Healthy Eating

Healthy eating is very important into living a healthy lifestyle. All the exercising and hard work can be lost if healthy eating is not present. Elementary schools have been lodging this information into children, but has it really been making a difference.

Since you know that young children are getting blistered with healthy eating habits in schools, it is time for you to look at whether this instruction is helping children eat better.

Your task is to examine a few websites more in depth and see if all the work these elementary education workers are making a difference or wasting there time.

The links below will give you in depth looks at whether childhood obesity is still in major control or whether its number are lowering. Read each link below and then give a short response saying whether you believe childhood obesity is still at a high or whether it is slowly going down.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm

http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/obesity-children

https://www.healthiergeneration.org/about_childhood_obesity/?gclid=CNrcz4X7mswCFdgNgQod4dAAAQ

Remember to think critically..

To show that you have gained knowledge from the links you will now create a power point presentation of your own.

1. Decide whether or not you believe obesity is still a rising problem among children

2. Create a power point stating your view on childhood obesity

3. Throughout the presentation use 3 quotes from the links that were provided

4. Have atleast 6 slides

5. On the last slide provide a conclusion stating your view on this problem

6. Include your thoughts and interesting facts through out the presentation

When your powerpoint is finished, you will present it to the class.

Remember: 3 quotes, 6 slides including a conclusion with your viewpoint on the problem.

Throughout this webquest you have learned some knowledge on childhood obesity, a major problem worldwide.

You used critical thinking skills to search and decide your wiew on childhood obesity based on the links provided.

You created a powerpoint over the topic with one slide stating your view.

Your powerpoint was then presented to the classroom.

Thanks to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and  Children's Health for providing on childhood obesity.