assignment

1. ABSORB ACTIVITY
WOODLAWN HIGH
SCHOOL OBESITY
PREVENTION
MARY LEE
EDUCATION 652: INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY
Instructor: Dennis Lawrence
October 6, 2014

2. Overview
The assignment is to design an absorb activity along with a need assessment of a
subject we teach in class or where we work. As an instructor of Health Education
I chose as a topic Obesity among our Youth, because it is known that obesity is one
of the major medical conditions that can cause diseases for children, and we need
to prevent it.
In times past schools were equipped with Physical Education programs for
students that were mandatory, now programs allow students choices, and have
downsized physical fitness. In this 21st century our digital natives students have
replaced physical activities with sitting in front of TV’s, computers to surf the
internet, and play games. With fast food chains on the rise, busy parents, students
are choosing unhealthy foods, and calorie increase because of unhealthy eating
habits, and no exercise, this is one of the major causes of obesity. The parents,
school, and community must take action to combat this widespread problem of
obesity. We need to re-educate, re-direct, and re-teach students to make good
decisions to eat the right foods, and exercise so that our student will modify
behavior and maintain healthy lifestyles so that we can defeat obesity.

3. Needs Assessment
WHAT IS KNOWN
At Woodlawn High School in health education it is noted that the students are
not getting the concept of eating healthy to prevent obesity and disease. It is
known that obesity is a widespread problem in America among the youth.
The President of the United States has alarmed the nation that the problem of
Obesity must be address, and has many programs for implementation to
prevent this onslaught issue. Obesity in recent years has grown from 16% to
33% in the youth in America. Obese children are more likely to have cardio
vascular diseases, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea,
psychological and social problems. Over the past several decades society
have made changes causing a rise in obesity. The problems stems with
students who use to walk to school and ride bikes, now sit and surf the
internet, play video games and watch TV, (Roberts, 1999). It is estimated that
children in the United states watch 25% of their waking hours watching TV,
and these are the ones who are reported to be obese, (Robinson, 2001).

4. NEED ASSESSMENT
WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW
We want to know how to teach concepts to help students
understand how to make healthy food choices, and maintain
weight control to prevent obesity.
We want to know how to design instructions for simulated
activities for students to actively involve in decision making
about calories intake and physical activities that control
weight.
We want to know all of the available resources in the
community.

5. NEED ASSESSMENT
TARGETING AUDIENCE
The target audience are high school
Students, from low socio-economic homes,
many have single parents. Students are all
genders, ages varies from 14 to 18 years, digital
natives, who eat fast food, rather than balance
food. The help the students need is to provide
skills to identify healthy and unhealthy foods,
to learn how to make good decisions.

6. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO MEASURE
We are measuring where we are now:
Skills for decision making.
We are measuring where we are going:
Skills for all students to make decisions, about healthy eating.
and problem solving skills who to count calories to maintain
weight and prevent obesity.
What outcomes are we looking for:
Understanding through change in eating habits, written
work, participation and assessment in quiz and test.

7. NEED ASSESSMENT
HOW WILL COLLECT DATA
Data will be collected through pre-test of information for
previous knowledge.
Data will be collected through questions surveys of students
and parents perceptions of food choice.
Data will be collected through written test, observation of
foods choice through students choice charts.

8. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
HOW WILL I REPORT THE DATA
I will analyze data from parent and student question
perception food choice survey, and observation of student
food intake charts.
I will analyze previous knowledge to end of unit knowledge to
see how students transferred knowledge.
I will report my findings in a report for school
documentation, and write letters to all who is involved with
the need assessment, (parents, students) will recommend
additional resources in the community.

9. ABSORB ACTIVITY
According to, (Horton, 2012), “ an absorb activity is one that
you can read, listen watch video, go on virtual field trip, story
tell a story to receive information that inspire, and inform.
Pre-test activity
What are some
Reasons for over
Weight?

10. ABSORB ACTIVITY
WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW
http://www.youtu.be/24oVaeHeBAK
http://www.youtu.be/ZNSc_BII5K

11. ABSORB ACTIVITY
READ ARTICLE BELOW
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/
basics/defintion/con-20027428
Go to Blog
http://www.healthawarenessinyoung.blogspot.com
Answer Questions in Pair teaming Post in comment session on the blog
1.What is being done in America to address obesity?
2. If you were overweight and needed to lose explain what steps you would take to loose weight?
3. Discuss the risk factors of being obese?
4.Explain some of the complications that can occur from obesity?

12. Conclusion
In conclusion Obesity is a common problem
among our youth, and even though it starts
with the home, many parents are too busy, for
different reasons, as a school we are
committed to help reach our students teaching
the skills necessary to maintain healthy
lifestyles, and prevent diseases.

13. References
Horton, W. (2012). E-Learning by design (2nd ed.) . San Francisco, CA:
Wiley.
Robinson, T. N. (2001). Television Viewing and Obesity, Pediatric Clinic for
North America, 48(4), 1017-1025.
Roberts, D. F. (1999). “Kids and Media@The New Millennium”
Kaiser Family Foundations Report.