Period 5 Dance Assignments

Activity 1:
Why do you think the egg is much larger than the sperm?

Activity 2:
Create a 3 column chart
Label 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester
Under each section, fill in with 2 changes that take place to the embryo or fetus during the 9 months


Activity 3:
Why might it be important for the father of the child to maintain good health along with the pregnant mother?


Activity 4:
What happens during the process of implantation?
How is a fetus nourished during development?

Describe how the cervix changes during childbirth.

Activity 1:
List 5 things that you know about the female reproductive system

Activity 2:Which female structures produce the eggs?What is menstruation?
If a female teen finds a lump in her breast that worries her, what should she do?

Activity 1:
Write your own definition of the word REPRODUCTION
Activity 2:
Give an example of how a routine annual examination can protect a person’s total health
Activity 3:

Where in the male reproductive system is sperm made?
What does the urethra in a male do?
How can a male reduce the chances of serious consequences of testicular cancer?

Section 2: Parenthood
Activity 1:
Write a list (3 things) that identifies some of the responsibilities of being a parent
Activity 2:

Define discipline
What are the two major ways parents communicate feelings to their children?
Section 3: Families
Activity 1:
List the relationships in each of ten families you know (i.e mother, father)

Activity 2:
Answer the following questions:
“What is a family?”
“If parents adopt a child, is that child a member of the family?”
“Are grandparents members of families?”

Activity 3:

True or False:
A nuclear family includes grandparents.
Only unhealthy families experience stress.

Healthy families have good communication.

Activity 1:
List the responsibilities that a married teenager would have that an unmarried teenager would not have
Activity 2:
List at least 3 qualities that you think would help a marriage endure
Activity 3:
List 2 things to do or not to do to help teens cope when their parents divorce
Activity 4:

Define the term divorce
List 3 concerns that couples should discuss before getting married

Activity 1:
Draw 3 different pictures of the same individual in young, middle, and older adulthood engaged in typical activities for his or her age group (you might show some physical changes and career changes taking place)

Activity 2:
Identify people you know who are older adults. 
List 3 positive qualities of those individuals

Activity 3:
Define Alzheimer’s disease and identify related symptoms

Activity 4:
Using the table on the previous slide (Stages of Adulthood chart), write down physical changes, mental and emotional changes, social changes, and financial concerns specific to the three stages of adulthood.

Activity 1:
List the various changes you have experienced both physically and mentally since your 8th birthday

Activity 2:
Brainstorm and list 3 examples of teen-parent conflicts

Activity 3:
Answer these 3 questions regarding one of your friendships:
Does this friendship bring out the best in me or does it discourage me?
Does this friendship make me a stronger or weaker person?
Does this person respect me and allow me to share my opinions and beliefs, or does this person insist I conform to their ways?

Prepare a 1-page fact sheet called “Time to Quit"
Write sections such as (5 items per section)
        positive behaviors that offer healthy substitutes for tobacco use
        reasons to quit
        benefits to quitting
Please be creative!

Write a paragraph about one of the following statements:
"Cigarette smoking is a problem for the entire society"
or
"Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the world"

Support the statement you choose with facts and material found in the section/chapter

Due at the end of class

Activity 1:
"Quitting smoking is easy; I've done it dozens of times."
What do you think Mark Twain meant by this statement?

Activity 2:
- Find out how much a pack of cigarettes costs ($5.89)
- Calculate the cost of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day, starting at age 15 through age 65
- Think about what items you could purchase with that amount of money

Activity 3:
1. Name 4 things that influence people to want to try tobacco.
What reasons could be given to people who want to quit using tobacco?

In groups of 3 research information on tobacco use
Find material from public health agencies like American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, and American Heart Association
Create an anti-tobacco use poster
Must be creative and show information and drawings

If absent, please submit through Google Classroom as soon as possible

Activity 1:
Draw an outline of a person & then label all the parts of the body that you think might be affected by tobacco use

Activity 2:
1. Name 3 cardiovascular problems associated with smoking.
2. What is COPD?

Activity 3:
1. Should people be allowed to smoke? If so, where?
2. Should people be allowed t smoke around children, elderly people, or sick people?
3. Should smoking be banned in public areas and allowed only within homes?

Activity 4:
73,000 people die every year due to secondhand smoke. Smoking costs the US over $167 billion each year in lost productivity and high healthcare costs. Employers at some companies screen applicants and will not hire applicants who smoke.
1. What do you think about denying a person a job if they smoke?
2. Is this a violation of right to privacy?
3. How would you feel about working next to a person who smokes?

Write 1 paragraph comparing the dangerous chemicals found in cigarette smoke to those found in smokeless tobacco

Activity 1:
List the different types of tobacco products that you know of
*Put a star next to the ones you think are addictive*
Activity 2:

Name 3 carcinogenic chemicals found in tobacco smoke
Name the colorless, odorless gas found in cigarette smoke that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream

Activity 1:
- Write down 5 ways drinking alcohol can impair a person's driving


Activity 2:
- Why shouldn't teens be allowed to drink alcohol?

Activity 1:
Make a list (2-3) of criteria that you think could be used to diagnose alcoholism.


Activity 2:
What is the stereotype of an alcoholic?


Activity 3:
Using the chart, Explain what characteristics/warning signs might be evident in each of the stages of alcoholism.


Activity 4: Must be in paragraph form (8-10 sentences)
Discuss whether you agree/disagree with the following statements and why or why not:
"My mom drinks, so why shouldn't I?"
AND
"People say alcohol is a dangerous drug, but if it was, it wouldn't be legal."

Please be sure that your paragraph is at least 8 sentances and is typed and turned in through Google Classroom
Write a paragraph about the impact of labeling every alcohol container with the word drug
Include whether this label would make a difference in their perception of the dangers of alcohol
How should the warning label read?

Activity 1:
List two things you already know about today's topic


Activity 2:
Agree or Disagree: Others would think David wasn't cool if he didn't drink


Activity 3:
Name 3 long-term effects of alcohol.
What is BAC?
What is the danger of binge drinking?

This will be collected/graded as a homework assignment on powerschool

See Section 3: Drugs as Medicine Powerpoint for Activities 1-4

Review the information you learned about possible problems with medicines and how to use medicines wisely.

Answer the following question: “Should the Food and Drug Administration approve more drugs in OTC form?”
*You must weigh the benefits against the risk*

See Section 2: Drugs as Medicine Powerpoint for Activities 1-5

Brainstorm different illnesses for which there is no curative medication 
Make a list of all the illnesses you thought of
Choose 1 of the illnesses from your list
Pretend you are scientists at a pharmaceutical company who have just designed a medication that can cure the disease
Create a flyer advertising the new medication

Activity 1:
Name 4 medicines you have heard of and what they are used for

Activity 2:
Develop definitions for each term: "Cure" "Prevent" "Relief"
Write down medications that fit into each category


Activity 3:
How do vaccines differ from antibiotics?
Which medicine or medicines would you use to treat a minor rash?
Are any of the medicines familiar to you?


Activity 4:
Name the delivery method of the following drugs and medication:

Asthma inhaler
Tetanus shot
Nicotine patch
Cup of coffee
Sunburn lotion

Must be 5+ sentences


Thinking about 1st Semester…
What is something you learned last semester that will help you do better this semester?
What would you like to accomplish this semester that you did not accomplish last semester?
Were you happy with your overall grade in Dance last semester? Why or why not?

Please complete and turn in on the day of your final.

Please turn in by the end of class

Create a MyPyramid Food Pyramid 
Use pictures of food items and put them into the pyramid format (2 per food group)
Place foods that are the healthiest choices for each group at the base of the pyramid and foods that are high in sugars or solid fats at the top of the pyramid


*Please submit using Google Classroom. Can either be a Google Side or Doc*

Activity 1
Make a dinner menu based on your favorite meal
Try to improve the nutritional value based on what you currently know about nutrition

Activity 2

List 3 foods you would find in each category of the MyPyramid



Activity 3
According to the MyPyramid food guidance system, what percentage of your daily grain intake should be from whole grains?
What is the maximum amount of fat that can be present in a serving of a food item in order for the food to be labeled “low fat”?

Name 3 additives used in foods.

There are many forms of anemia. In all forms of anemia, there is a reduction in the amount of the oxygen-carrying pigment hemoglobin in the blood. The main symptoms of anemia are excessive tiredness, breathlessness on exertion, and susceptibility to infections.
Research the different causes of anemia
Design a poster (using plain paper) educating other teenagers about how anemia is caused by nutritional deficiencies.
Must include:
What is anemia
Causes 
Symptoms
Treatments
How many are affected yearly

Please complete during class

Prepare a list of the vitamins and minerals needed by humans (minimum of 5 vitamins & 5 minerals)
Write 1 function of each vitamin and mineral next to its name
Write 1 dietary source of each vitamin and mineral

DUE AT THE START OF CLASS ON FRIDAY!!
Look at a food label of your favorite snack (attach label to the assignment)
Write down the total number of calories in one serving of the food item
Write down the number of grams of total fat per serving and the number of grams of saturated fat per serving
Calculate the calories that come from fat in one serving of the food (total fat calories = # grams of fat x 9 calories/gram)
Calculate the calories that come from saturated fat (total saturated fat calories = # grams of saturated fat x 9 calories/gram)
Calculate the percentage of the fat that is saturated fat (percentage of saturated fat = (total fat calories/saturated fat calories) x 100

1. Where's the Fiber?
Write down the foods that they have eaten in the past 2 days

Determine which of these foods contain fiber
Now, think of foods they can eat to increase their fiber consumption

2. Review Questions
How are glucose and glycogen different from each other?
Why would it be unhealthy for you to eat no fat at all?

In small groups:
List team and individual sports/activities that would be suitable for the following people:
A 32 year old man who is paraplegic
An 82 year old woman in good health
A 17 year old boy who is overweight
A 16 year old girl who does not speak English
A 22 year old deaf girl
Name activities that all of these people could enjoy together

Discussion Questions (each answer should be 3-5 sentences): 

1. Felecie tries over and over again to jump and land without making a splash. What is something you have learned to do after failing many times? Was it similar to Felecie’s experience? Use details from the movie to support your answer.

2. (At the beginning of the movie) Do you agree with Mother Superior, that our dreams are not reality and that dreams should be buried? Explain.

3. Compare Felicie and Camille as dancers. What are each of their strengths and weaknesses?

4. Felecie ended up getting a second chance. What could Felecie have done to win the role in the nutcracker the first time? What lesson can you learn from her misfortune and her decisions?

Here is what your evaluation will look like on Monday in class. Each student will perform solo for their ballet grade.

Think about why you are a wonderful person
List 5 reasons why you are a wonderful person
Think of different techniques advertisers (magazines, social media, etc.) use to sell their products. Use these techniques to express why you are fabulous (what makes you stand out from everyone else).

Make a list of all the benefits of having high self-esteem and write why you would like to have high self-esteem.

This is anonymous. You do not have to put your name or email.

Please submit all missing assignments here

Create a mood board that shows your personal style
Please be creative
Use pictures, words, colors from magazines, print-outs or drawn
Create using a blank sheet of paper
Please put your name on it with your period and turn it on Friday during class

Due 9/2 by 8AM


Please recreate/print the worksheet and fill it out using color pencils

Must be turned into me by Thursday, 9/2


Should be handwritten on a separate sheet of paper and attached to your test.

Write at least 1 page
Conditioning exercises: List 3-5 conditioning exercises or physical activities you believe would benefit your development in dance to support aerobic capacity, muscular strength, flexibility, and endurance
Nutrition & hydration:Summarize your calorie intake for hydration or nutrition or both, and determine whether there are areas you want to change to improve your nutrition/hydration over the semester
Stress: Describe some of the negative (unhealthy) stressors in your life-style. Research 2 or 3 ways to reduce unnecessary stress. Try these activities, and decide whether you think these stress-reduction activities are effective, or if you need to seek others. Write what you learned about personal stressors, and identify effective activities to control stress.
Rest: Record how much sleep you get each night during a week. Include a paragraph that estimates how much sleep you think will make you ready for the physical and mental requirements for your day.
Self-care: List 1-2 self-care activities you do now in each category. Then identify 1-2 self-care activities you want to try during the semester.