Alyssa Hunter & Colleen Shannon
Health Education Lesson Plan
Descriptive Information
Skill Emphasis (NHES): Analyzing Influences
Grade Level: 11th Grade
Content Area of Health: Nutrition
Content Descriptor & Sub-Descriptor(s):
3. Influences on Food Choices
● How to analyze personal likes and dislikes
● Family influences
● Peer influences
● Cultural influences
● How marketing, packaging, and advertising influence food choices
● How mood and emotions affect food choices
Title of Lesson: Overcoming Influences of Obesity
PA Standards:
10.1.12.B. Evaluate factors that impact the body systems and apply protective/preventive strategies.
● fitness level
● environment (e.g., pollutants, available health care)
● health status (e.g., physical, mental, social)
● nutrition
10.1.12.C. Analyze factors that impact nutritional choices of adults.
● cost
● food preparation (e.g., time, skills)
● consumer skills (e.g., understanding food labels, evaluating fads)
● nutritional knowledge
● changes in nutritional requirements (e.g., physical activity level)
National Standards:
1.12.7. Compare and contrast the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors
2.12.1. Analyze how family influences the health of individuals
2.12.2. Analyze how the health culture supports and challenges health beliefs, practices and behaviors.
2.12.3. Analyze how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
2.12.4. Evaluate how the school and community can impact personal health practices and behaviors.
2.12.5. Evaluate the effect of media on personal and family health.
Curricular Connections: Social Studies
Adolescent Risk Behavior (if applicable): Sedentary Lifestyle
Behavioral Objective(s):
Cognitive: After completing and discussing the “Influences on Obesity” Worksheet, students will know
how to prevent and change the influences on obesity from having an affect on their health.
Cognitive: After the lesson, students will be able to describe how these different influences on obesity
affect the health and lives of people and how to prevent them from occurring in their own lives.
Affective: During group discussions, students will contribute and value ideas from their peers regarding
the influences on obesity.
Skill-Based: During the learning activity, students will be analyzing influences on obesity by answering
questions and stating how these influences can affect their health choices.
Brief Outline of Today’s Lesson
1 Set Induction- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpIsiK-IZU
2 Bell Ringer- What Caused this?
A Whip around, pass
3 Content- PowerPoint
A What factors influence obesity?
i Peers
ii Family
iii Culture
iv Advertisements
v Lack of education
vi Convenience
vii Internal Influences
4 In-Class Learning Activity: “Influences on Obesity” Worksheet
5 In-Class Learning Activity Assessment
6 Final Thoughts/Conclusion to the Lesson
7 Classroom Management & Materials
Expanded Outline of Today’s Lesson
1.Introduction to the Lesson (Set Induction): As we just discussed, there are many influences that
affect you everyday that can lead to weight gain and obesity. Especially in the next few years when you
transition from living at home to going to college or working, you may face new challenges. Over the last
century our country has changed. This has affected our diets and health in many ways. We are going to
watch a quick video to show how our community has changed and how it has influenced obesity.
Bite Size Movie: Saving America, One Bite At A Time: This clip explains how over time
America has become more lazy, less active, and always taking the easy way out when it comes to
obtaining food.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpIsiK-IZU
2.Bell Ringer (Instant Activity): What Caused this?
1 Give students a piece of paper
2 Show students pictures of overweight people of all ages and have them write down what they
think caused this.
3 Prompt them on ideas such as, parents, peers, lack of education, convenience.
4 Whip Around, Pass learning strategy:
a Have students share one thing they wrote down about what they think caused the people
in the pictures to become obese/overweight.
b Start on one side of the room with the first student and go up and down the rows. Go
around the rows twice in case someone has more to share.
c Give students a small object, like a soft ball, to pass around so students know when it is
their turn to speak.
d Give students the opportunity to pass if they do not feel comfortable sharing what they
wrote.
3.Content & Instructional Strategies:
Content Outline:
I What Factors Influence Obesity? (Brainstorming, Lecture, PowerPoint)
a Peers: what they eat when you are hanging out at their house, dorm, etc.; where they stop
to eat while driving; eating while watching tv/movie; video games vs. P.A.; how much
they eat; parties
b Family: what types of meals your family cooks/buys; where your family shops at; food
left out on table; not eating together
c Culture/Environment: what types of food you are allowed to eat or not; special meals
during the holidays; bigger-sized plates; fad diets; technology; office jobs; normal to be
big in some countries; where you live; rewarded with food
d Advertisements: fast food restaurants; all-you-can-eat buffets; buy one get one/special
deals; subliminal messages; new products
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbCwi6EeNAE&feature=related
e Lack of Education: knowing how to read food labels, how many calories to take in per
day, portion sizes, nutritional values
f Convenience: cost and location of food; cooking skills; amount of time available to cook
or do P.A.; availability of healthy food
g Internal Influences: stress, emotions, boredom, taste, time of day
4. In-Class Learning Activity(ies): “Influences on Obesity” Worksheet
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Hand out index cards to students that indicate what article they will be reading and in what
groups, with 4-5 students per group. Have the students arrange their desks so the students are all
facing each other (in a square).
Hand out the assigned articles and a worksheet to each student, giving students that are in the
same group the same article. Each index card will have a number on the back of it (1-4) to
indicate what group students will be in after they have read their articles.
Students will read the articles that were given to them and then complete the worksheet for a
grade. After everyone has completed the worksheet, students will move to their designated group
that matches up with the number on their index card. Students in the same group should have all
read different articles.
Once all students are in their correct groups, each student in the groups will take a turn sharing
what they read in their article. They will discuss the main points and anything they found
interesting on the influence they read about. This allows all students to learn something about
each influence without having to read every article.
Each worksheet will be scored using the Analytical Rubric found in the Assessment section. It
will be scored on Content Criteria, the Skill cues if Analyzing Influences and Additional
Criteria/Characteristics.
5. In-Class Learning Activity Assessment-Description & Criteria
● An analytical rubric will be used to grade the in-class learning activity, “Influences on Obesity”
Worksheet, on content (Core Concepts), health skills (Analyzing Influences) and other specific
criteria.
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Students must include content specific to their influence on obesity and it must be accurate,
comprehensive, show relationships between concepts, and draw conclusions. The CC criteria on
the analytical rubric will be used to assess the content portion of the activity.
In addition, students must analyze their assigned influence and include a way to
overcome that influence. They should use the analyzing influences skill cues of: identifying and
analyzing their specific external factor, identifying and analyzing internal factors, addressing
interrelationships and complexity of their influence, and presenting their influence as appropriate.
The analyzing influences criteria on the analytical rubric will be used to assess the skill portion of
the activity.
Additional criteria are characteristics of the activity that are not content or skill-related.
The criteria includes: all answers on the worksheet should be in complete sentences, the three
main points should be relevant to their influence, two ways to prevent/overcome the influence are
included, and a way the influence has positive effects one one’s health is stated.
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Score the “Influences on Obesity” Worksheet using the following core concepts criteria, skill
cues, additional criteria, and Analytical Rubric.
Core Concepts
○ Content for the influence on obesity shows:
■ Accuracy
■ Comprehensiveness
■ Relationships among concepts
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■ Conclusions drawn
Skill: Analyzing Influences
■ Show both internal and the external factors
■ Explain the complexity of the influence
■ Show how the influences affect health choices
Additional Criteria
■ Complete sentences
■ Three relevant main points
■ Two ways to prevent/overcome influence
■ Influence’s positive effects
6. Final Thoughts/Conclusion to the Lesson
o Paper Toss
o Have students take out a plain sheet of paper and draw a line splitting the top half from
the bottom.
o Have them write a positive influence on the top and a negative influence on the bottom
dealing with maintaining a healthy weight.
o Students will then rip their papers where they drew the line, ball up the negative influence,
and throw it at the teacher.
o “These negative influences are ones that can be controlled. Try to eliminate them from
your lives to stay healthy and focus on the positive influences.”
o Checking for Understanding (verbal):
○ Name one influence on obesity and how to prevent that influence from having an
affect on you.
○ How could you make the negative influence on your health positive to maintain a
healthy life?
o “During our lesson today we learned about different factors that influence obesity and
how and why they do so. It is important to know how to overcome these influences and
be able to prevent them from impacting our health, and overall our lives.”
7. Classroom Management & Materials
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Classroom Materials
o Handouts/Worksheets:
Handout #2- In-Class Learning Activity: Jig-Saw Article Worksheet
o Other Materials:
Article 1-Family and Peers
Article 2-Culture and Environment
Article 3-Advertisements
Article 4-Lack of Education
Article 5-Convenience
Grading Assessment Form
Analytical Rubric
PowerPoint Presentation
Small soft ball
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Classroom Management
o For Content Delivery: Traditional seating or teacher assigned seating; move into desks that
students will organize to form a square.
o For In-Class Learning Activity: Desks remain in squares for groups.
Content References
CCSSO0SCASS Health Education Assessment Project. (2006). Assessment Tools for School Health
Education. ToucanEd Inc., Santa Cruz, CA.
Duncan, L.C., Eckert, C. (2006)Strategies to Inspire Learning. Teaching Concepts, Downingtown, PA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbCwi6EeNAE&feature=related
Articles:
Family & Peers
http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/07/09/3201.aspx
Culture-lack of activity, increased technology
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Living/story?id=118227&page=1#.ULLcFIWK4fI
Food commercials http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/commercials-are-the-culprit-in-tv-obesitylink/
Uneducated about portion sizes (restaurants give larger portions)
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Science/Portion-size-and-eating-more-often-largely-responsible-forobesity-Study
Convenience
http://www.latimes.com/la-op-dustup21sep21,0,2918815.story
Activity Reference(s)
The Third Lens - Fat People Cause Global Warming
http://thirdlens.org/fat-people-cause-global-warming/
The Guardian - Exercise Advice for Overweight People
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/aug/15/exercise-advice-overweight-people
The A-Unicornist - The Real Reason for the Recession: Fat People
http://www.theaunicornist.com/2010/05/real-reason-for-recession-fat-people.html
Health On Track – Obese People: A One in Two Average
http://healthontrack.info/obese-people/
YouTube – Bite Size Movie: Saving America, One Bite at a Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpIsiK-IZU
123RF - overweight woman on gymnastic disc on white background
http://www.123rf.com/photo_6037070_overweight-woman-on-gymnastic-disc-on-white-background.html
123RF - Overweight family watching television on sofa
http://www.123rf.com/photo_5460291_overweight-family-watching-television-on-sofa.html
Cambio - Gastric Banding Is a Growing Trend Among California Teens
http://www.cambio.com/2010/09/21/gastric-banding-is-a-growing-trend-among-california-teens/
Fitsugar – With Teen Obesity, Inactivity is Only Part of the Problem
http://www.fitsugar.com/Teen-Obesity-Inactivity-Only-Part-Problem-6127875
Appendices
Handouts for Students
Handout #1
Influences on Obesity Worksheet:
Answer the following questions based on your assigned article. After reading the article and answering
the questions you will be teaching a small group of students everything that you learned about your
influences so make sure your answers are thorough and complete.
Influence: _____________________
List three main points on why this is influencing obesity:
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Two specific ways this influence can be prevented or overcome so it does not affect one’s health and
weight?
How could this influence in general have a positive effect on one’s health and weight? Explain.
“Influences on Obesity” Worksheet
Grading Assessment Form
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Content (Core Concepts)-Accuracy and Comprehensiveness
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Analyzing Influences (Skill)
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Complete Sentences
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Three Relevant Main Points
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Two Ways to Prevent/Overcome Influence
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Influence’s positive effects
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Total Points