A WebQuest for Child Development and Parenting

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A WebQuest for Child Development and
Parenting Designed by Tami Overman Overmant_at_msdwc
.k12.in.us
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Introduction
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Who pays when pregnant mothers party? If you
feel that your lifestyle habits do not affect the
outcome or future life of your unborn baby, you
will probably change your mind after completing
this assignment. In this Webquest you will
discover how the actions of pregnant mothers
create short-term and long-term consequences for
their unborn child.
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The Task
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• You are to find a partner to work with for this
  project. One of you will take on the role of an
  investigative reporter and the other will take on
  the role of a photojournalist.
• You will investigate the dangers of smoking,
  alcohol, or drug use to an unborn baby. You will
  see WHO really pays when pregnant mothers party.
• You will bring your research and photos together
  to make either a ten page booklet or a ten slide
  Power Point project to present to the class.
• At the end of your project you are each to write
  a one page reflection paper detailing what you
  have learned from this assignment.

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The Process
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• Decide who will be the be the Investigative
  Reporter and who will be the Photojournalist.
• Choose to prepare either a power point
  presentation or a booklet.
• The teacher will assign your topic i.e. Drug
  use, alcohol, or smoking.
• 4. With your role in mind, explore the
  resource links to acquire information on birth
  defects.
• Photojournalist Find appropriate graphics for
  your booklet or presentation. Pictures of babies
  with birth defects, charts or graphs, etc.
• Investigative Reporter Find factual information
  on the effects of smoking, alcohol, or drug use
  to an unborn baby

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The Process
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5. Meet with your partner after you have
collected your information/photos to decide what
you would like to include in your final project.
6. Create your final project and set a date
with your teacher to present it to the class. 7.
Write a one page reflection paper detailing what
you have learned from this assignment.
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Evaluation
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• Each team member will receive a grade for the
  finished compiled project as well as an
  individual grade for their reflection paper.
• Your project and your reflection paper will be
  graded following these rubrics.

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Evaluation
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Project Rubric
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Evaluation
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Reflection Paper Rubric
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Conclusion
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• WHO does pay for the party?
• By the end of this WebQuest you will have learned
  that lifestyle habits can and do affect the
  health and future life of the unborn baby.
• What can you do to make sure that you have done
  your part to deliver a healthy baby?

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Standards
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• 2. Analyze factors related to preparing for
  parenthood.
• 2.4 Assess the unique options, rights, and
  responsibilities of pregnant and parenting
  adolescents.
• 4. Analyze human growth and development
  across the life span.
• 4.3 Investigate the impact of heredity and
  environment on prenatal and early childhood human
  growth and development.
• 4.4 Assess the effects of maternal, prenatal,
  and postnatal nutrition on health and wellness.
• 4.5 Examine the impacts of gender, ethnicity,
  culture, and life events on individual
  development.
• 5. Analyze parenting practices and nurturing
  strategies that maximize growth and
  development of children.
• 5.5. Examine factors that can lead to handicaps
  and disadvantaging conditions in prenatal,
  infant, toddler, preschooler, and school-age
  stages of growth and development.
• 6. Evaluate external support systems that provide
  services for parents and caregivers.
• 6.2. Determine criteria for selecting and
  providing care and services, including
  preventative health care, for children.

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Resources
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March of Dimes-Birth Defects
March of Dimes-Cocaine, Alcohol, and
Smoking. Open March of Dimes site and scroll to
Quick References under Drugs and Alcohol During
Pregnancy.
Google Do a search on this site under images for
Graphics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, crack babies,
and birth defects from smoking.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Smoking during pregnancy
Crack babies
To see a WebQuest on how music affects unborn
babies check out the following link
http//www.arches.uga.edu/7Enishi/webquest.html
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Teacher Notes
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• This lesson is designed to be taught over a one
  week period of time. However, you may extend the
  time if necessary.
• Form groups of two and let them decide who will
  be the Photojournalist and who will be the
  Investigative Reporter.
• Have students set a date with you to present
  their project to the class.
• The World Wide Web is an extensive source of
  information, unfortunately it is not always
  accurate, current, or unbiased.  Verify your
  information using several sources.

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