Paige McDonald-HES 470: Methods in FCS 1

Unit Outline Assignment-60 pts.

UNIT NAME: Healthy Lifestyle
AUDIENCE: College students at Fontbonne University
TIME FRAME: three months/every three weeks
DESIRED RESULTS
ESTABISHED GOALS (5 pts):
By the end of the unit students will be able to identify what components
make up a healthy lifestyle
By the end of the unit students will recognize the connections between diet,
physical activity, quality sleep, and stress management to a healthy lifestyle
By the end of the unit students will correlate the relationship between a
healthy lifestyle and an improved quality of life
By the end of the unit students will identify the importance of balancing the
components of a healthy lifestyle for optimal physical and mental
performance
12.1.1 Analyze interrelationships among physical, emotional, social, spiritual,
and intellectual development
13.1.6 Demonstrate stress management strategies for family, work, and
community settings
14.2.1 Analyze the effect of nutrients on health, appearance, and peak
performance.
14.3.1 Apply various dietary guidelines in planning to meet nutrition and
wellness needs
UNDERSTANDINGS(6pts.):
Physical activity, diet, quality sleep
and stress management are all
components of a healthy lifestyle
It is easier to be active if you enjoy
what you are doing
Eating healthy does not mean diet
A healthy meal includes
carbohydrates, protein, and fat
College students need sleep for
recovery and cognitive function
Stress management can be used as
a tool to accomplish more
A healthy lifestyle can contribute to
a more balanced higher quality life

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (6 pts.):

How do physical activity, diet,
quality sleep, and stress
management contribute to a
healthy lifestyle?
What are some enjoyable ways to
be active?
What comes to mind when you hear
the word healthy?
Describe what a healthy meal
consist of
How is sleep an important
component of a healthy lifestyle?
How can stress management
facilitate higher productivity?
How do the facets of a healthy
lifestyle contribute to a higher

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Unit Outline Assignment-60 pts.
quality of life
STUDENTS WILL KNOW (7 pts.):
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (7 pts.):
At the end of this unit, students will
At the end of this unit, students will
make connections between physical
be able to see how physical activity,
activity, diet, sleep and stress
diet, sleep and stress management
management in relation to a healthy
are all parts of a healthy lifestyle
At the end of this unit, students will
lifestyle.
At the end of this unit, students will
articulate the connection between a
recognize how a healthy lifestyle
healthy lifestyle and an improved
can lead to an improved quality of
quality of life

At the end of this unit, students will

life
At the end of this unit, students will
understand the importance of sleep
know the relationship between the
in a healthy lifestyle

At the end of this unit, students will

diet and lifestyle
At the end of this unit, students will
have the confidence to form habits
comprehend the relationship
that are part of a healthy lifestyle
between stress management and
productivity
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
ASSESSMENT TOOLS (5 pts.):
Pre quiz
Questions
Group Collaboration
Class participation-open class discussions
LEARNING PLAN
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (15 pts.):
See Course Schedule, September 21-November 23, 2015
Lesson 1: Diet
Eating for sustainable energy
1. Handout (cognitive)
2. Food as fuel
3. Feeling after a meal; self analysis (affective)
The importance of carbohydrates, protein, and fat (PPT 1)
1. Complex, and simple carbohydrates
2. Protein
3. Good fat vs. Bad fat
Break down the grocery store
1. Budget friendly foods (bring examples)
2. Create a grocery list (group collaboration)
3. Quick and easy meals and snacks
Lesson 2: Exercise
The importance of exercise in a healthy lifestyle (PPT 2)
1. Mood, Stress, sleep
2. Endorphins

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3. Mental and physical function
How can you incorporate more physical activity in your day?
1. Enjoyable ways to be active (group discussion)
2. Break through barriers
3. Create a workout plan (group collaboration)
Exercising on a budget
1. Resources for exercises
2. Home exercises (volunteers demonstrate) (psycho-motor)
Lesson 3: Sleep
Sleep deprivation
1. Video (affective)
Sleep and its relation to a healthy lifestyle (PPT 3)
1. Appetite regulation
2. Brain function
3. Immune system
4. Mood
Barriers to high quality sleep
1. Group discussion (cognitive)
Ways to get better sleep
2. Tools
3. Technology
4. Survey sleep patterns
Lesson 4: Stress Management
Stress
5. Hand out; self-analysis of stress level
6. What does it feel like (affective)
Negative aspects of stress (PPT 4)
1. Stress on digestion
2. Stress and mood
3. Stress and immune function
Coping mechanisms
1. Create a list (class discussion)
2. Importance of stress management for higher quality life
1. Hands on learning (psycho-motor)
1. 5 Meditation (calming music)

ConventionsCollege Level Writing: 6 Points