1. COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Know-Wonder-Learn and Whip Around Alyssa Hunter & Colleen Shannon

2. CONTENT DESCRIPTOR 1: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES Middle School: 1.1 Home, school, and community resources to promote health 1.2 How to access health agencies 1.3 How to identify public service community health activities

3. CONTENT DESCRIPTOR 1: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES High School 1.1 Access school and community health services 1.2 Participate in public service activities 1.3 Community health careers 1.4 Advocate for health services in the community 1.5 Threats to community health 1.6 Disaster preparedness plans 1.7 Effects of changing demographics

4. CONTENT DESCRIPTOR 2: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION Middle School: 2.1 Environmental health risks 2.2 Analyze the community for health problems 2.3 Advocate for the protection of natural resources 2.4 Individual behavior affects the environment and community

5. CONTENT DESCRIPTOR 2: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION High School: 2.1 Identify occupational health hazards 2.2 Community health problems related to environment 2.3 Individual behavior affects environment and community 2.4 Interrelationship of community health and global environment 2.5 Global influences on health 2.6 Effects of environment on food chain 2.7 Accept social responsibility for use of natural resources

6. OVERVIEW Communities provide resources to promote health Threats to community health Environmental health risks require community involvement Contribution of responsible individual behavior

7. ACTIVITY! Know Wonder Learn

8. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Description Three column poster or worksheet o Know o Wonder o Learn

9. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Method Give each student a "KWL" worksheet Present them with a topic Students write down o What they know o Any questions they have Present content o Write what they learned

10. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Advantages: Visual demonstration of learning process Assess prior knowledge and questions Verbalizing concepts that were learned Can be combined o "think-pair-share" o "whip around, pass"

11. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Disadvantages: Students may not know anything yet May have incorrect knowledge Content might not answer students "wonders"

12. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Suggestions for Use: Any topic Any grade level Before, during, or after content is taught

13. KNOW-WONDER-LEARN Materials: Sheet of paper for every student News articles or video to present content Management: Individually at desks In small groups As a whole class

14. WHAT IS ONE THING THAT YOU LEARNED DURING THE LAST ACTIVITY? Whip around, pass

15. WHIP AROUND, PASS Description: Question is presented to class Given time to think/write answer All students share their answer

16. WHIP AROUND, PASS Method Question is presented to entire class Each student answers question o Allowed to "pass" Before, during, or after content

17. WHIP AROUND, PASS Advantages: Develop better understanding of others Increases participation Clarify what individuals know/feel

18. WHIP AROUND, PASS Disadvantages: Too many students may "pass" Puts students on the spot Time consuming

19. WHIP AROUND, PASS Suggestions for Use Any topic: o Content based questions o Opinions/attitudes Any grade level Before, during, or after lesson concepts

20. WHIP AROUND, PASS Materials: List of questions about topic Object to pass around (small ball) Management: Students sitting at desks or in circle

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