Introduction
Being a healthy adult starts with being a healthy kid. It's important to understand that the choices you make about eating and exercise make a difference. Eating foods that are good for us and staying active make us feel better and helps our bodies to accomplish amazing things.
But what does physical fitness mean to you? It might mean playing soccer, or dancing, or walking your dog. Maybe you still haven't found that activity that you really love. This webquest will help students understand what it means to be physically active and to eat right. You will learn about fitness activities and healthy eating, try new activities, and create a fitness plan that's just right for you.
Task
1. Each student will begin by taking online tests about fitness and nutrition.
2. Students will then read articles about healthy eating and exercise, and take notes about activities that might interest them.
3. Students will then print and fill out weekly journals to track their eating habits and activity time.
Process
Each student will be given a worksheet to complete for steps 1-4.
Step 1: How food savvy are you? Click here to take a quiz about nutrition.
Step 2: Do you need to exercise more? Click here to take a quiz about physical fitness and find out.
Step 3: Click on the following link to read articles about health and fitness: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/ You can click on one of the 5 categories to show articles. Need some suggestions? Click on "Keeping Fit and Having Fun" - read Be A Fit Kid, What If I Don't Like Sports?, or Why Exercise Is Cool. For information about nutrition, click on "Fabulous Food" and read the Food Guide Pyramid articles or any of the Learning About... articles.
Step 4: Kids need at least 30 minutes of activity every day. But what happens when kids get bored with doing the same old thing? Click here to find out about the 4 types of exercises you need. Then, click here to find of list of fun activities for kids.
Step 5: Click here for the President's Challenge exercise/nutrition journal. Once you've printed it, you'll be ready to track your progress! (And don't worry about the participant signature or verification - this is a tool to help you track your progress and create goals.)
Step 6: Keep track of what you eat and your activities for a week. How did you do? What could you do better next week? What was your favorite activity?
Evaluation
This webquest was created for use in coordination with a physical education unit. It was created for use in Technology class and can be graded by a PE teacher, if required.
Conclusion
Congratulations!
You've taken steps to educate yourself on ways to become a healthier, more active person.
Think about the web quest you've just completed. Did you try some new activities? What did you enjoy most? Are there any activities that you didn't like? Would you recommend any new activities to your friends?
Remember, being healthy isn't just something you can try out for a week. It's something we choose to do every day. So make a good choice for yourself!
Credits
"Welcome to Zunal.Com" https://zunal.com
Teacher Page
This webquest was designed to be used in cooperation with a physical education unit on healthy choices. It will take approximately two class periods (50 minutes each) to complete computer-related tasks. The students are then required to track their food and activity progress for one week, but the program can be extended for as long as required.
Standards
Because students are not given a Technology grade at the elementary school where it was designed, a rubric and standards section are not included.