1. In your school, there are so many kids that have asthma. Do you know what it is? Or how to help someone who is having an asthma attack? Before you can understand asthma, you need to understand how you breathe. Watch the video to learn about breathing! 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Video Source: Discovery Education by subscription.

2. Use these resources to help you learn more about what asthma is and how to control it. 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Video and Image source: KidsHealth.org Buster’s Breathless Story Asthma Triggers What is asthma?asthma Asthma Basics Kids in Action I can do on my own. Challenge me. Attacking Asthma Asthma Questions and Answers Image Source: clipart.com by subscription. Image Source: Microsoft Office.

3. Using the resources on page 2 complete the organizer to help with your final assessment. 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Image Source: Microsoft Office

4. Your best friend has asthma and is spending the weekend with you. You want to help your friend have a safe and fun time with you. You need to create an asthma health plan PowerPoint in order to have a plan of what to do if your friend has an asthma attack. Use the organizer from slide 3 and what you have learned to create the health plan. Click on the picture to the right to begin. Use this rubric to help you!rubric 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next

5. Buster’s Lung Defender 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Image Sources: Microsoft Office Buster’s Breathless Story Buster’s Rap Remove Asthma Triggers from your home

6. Grade Level and Content Area BCPS CurriculumBCPS Curriculum / Maryland State CurriculumMaryland State Curriculum Grade 2: Health: Illness and Disease 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. Health Education 7.0 Disease Prevention and Control - Students will demonstrate the ability to apply prevention and treatment knowledge, skills, and strategies to reduce susceptibility and manage disease. A. Disease Classification: 1. Describe disease: b. Define non communicable disease Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Standards for the 21 st Century Learner 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. 2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. ISTE NETS - National Educational Technology Standards for Students 3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. 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. c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. Time Frame: Two 50 minute lessons Differentiation strategies for this lesson: Direct students to use the read aloud options on the gold star enrichment activities. Information provided for students is on grade level. Students can work independently, in partners, or small groups to complete the slam dunk. Learning Styles addressed in this lesson: Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic, Reflective, Sequential, Field Independent Notes to the teacher: Collaborate with your school library media specialist to implement this lesson. Students will need headphones to complete this lesson. Teachers can print the materials needed or it can be done on a computer. Students will need access to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Teacher needs to show students how to search for images on PowerPoint. Students don’t need to use all the resources available on page two. Last updated: July 2014 Created by Marlena Aumen, Library Media Specialist Intern BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2013, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models 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 Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module.Marlena AumenJamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444