Promotion of Healthy life
Nowadays, around the world, we face global pandemics, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity, people with heart problems, and other diet-related diseases. On top of that with the advancement of technology (social media, Netflix) people are choosing to stay than go outside to enjoy a walk in the park.
What does it mean to be healthy?
What are some things you can do to live a healthy life?
How can you make your life healthier?
Who in your life do you know that makes healthy choices?
What is the role that physical activity plays in your health?
About this project
You are going to create a project in order to help your classmates, friends, and family to change their way of living. Every work that you will do during this project will be present in the hallways of your school.
Project layout
Week 1: Research
You are going to be divided into teams. Each team will pick a concept from the top part of the Flowchart.
Week 1: Research
· You are going to be divided into teams. Each team will pick a concept from the top part of the Flowchart.
· For your research, you can use the books from the library or the computer.
Exercise: body and mental health
“A healthy mind in a healthy body”
“mens sana in corpore sano” The Latin satirist and poet Juvenal wrote the famous quote.
Exercising is not just to build muscle and have a nice body.
Final assignment of week 1:
You are going to create posters. Use images and/or drawings
Week 2: Design
Introduction to IDEO's tool kit
“As you set out to solve your challenge, you’ll need to create a plan. This gives you a chance to think through all the logistics of your project, and even though they’re bound to change as things progress, you’ll be in much better shape if you can plan for what’s ahead. Reflect on your timeline, the space you’ll work in, your staff, your budget, what skills you’ll need, trips you’ll take, and what you’ll likely need to produce. Getting a good handle on all of this information can keep you on track.”( link to the page)
· Create a project plan with your classmates.
Introduction to Canva
· Design leaflets with weekly nutrition schedules
Introduction to Tinkercad
With the coordination of the Biology teacher
· Sketch the human body: Using digitals tools of your choice or a pencil you are asked to make a sketch
· Using Tinkercod you are asked to design what you draw in a 3D
· Sketch the “Food flight”: Using digital tools of your choice or a pencil you are asked to make a sketch of the journey of the food
what happens to the heart/kidneys etc while we eat healthy foods?
What happens when we eat unhealthy foods?
Exercise: body and mental health
Week 3: Apply
Now for the fun part, it is time to use our hands and minds to create what we have sketched:
Using different materials such as clay, cardboard, etc you are asked to bring your sketches to life.
Week 4: Presentation
The final part of the project
As a team you are going to coordinate the presentation:
Where to demonstrate your projects?
How are you going to arrange them?
Is it going to be in all the Hallways of the school?
In the morning before the first class starts you are asked to present your project to your classmates.
References
Kalinska N. How To Use Canva For BEGINNERS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un50Bs4BvZ8
United Nations, Health and Population, https://sdgs.un.org/topics/health-and-population
Angeles I, Instructional Challenges Workbook, Gallery Walk, https://mystrategyworkbook.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/gallery-walk/
