Introduction
What do you usually eat? How often do you eat fruit and vegetables?
Have you ever heard about the Food Pyramid?
Do you know what junk food is?
Do you do any sport?
INTRODUCTION
First try to think about what do you usually eat and how often do you have a walk or move yourself.
How do you react to a stressful situation? do you need to eat sweets?
Remember that “ prevention is better than cure”
After that, collect information in order to get a healthy lifestyle and make a Padlet (https://padlet.com/).
Now, it's time to start working!
Task
Surf the Internet to get information about the risk you run if you live a sedentary life and you eat junk food, then look for information about the effects of healthy food on your body and mind. Moreover learn how important is to move to control stress, to improve your immune system and to prevent diseases. Finally look for information about the negative effects of unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs on your health and quit these habits on your own or with the help of a specialist.
Then make a Padlet and share it with your classmates.
Process
STEP 1
The students will be divided into three groups. The first one, will look for information about junk food and its effects on the human body; the second group will get information about healthy food, the modern food Pyramid and alternative diets, the third will deal with the benefits of sport on human health and on the other side with the negative and dangerous effects of unhealthy habits. It's advisable to include mind maps of the different issues.
Within your group, each person must complete a specific job. Because this is a group project, remember that the responsibility of the group's grade is with all members. It is very important that you do your best.
Click on the following link to look for information:
1° GROUP:
www.healthline.com/nutrition/20-foods-to-avoid-like-the-plague#section2
www.thetoptens.com/best-junk-foods
2° GROUP
www.wikihow.com/Live-a-Healthy-Lifestyle
3° GROUP
STEP 2
Quit unhealthy habits: the first group has to show on a mind map how junk food and unhealthy habits can affects our life (I suggest you to use this link http://app.mindmapmaker.org/#m:new or Word to create the mind map)
Have a healthy, balanced diet: the second group has to creat a weekly healthy menu (I suggest you to use this link https://www.eatthismuch.com/ or Word to create the weekly plan).
Increase your activity: quit sedentary lifestyle creating a weekly fitness plan (I suggest you to use this link https://schedulebuilder.org/ or Word to create the weekly plan).
When all the three groups have collected the requested information each group makes its Padlet and shares it with the other students.
Evaluation
SELF EVALUATION
How well did you learn? Did you cooperate with your partners? Did you use your resources? Did you complete your assignment? Did you make a presentation to the class?
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Outstanding |
Good |
Ok |
Not very good |
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Task Completion |
I included all requirements for my presentation. I included a mind map or the menu or the plan. |
I included almost all requirements for my presentation. I included a mind map or the menu or the plan. |
I included some requirements for my presentation. I don’t include either the mind map or the menu or the plan |
I did not complete any of the requirements for my presentation. |
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Participation |
We worked together and equally shared the responsibility of planning and making our Padlet. |
We worked together bur did not equally share the responsibility of planning and making our Padlet. |
We worked together some of the time and were not able to plan together to make the Padlet. |
We played around instead of working on our Padlet. |
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Presentation |
I participated in the presentation and exhibited knowledge and confidence of the material presented. |
I participated in the presentation but had not so much knowledge of the material presented. |
I participated in the presentation but had little or no knowledge of the material presented. |
I did not participate in the presentation. |
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Use of Resources |
I was able to find all the information I needed to complete my Padlet without outside help. |
I was able to find most of the information I needed with little help from the teacher or another adult. |
I was able to find some of the information I needed with much help from the teacher or my partners. |
I was unable to find the information I needed and did not ask for help from the teacher or my partners. |
Conclusion
Did you enjoy this activity?
I am sure this activity helps you to become aware of the importance of practicing a heathy lifestyle. Are you read to do it?
It’s time to start! Complete the table below.
Be healthy, be wealthy!
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What can you do to be healthier |
Health check |
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Walk half an hour a day |
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Straighten your posture |
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Stand up and stretch |
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Send a friendly message to a friend |
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Smile |
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Say thank you to someone who deserve it |
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Share a healthy recipe |
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Drink a glass of water instead of a cola |
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Eat an apple |
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Resist the impulse purchase a candy bar. |
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Credits
This webquest was created by a team of teachers, within the co-funded Erasmus plus KA2 partnership “English for hospitality” (EN4HOSTS), project number: 2017-1-RO01-KA201-037159, KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices ,KA201 - Strategic Partnerships for school education
The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.