Introduction
Hi guys!
Today's topic is...
EATING DISORDERS
Did you know that eating disorders affect hundreds of thousands teenagers each year? In the United States alone, 10 million women and 1 million men are dealing with eating disorders.
Task
Your tasks for this lesson are:
- Learning about healthy nutrition with a game
- Learning about common eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa
- Taking a short quiz to test your knowledge
Process
Hi again guys!
Before we we learn more about eating disorders I want you to learn about healthy nutrition:
STEP 1:
- Click the following link to play a healthy nutrition game: https://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities/Power-Up-With-Breakfast
- Goal: Refuel your rocket ship with the right amount of healthy foods to last your for 60 minutes of exercise.
- Make sure you take notes on healthy foods to choose for a quiz later on.
- Once you have completed the game we can move on to step 2.
STEP 2:
- Now let's learn more about eating disorders.
- We are going to focus on the most known eating disorders Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa:
- Use the following links to complete the exercises below:
-http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/eatingdisorders/index.html
-http://helpguide.org/mental/bulimia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm
-http://helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm
EXERCISES
- Define Anorexia and Bulimia
- List 3 side effects of each
- List 3 ways to prevent each
- List 2 ways to get help
LET'S QUIZ!!
Follow this link and complete the quiz: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=40&ContentID=EatingDisordersAppetQuiz