Do you ever wonder if you are making the right kinds of choices to keep your body healthy? Do you know what activities you can do or what foods you can choose to eat to help keep your body healthy? Do you ever think about different habits you can adopt to help keep your body healthy? Next Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa: Safety Smart Healthy & Fit! Select the image above to watch a Safari Montage video about staying healthy (students may need to log-in to watch the video)

Dip In to the online resources below. While browsing the sites and videos, ask yourself what healthy habit topic you may be interested in learning more about (ex: eating right, exercise, washing hands, etc…) Kidshealth.org CYH Kid’s Health PBS Kids- Arthur: HealthArthur: Health BrainPOP Jr. Videos: ( Click on BrainPOP Jr. on the database portal BEFORE selecting the links below.)database portal BrainPOP Jr.- ExerciseExercise BrainPop Jr.- SugarSugar BrainPop Jr.- Colds & FlusColds & Flus Next Select the image above to watch a Safari Montage video about staying healthy (students may need to log-in to watch the video)

1) After looking through the resources on slide 2 you should have an idea about what health topic you would like to research. Choose your topic and formulate an open- ended research question to guide your research. 2) Use the information sources on Slide 2 to collect information about your topic. Use this NOTE TAKING ORGANIZER. Write your open-ended research question at the top of your note taking organizer.NOTE TAKING ORGANIZER Next The above image shows an example of how you may complete your notes taking organizer.

Now you create a short Public Service Announcement (PSA) to show why your research topic is important. You will use this PSA ORGANIZER to help plan out your PSA.PSA ORGANIZER Your work will be graded using this RUBRIC.RUBRIC Here are some tools you could use to create your PSA: Voki Piktochart Education: Infographic maker Piktochart Education Blabberize Revolve devices (Movie Maker) Audacity Animoto Next The image above is from a PSA about the benefits of drinking water, featuring Michelle Obama. Watch this video PSA as a class with your teacher. Select the image to view the video. Video source: from

Here are some different examples of PSA’s to help with your project: Flu PSA from the CDC: Audio/Radio version. Flu PSA from the CDC Reading PSA by Dav Pilkey: Teacher Tube Reading PSA by Dav Pilkey Don’t Litter PSA: Teacher Tube Don’t Litter PSA Kids and Anxiety: by Crookshank Elementary Kids and Anxiety Emotions PSA: Made with Voki Emotions PSA When Should I Wash My Hands? : Infographic PSA When Should I Wash My Hands? Next Select the image above to see a larger version of this infographic from

Standards Alignment Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real- world situations, and further investigations Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess. ISTE NETS - National Educational Technology Standards for Students 3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. P21 Skills Information Literacy: Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources); Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand. ICT Literacy: Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information. Grade 3, Library Media: Healthy Habits Objective: Students will conduct brief, focused research in order to … Time Frame: 3-4 class periods Differentiation strategies for this lesson: Direct students to use tools and learning supports included in our BCPS-licensed databases, such as audio read-aloud and labeled reading levels/Lexiles. See Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources on the ODL Resource Wiki as needed.Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources on the ODL Resource Wiki Notes to the teacher: Review with your students the difference between open and closed ended questions.open and closed ended questions. YouTube videos should be viewed as a whole class. Students may not have access to YouTube on their devices. Last updated: July 2015 Created by Anna Conner, Library Media Specialist BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2015, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. This lesson may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Dr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson model.Anna Conner, Library Media SpecialistBaltimore County Public SchoolsDr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson