Energy Metabolism Study

1. locate a study that relates to energy metabolism (some aspect of it)
2. read and understand the main points of the study
3. in your webpage/blog, post the following: 1)title 2) summary of study specific to energy metabolism 3)how the information from the study relates to your life or an athletes/trainers life

Insulin & Energy Metabolism

Basic Explanation

Public Health:Obesity Prevention Program

Design a prevention program for overweight or obesity in a local community. Address the following:
A)Specify program’s goal and specific objectives
B)Theory for program based on at least two primary resources (cited) including that it is a primary level of prevention.
C)Program elements: 1)Target population (demographics) 2)Setting 3)Outreach method(s) 4)Specific activities and duration 5)Needed resources
D)Evaluation of program. How will you measure its validity? How do you know if it worked?

Ex Phys MM: Obesity & The Science of Appetite

Your assignment will be to produce a product that diagrams and explains the following steps. Evolution has programmed us to eat as much as we can, whenever we can (ancient humans never knew when they were going to have dinner again. It was best to gorge when they could). Breaking that cycle means thwarting overlapping systems that try to keep you fat. A whole network of signals contributes to weight homeostasis, and other key players are being discovered on an ongoing basis. If we are to make a difference in reversing the trend of obesity and continue the trend in fitness, we must understand the major players involved in your appetite. Each step below represents the “key players:”

1.I’m hungry: pangs
2.Looks good: senses (time, sight, smell, temperature)
3.Eat: ghrelin
4.Function: purpose/function those foods have (carbs,prot.,lipids)
5.Slow down: stomach stretching
6.Stop: cholecystokinin (CCK)
7.Stop!!! PYY and GLP-1
8.Use or store? PPAR’s
9.I’ve had enough: leptin

You must first research the players above and understand their exact role in appetite (“dig” for scientific information!) Your product will be a movie in MovieMaker/Premiere/Flash (animated or skit or combination of both): may work with a partner(s)

Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevential Website
BioInteractive videos (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
ABC news reports
CNN wepage on obesity (includes other links)
Science Daily article and other links

Nutrition

The following report was published October 1, 2008 in Consumer Reports: Some Breakfast Cereals Marketed to Children Are More Than 50 Percent Sugar

The following sites provide various video reports from ABC news on various topics including: nutrition, food, and obesity.

ExPhys & EP8MM: Section 2 Bio-chem link

Each student will choose an athletic movement/some aspect of athletics or rehab and explain how it relates to an aspect of chemistry. You will be required to present it to the class. The mode of which you choose to use to teach is entirely up to you (from PowerPoint, poster, write on board, webpage, etc)

Topics include (but are not limited to):
Oxidation
Reduction
Bonds/breaking of bonds
Hypertonic/hypotonic
Hydrolysis
Ventilatory buffers
Chemical buffer
Enzymes
pH
Ions/electrolytes
Passive transport (diffusion & osmosis)
RespirationCondensation

EP & EP8MM: Section1: Intro assignment

Your assignment will be to research the questions below and to publish your findings for the general public to view (see below for final product examples). The following is the minimum amount of information to be covered, you may include additional information that you may find useful.
1.What is Exercise Physiology/Science? Summarize topics learned
2.What are a few of the local Colleges/Universities that offer degrees in Exercise Physiology/Science (EP/S)? How many years for BS/MS?
3. What are some of the courses you would be taking in order to obtain a degree in EP/S? List and briefly describe at least 3.
4. What are at least 5 jobs/careers you could do with a degree in EP/S?
5. A degree in EP does not necessarily mean you must become an Exercise Physiologist. What are five other careers that you could go into with a degree in Exercise Physiology?
6. From your list of five careers, choose one that interests you and answer the following questions about it:
7. What additional classes/coursework/internship/clinical may you have to do? Is there a accreditation exam?
8. What is an average salary for this occupation?
9. Describe what a typical day would be for your chosen occupation.
10. Additional information
Final product examples:
· Professional poster (avoid comics, fancy letters, etc.)
· PowerPoint (printed 6/page and handed in)
· PowerPoint (uploaded to slideshare.net and downloaded into personal blog)
· Blog posting
· Page in your new website to replace blog? (weebly.com)
· Presentation to class
· Video/movie burned or uploaded into TeacherTube and embedded in blog
· Other as approved by instructor
Grades will be given by your instructor and will be based on two factors:
· 20 points content
· 10 points product (see rubric)

EP8MM: Website hosting

The following are possible websites that you may wish to use. Take time to look at examples and/or quickly create one to see if you like it:

http://www.webspawner.com/
http://wordpress.org/
https://www.blogger.com/start
http://www.wikispaces.com/
http://www.synthasite.com/
http://www.wetpaint.com/

Templates that may be added to a website:
http://www.templatesbox.com/
http://www.oswd.org/

EP8MM: What should we do?

You as a class need to decide "our" format to present information throughout the year. For example, do you want to have one class "magazine/website" or a few different ones? Do you wish to hook up with the school website and and not create your own? What about creating informational DVD's to give out to students or to the community? Maybe you can think of a way/format that hasn't even been done anywhere on the internet before. Think about what you would like to try and post a comment below (as "anonomyous")

Ex Phys (anatomy)

Watch this video on three-foot tall humans (click "watch the segment")
The following are sites that may help you with your anatomy:
Virtual body
UV websites
Dissection Videos
Visible body 3D (username:pcerny@nwcsd.org, password:falcons)
Keep in mind that there are MANY other sites available!