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The following approved lesson plan was submitted to Sustainable Jersey for Schools during the2016 Certification Cycle.School Name: Mount Arlington Elementary School (Mount Arlington, NJ)Lesson Title: Wellness & LongevityGrades: 6 - 7Unit: WellnessLesson Title: Introduction to Wellness & LongevityEssential Question: Can you explain the difference between the terms “health” and“wellness”?Can you list several risk factors that negatively affect your health?Can you list several behaviors that contribute to good health? Canyou list controllable and uncontrollable risk factors that maycontribute to disease?Technology IntegrationPrezi, PowerPoint, Internet Research, Use of Microsoft Products to CreatePosterStandards:StandardsHE.7-8., HE.7-8., HE.7-8., HE.7-8.2.2.8.B.3, HE.7-8., HE.7-8., HE.7-8., HE.7-8.2.1.8.A.1, HE.78.2.1.8.A.2, HE.7-8.2.1.8.A.3Daily Teaching / Learning StrategiesBrainstormingCooperative LearningDrawing/ArtworkDifferentiation of InstructionPersonal agendasProject-based learningEvaluationsGroup WorkIndividual PracticeOne Minute EssayOral QuestioningOral responsesPerformance AssessmentsProjectsQuizQuiz / test

Self-AssessmentThink-Pair-ShareResources & TechnologyInternet ResourcesPrinted MediaTelevisionGoals/Objectives: Students will recognize how controllable and uncontrollable riskfactors risk factors affect their health. Students will be able todefine “health and “wellness” and identify examples of behaviorsthat promote good health.Students will be able to define “health and “wellness” and identifyexamples of behaviors that promote good health.Lesson Sequence:Definitions: Health- a state of well-being Wellness- Health that is multidimensional (having many components) thatencompasses many different aspects of one’s life. (to have total health in alldimensions- social, cultural, physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, lifeplanning, environmental). What are risk factors and how might they contribute to poor health? Prezi Presentation- “Wellness and Risk Factors” (see separate clips asan Attachment)(Students will be presented a Prezi presentation and take notes on how riskfactors play a role in one’s personal wellness and recognize how choicesmay affect health both in positive and negative ways).

(Optional) : Healthedco- Lifestyle Diseases Suitcase (Students willbecome aware of various lifestyle diseases: cancer, heart disease, stroke,etc. through controllable and uncontrollable riskfactors in a 3-D model). Intelliboard- Powerpoint Presentation- “What is Wellness?” (review thevarious aspects of wellness) Wellness Profile (survey)-“Assessing Your Wellness”All of us want optimal health. But many of us do not know how to achieve it.Taking this quiz, adapted from one created by the U.S. Public HealthService, is a good place to start. The behaviors covered in the test arerecommended for most Americans. After you take the quiz, add up yourscore for each section.Students will be given a health and wellness survey in which they mustcomplete to determine their current level of wellness. Students will ratetheir wellness and discover target areas in which improvement may beneeded.Assessment Project: “Wellness Goals”Students will design a poster or collage that includes and describes one ormore areas of wellness that they would personally like to improve in theirown life. Students can use magazine clippings, drawings or google images,and words or phrases to describe which area of their own health needsimprovement and the ways in which they would go about improving it.Unit:Health Risk Factors/ LongevityLesson Title: Health Risk Factors/ Leading Cause of Death in U.SEssential Question: What is the leading cause of death in the U.S? What can we do to slow the process of aging and add years to ourlives?

Technology Integration (linked):NJCCCS (linked):Goals/Objectives: By examining the data sheet, students will be able to identify theleading cause of death in the United States and name somepreventative measures. Students will be able to determine the 10 key factors to living a longlife and delaying the onset of degenerative disease by processingdata on longevity and death. Students will examine the fountain of youth assessment and discusswith the class how these habits help longevity and how not doingthese things can hurt.Students will determine the 10 key factors andthe number of deaths that they cause yearly . Then examine the datasheet answers and come up with some conclusions. Using what students have learned identify the 10 key factors to healthand well being and list them on the fountain of youth sheet. Studentscan draw their own fountain of youth and white paper and list theirown personal health goals to make it more specific to their age.Lesson Sequence:Longevity and Death Handout- “Leading Causes of Death StatisticsWorksheet”/Question WorksheetDistribute the handout to students and have them review the worksheet. Itshows the average life expectancy for males and females, as well as thestatistics regarding the various leading causes of death of Americans eachyear.

Students will use the Statistics worksheet as a guide to answer thequestions in the “Leading Causes of Death” handout.Students will be able to determine the 10 key factors to living a long life anddelaying the onset of degenerative disease by processing data on longevityand death. You Tube videoclip- Dr. Oz on Living Longer Introduction to the fountain of youth:People have talked for a long time about the fountain of youth that PonceDe Leon search for in America. He was looking for the water that wouldkeep people young for a very long time. This was known as the fountain ofyouth. He never found the well, but you can find a fountain of youth byobserving a particular lifestyle. We are going to study the key factors thatdetermine health and longevity. Then to find the fountain of youth, you willpick out the 10 factors that are more important than others. Students willwatch a short videoclip of Ponce De Leon’s life. Handout- “Fountain of Youth-Life Past 100”Students will answer questions about life expectancy and longevity. “Fountain of Youth-Total Assessment”Students will examine the fountain of youth assessment and discuss withthe class how these habits help longevity and how avoiding these thingscan hurt it. Fountain of Youth Poster Project:Using what students have learned, they will create a poster using a photoof themselves and designing a poster which illustrates the 10 key factors infinding the fountain of youth. Students can use these factors but

personalize it to meet their own needs. These factors can help you lookand feel great even into your older years. Is it worth the time and effort todevelop habits conducive to living longer? That is a question you will haveto ponder. Remember that having good habits will also improve your qualityof life. You make the choice!RUBRIC

MOUNT ARLINGTON SCHOOL SUSTAINABLE JERSEY ACTION PLANACTION CATEGORY: Sustainable Health and Wellness EducationDESCRIPTION OF ACTION/PROJECT:Students in 6th grade, at the beginning of the year, are introduced with a comprehensive lesson on thetopics of “longevity” and “leading causes of death” in the United States. Students begin by determiningthe difference between “Health” and “Wellness” in the essential questions, followed by identifying whata risk factor is and how positive and negative risk factors can impact their lives. Students will gainawareness that “wellness” is health that is multidimensional and balanced in many areas of a person’slife (mental, emotional, physical, cultural, environmental, life planning, etc.). Students will recognizehow choices may affect their lives in positive and negative ways.Once the essential questions are addressed, students will work cooperatively through a series of preassessments in which they test their knowledge of the topic. Through these assessments, students areintroduced to the following: the average age of life expectancy for both males and females and howthat’s changed through the years; the leading causes of death in middle aged men and women in the U.S(including, teens and children) and how they differ; as well as what are risk factors, and how negativerisk factors affect one’s health over the years. Students will make the connection and recognize theimportance of how poor choices regarding their health now will impact their health in the future, anddecrease their chance for longevity.Students will be guided through a Prezi Presentation, as well as Powerpoint presentation on “Wellnessand Risk Factors”. They will also have the opportunity to observe various videos on the topic.Students will then discuss a little history (in drawing an analogy) and be introduced to an explorernamed Ponce de Leon. People have talked for a long time about the fountain of youth that Ponce DeLeon searched for in America. He was looking for the water that would keep people young and free ofdisease for a very long time. This was known as the fountain of youth. He never found the well,however, people can find a “fountain of youth” by observing a particular lifestyle.Students will study the key factors that determine health and longevity and will pick out the severalfactors that will help improve their quality of life and increase their chances for longevity. Fountain of Youth Poster Project:Using what students have learned, through the use of technology, will create a poster using a photo ofthemselves and design a collage which illustrates the several key factors in finding the fountain of youth.Students should personalize the factors they choose to meet their own needs. These factors in generalcan be applied to their daily lives and help them look and feel great even into their older years. Havinggood habits will improve an individual’s quality of life

STUDENT WORK EXAMPLES:LONGEVITY & LEATH WELLNESS GOALS

Unit: Wellness Lesson Title: Introduction to Wellness & Longevity Essential Question: Can you explain the difference between the terms “health” and “wellness”? Can you list several risk factors that negatively affect your health? Can you list several behaviors that contribute to good health?Can you l

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