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Name of Activity:
Surgeon Generals Report
Purpose of Activity:
To have students gain a better understanding of the new health and physical activity standards, to learn the value of physical activity and to spread the word about this important information along to others. A secondary objective was to work on the student's ability to synthesize and reduce a large report into a smaller, more digestible piece.Suggested Grade Level:
9th and UpMaterials Needed:
The "At A Glance" version of the Surgeon General's report for all students. Click here to get that or if your school has access to the Web have them go and visit the site.
Description of Idea
Students read the "At A Glance" version of the Surgeon General's
Report (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/ataglan.htm). Students first
turned in a simple outline of the report then they were asked to write a
paper that required them to synthesize the knowledge they gained from
reading the Report. They had to include the following in their paper:
Lastly, students were to have 4 adults read
their paper and sign stating that they had done so. This last part was an
attempt to have the students pass this information along to others who
would probably not read it otherwise.
Grading
- Maximum of 10 points for reading and turning in outline of report
- 30 points for their paper
- 10 points for sharing with 4 other adults
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