Introduction
PART 3: Possible Causes (Week 4)
A major part of any problem solving process is understanding the cause of the problem. This week your research/presentation groups will have the opportunity to investigate any number of possible causes for obesity that your group decides/identifies and engage in research to learn more about these casues. Example resources are provided on the Process page as a starting point for you research. Once you have completed your research, please present your findings on your groups Wiki presention page.
Task
PART 3: Possible Causes (Week 4)
For week 4, your research/presentation group will discuss possible causes of childhood obesity, select one possible cause to research, and present your findings on your group's Wiki presentation page. You will also have a chance to explore other group's Wiki pages. Further, you will also complete your process worksheets and peer and group-assessment forms in order to reflect on your overall participation for the week.
Week 4 Overview:
1) Engage in group discussion
2) Choose a possible cause and research the cause
3) Submit process worksheet
4) Present your findings on your groups Wiki Page
5) Explore other groups' Wiki presentations
6) Submit peer, and group-assessment forms
Process
PART 3: Possible Causes (Week 4)
Login to the course Moodle Website and discuss with your research/presentation groups the possible causes for childhood obesity. Following your discussion, select one possible cause from the list below and begin researching the possible cause. Your group is required to complete process worksheets (one per group member) to help you organize your research. You will also complete peer and group-assessment forms. Please present your findings on your group's Wiki page by the end of the week. Also, don't forget to explore other group's Wiki presentations as you will be asked to reflect on these in your group-assessment form.
Example resources are provided below as a starting point for research.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Governmental policies and structures
• Tax policies
• Laws and regulations
Grynbaum, M. M. (2013, March 11). Judge blocks New York City’s limits on big sugary drinks. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www. nytimes.com/2013/03/12/nyregion/judge-invalidates-bloombergs-so- da-ban.html?pagewanted=all
Grynbaum, M. M. (2012, September 13). Health panel approves restric- tion on sale of large sugary drinks. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/nyregion/health-board-ap- proves-bloombergs-soda-ban.html?_r=0
Mudd, M. (2013, March 17). How to force ethics on the food industry. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/ opinion/sunday/how-to-force-ethics-on-the-food-industry.html?page- wanted=all
2. Corporate policies and practices
Food for thought: Food companies play an ambivalent part in the fight against flab. The Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/ news/special-report/21568064-food-companies-play-ambivalent-part- fight-against-flab-food-thought
Moss, M. (2013, February 24). The extraordinary science of addictive junk food. New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes. com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.htm- l?ref=magazine
3. Media
Federal Communications Commission. (n.d.). Media and childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://reboot.fcc.gov/parents/media-and-child- hood-obesity
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. (2013, March). Where children and adolescents view food and beverage ads on TV: Exposure by channel and program. Retrieved from http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/ resources/upload/docs/what/reports/Rudd_Report_TV_Ad_Exposure_ Channel_Program_2013.pdf
4. Institutional, societal, and cultural practices
Just, D. R., & Wansink, B. (2009). Smarter lunchrooms: Using behavioral economics to improve meal selection. Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, & Resource Issues, D03, D12, p. 118. http://www.choicesmaga- zine.org/magazine/article.php?article=87
5. Lifestyle issues and physiological factors
Mayo Clinic. (2013). Childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://www.mayoc- linic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698/DSECTION=causes
Evaluation
PART 3: Possible Causes (Week 4)
Please complete your peer and group-assessment forms on the Moodle course website. Each Assessment is worth 5% of your final grade, which means you are largely responsible for a large percentage of your final mark for this course.
Please consult the grading rubric below to understand the grading criteria for your group's Wiki presentation.
Assessment for Group Research/Solution Wiki (Week 4)
RUBRIC (OUT OF 100 POSSIBLE POINTS)
A good Wiki will:
• Be relevant and informative (25 points)
• Be well organized (10 points)
• Relate to improving the quality of life (5 points)
• Demonstrate proper use of statistics, definitions, etc. (10 points)
• Cite research appropriately (15 points)
• Be clear (10 points)
• Provide adequate background and critique of studies presented (10 points)
• Demonstrate good working knowledge of topic (15 points)
Conclusion
PART 3: Possible Causes (Week 4)
Once you have completed this weeks activites, uploaded your presentations to your group's Wiki page, as well as, explored other group's Wiki presentations and submitted your your weekly peer and group-assessment forms, please continue to Part 4.
Credits
WebQuest adapted from:
Blakeslee, J.A. (2014). Childhood obesity: A TOPSS problem-focused unit. American Psychological Association. Available Online: https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/topss/lessons/childhood-obesity.pdf