. See below for the questions and reading choices.

Obesity: A Personal and Public Health Issue

Read at least one of the articles on the class website and answer the following question to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. What is obesity?

2. What are the causes of obesity?

3. Why do you think that obesity has become an issue in the United States recently?

4. Why is obesity a problem for an individual? What consequences are associated with it?

5. Why is obesity a problem for a population/society? What consequences are associated with it?

6. How can (or should) individuals deal with obesity? What are the potential benefits/challenges associated with these interventions?

7. How can (or should) populations/societies deal with obesity? What are the potential benefits/challenges associated with these interventions?


Topics on Obesity

Our Absurd Fear of Fat - NY Times
Warnings From a Flabby Mouse - NY Times
Children in U.S. Are Eating Fewer Calories, Study Finds - NY Times

HW - 4/18/13

Tonight's homework is to study for tomorrow's quiz.

HW - 4/17/13 and Micronutrient PBAT Overview

Tonight's homework is to study for the exam. I suggest making a chart/study guide from this week's notes. You can (but do not have to) continue working on the PBAT you started in class. 

Diagnosing a Dietary Disaster!

Introduction

You have just graduated medical school and are now beginning your residency. You and your team of other residents will be working together to help Dr. House (who is back from the “dead,” but can’t practice medicine) with some of his more straightforward cases (sorry, no Exploding Head Syndrome or hypertrichosis to solve this time). Your task is as follows:

1. Based on the reporting patient’s symptoms, make a claim and diagnose the dietary deficiency to the best of your ability. Support your conclusion with logical reasoning.

2. Recommend a treatment for the patient with an explanation of why you think this will work.

3. Produce a write-up for the patient’s medical files as well as a report to your supervisor. Your individual write-up will include the following:

a. The patient’s symptoms

b. Your diagnosis of the dietary deficiency and the reasoning/evidence behind it

c. Your recommendation for treatment supported by reasoning and evidence

d. A prognosis for the patient – Do you expect the patient to survive? Will he or she live a normal life and be able to maintain homeostasis? Explain.

e. An APA formatted bibliography

Criteria	4 (Mastery)	3 (Proficient)	2 (Approaching)	1 (Needs Revision)
Draws conclusion and makes diagnosis	Correctly diagnoses disorder/disease	Correctly diagnoses disorder/disease	Incorrectly diagnoses disorder/disease, but diagnosis is close to actual condition	Incorrectly diagnoses disorder/disease
Supports conclusions with specific evidence	Correctly and clearly uses several pieces of evidence and reasoning to support diagnosis	Correctly uses multiple pieces of evidence and reasoning to support diagnosis	Correctly uses evidence but relies heavily on one/few pieces of evidence OR misinterprets and/or misuses a piece of evidence	Misinterprets and/or misuses multiple pieces of evidence
Demonstrates detailed knowledge of content	Consistently and correctly uses detailed explanations (to discuss condition, affected body system(s), etc.)	Correctly uses detailed explanations	Uses details and explains, but with minor errors	Avoids details OR does not explain thoroughly
Written work acknowledges sources	Always writes in student friendly language without information directly lifted from sources AND contains an APA formatted bibliography	Consistently writes in student friendly language without information directly lifted from sources AND contains an APA formatted bibliography	Consistently writes in student friendly language without information directly lifted from sources OR contains an APA formatted bibliography	Does not consistently write in student friendly language OR lifts information directly from sources OR does not submit a bibliography
Written work is professional	Writes elegantly and in a sophisticated manner while very consistently adhering to spelling and grammar conventions.	Very consistently adheres to spelling and grammar conventions.	Consistently adheres to spelling and grammar conventions.	Mostly adheres to spelling and grammar conventions.

HW - 4/15 and 4/16/13

Monday's and Tuesday's homework assignments were to develop 5 quiz questions based on each day's presentations. There should be at least two open-ended questions and two fixed response questions (ex. multiple choice, fill-in, matching, etc.) for each day.

HW - 4/12/13

This weekend's homework is to prepare for the presentations on Monday and Tuesday and also to complete Assignment 19. See below for the questions, reading, and schedule for presentations.

Food vs. Pills: Looking for Micronutrients

Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences. You can access the article here.

Pre-Reading Questions – Complete these before reading the article.

1. What are your thoughts on nutritional supplements like multivitamins? For example, do you think that they are a good idea and everyone should consume them? Or are they unnecessary? Harmful? Explain.

2. Do you consume nutritional supplements? Why or why not?

Post-Reading Questions – Complete these after reading the article.

3. Summarize what you learned from this article.

4. Based on this article, what recommendations would you make to other students looking to eat healthier? For example, should students consume multivitamins?

Presentation Schedule

12B

Monday
1. Bheshan - Vitamin D
2. Aaron - Zinc
3. Dylan - Riboflavin 
4. Matthew - Fluoride
5. April - Phosphorous
6. Lina - Potassium
7. Anthony - Vitamin E

Tuesday
1. Sophia - Calcium
2. Malik - Folate
3. Maya - Vitamin K
4. Jaclyn - Biotin
5. Juliana - Thiamin
6. Kammie - Vitamin B12

12D

Monday
1. Max and Jason - Copper
2. Christian - Biotin
3. Mei Ling and Chris - Phosphorous 
4. Wendy and Candice - Potassium
5. Jason and Kevin - Zinc
6. Nisha - Magnesium
7. David and Michael - Folate

Tuesday
1. Rocio and Brianna - Fluoride
2. Devan and Arif - Vitamin K
3. Carlos and Robert - Thiamin
4. Lucas and Danny - Calcium
5. Mohr and Larisa - Vitamin E
6. Lillian and Patrick - Vitamin D

HW - 4/11/13

Remember that your draft of the handout that will be distributed during your presentation is due tomorrow as well as your formatted bibliography. See previous posts for inspiration/assistance.

Today's Vitamin C Presentation

Click here.

Micronutrient Investigation Project Overview

 Unit 2 Project - Micronutrient Investigation

You and your partner are tasked with teaching the class more about an important micronutrient (either a mineral or a vitamin). You will research and take notes about your micronutrient in order to create an informative presentation to teach the rest of the class about…

-       - basic, important information about the micronutrient

-       - its role(s) in the body

-      -  good sources for the micronutrient

-      -  effects of a deficiency of the micronutrient

-       - effects of excess consumption of the micronutrient

You will also draft a handout that will be used to assist students learning about your micronutrient during your presentation. A printed copy of your informative handout is due by the end of the day on Friday, April 12 and presentations will take place on Monday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16.

The choices for topics are as follows:

Thiamin                                                                                                       

Riboflavin                                                                          

Niacin                                                                                                   

Biotin                                                                                    

Vitamin B₆

Folate  

Vitamin B₁₂    

Vitamin D  

Vitamin E

Vitamin K   

Phosphorous  

Calcium                        

Copper       

Magnesium             

Potassium                        

Zinc  

Fluoride

You also need to submit a properly formatted bibliography (use APA or MLA formatting).

Micronutrient Investigation Rubric

	Mastery – 4	Proficient – 3	Satisfactory – 2	Needs Revision – 1
Quality of information in visual aid (Content)	- All written/presented work contains correct, clear, and detailed information - Work is written/presented in student friendly language and does not contain information directly lifted from sources - It is apparent that students conducted a great deal of independent research - Vocabulary terms from class and research are used very consistently and correctly	- Written/presented work contains consistently correct and detailed information - Work is written/presented in student friendly language and does not contain information directly lifted from sources - Vocabulary from class and research is used often and correctly	- Written/presented work is generally correct and detailed - Work is written/presented in student friendly language usually but contains some information directly lifted from sources - Vocabulary is used incorrectly or basic, common language is used unnecessarily	- Written work/presented shows a lack of command of the material - Written/presented work contains glaring errors - Written/presented work contains blatant examples of other writer’s ideas - Few efforts are made to discuss vocabulary from class
Quality of presentation (Work Habits)	- Written/presented work is easy to read, yet sophisticated, and consistently free of errors - Oral presentation is competent, professional, engaging and hooks the audience’s attention - Presenters appear very knowledgeable and comfortable discussing their object - All group members speak, make, and maintain eye contact during oral presentation	- Written/presented work is easy to read and consistently free of errors - Oral presentation is competent, professional, and interesting - Presenters appear knowledgeable about their object - All group members speak and make eye contact (and try to maintain it) during oral presentation	- Written/presented work is unclear and/or contains several errors - Oral presentation is lacking in content or unprofessional - Presenters do not appear consistently knowledgeable about their object - All group members speak and make eye contact during oral presentation	- Errors and/or the lack of clarity make comprehension difficult - Oral presentation is unfocused and unprofessional - Presenters are not adequately prepared to discuss their object - Audience members are unprofessional towards speakers - Group members neglect to plan and include the entire group

Useful Sources

Vitamins:
Teen Health
Nutrition and Food Web Archive
Linus Pauling Institute @ OSU

Minerals:
Teen Health
Nutrition and Food Web Archive
Linus Pauling Institute @ OSU