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Disorders Teacher Resources
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Students take a closer look at eating disorders. In this personal health lesson plan, students research common eating disorders, investigate treatments for the disorders, and make presentations that highlight their findings.
Students examine how various media messages impact health. They research various eating disorders analyze how media messages can play a part in the development of these disorders, and write short reports.
Students read and interpret handout about sleeping habits and disorders, and plan and create classroom bulletin board that displays causes, disorders and effects of sleep deprivation.
Students Use the Internet to research a genetic or chromosomal disorder. They evaluate websites found during the web hunt and present a 3 -5 minute speech listing causes, symptoms, etc. of a genetic or chromosomal disorder.
Students discuss two common eating disorders-obesity and anorexia. They explore the relationship between these eating disorders and body image. Students consider their own body image. They are asked if they can identify any eating disorders by name and what else do they comprehend about them.
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on pscyhological disorders. They identify characteristics of have certain disorders.
Sixth graders examine how the media has an impact on poor body image and eating disorders among young people. In this body image lesson, 6th graders discover the unrealistic values media promotes. Students explore the mental, physical and social benefits of healthy dietary and fitness habits then work in groups to create a collage depicting criteria that judges attractiveness.
Students listen to, read, and discuss lyrics from popular songs that explore themes of self-esteem, body image, and eating disorders. They analyze the lyrics, write a letter to one of the artists, and write an essay interpreting song lyrics.
Students research specific genetic disorders and create a pedigree of a fictitious local family in which Huntington's Disease is found. They predict inheritance and severity of HD and role play decision making process involving genetic testing.
What you will find in this collection of slides is a comprehensive introduction to genetics. It is technically three separate slide shows: the first on general genetics concepts, the second on rules of inheritance, and the third on genetic disorders. Geared toward high school biology, this may provide material for several lectures in your genetics unit.