LEHIGH CAREER & LEHIGH CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTETECHNICAL INSTITUTE
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN EDUCATION!EDUCATION!
COMPOSITION COMPOSITION
9 sending schools9 sending schools Over 2300 studentsOver 2300 students Half day educationHalf day education Comprises of rural, urban, and Comprises of rural, urban, and
suburban areassuburban areas
HEALTH RELATED HEALTH RELATED TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY
3 year program3 year program Integrating science, math, English standardsIntegrating science, math, English standards Students involved in SKILLS USA VICA, HOSA, Students involved in SKILLS USA VICA, HOSA,
National Youth Tobacco Institute, Junior National Youth Tobacco Institute, Junior Operation Heartbeat team of the American Operation Heartbeat team of the American Heart AssociationHeart Association
Medical areas comprises of Nurse Aide Medical areas comprises of Nurse Aide program, Home Health Aide, Pharmacy program, Home Health Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Health Unit Coordinator, Physical Technician, Health Unit Coordinator, Physical Therapy Aide, Medical Assisting, Dental Therapy Aide, Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, and Surgical TechnicianAssisting, and Surgical Technician
Integrating Science and English Integrating Science and English standardsstandards
PA proposed academic standards in PA proposed academic standards in Science & Technology , Math, Reading and Science & Technology , Math, Reading and WritingWriting
Explaining the functional and structural Explaining the functional and structural relationship within our bodyrelationship within our body
Explain the genetic componentExplain the genetic component Explains the environmental component of Explains the environmental component of
bodily changesbodily changes Assess the effectiveness of Assess the effectiveness of
Computer/Technological CommunicationComputer/Technological Communication
Operation Heartbeat Junior Operation Heartbeat Junior teamteam
How did we get started?How did we get started?
Getting involved with the American Getting involved with the American Heart Association’s Operation Heart Association’s Operation HeartbeatHeartbeat
What are the needs of community to What are the needs of community to promote healthy heart living?promote healthy heart living?
Who will we target?Who will we target? What will be our focus?What will be our focus?
What does the experts say?What does the experts say?
““People know that heart disease is the People know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans, but they don’t No. 1 killer of Americans, but they don’t fully realize that it’s a silent process fully realize that it’s a silent process that begins in childhood,” says lead that begins in childhood,” says lead author Christine L. Williams, M.D., author Christine L. Williams, M.D., M.P.H., immediate past chair of the M.P.H., immediate past chair of the American Heart Association’s American Heart Association’s Committee on Atherosclerosis, Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young. Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young.
Who is are target group?Who is are target group?
Brain-storming unleashed the true fact Brain-storming unleashed the true fact that we need to educate our young that we need to educate our young peoplepeople
What age? 5What age? 5thth and 6 and 6thth graders graders What can we discuss with them?What can we discuss with them? How can we utilize what we learned in How can we utilize what we learned in
the class to share with these kids?the class to share with these kids?
What did we learn that we could What did we learn that we could teach the kids?teach the kids?
Anatomy and Physiology: Learning Anatomy and Physiology: Learning about the heart, the function of the about the heart, the function of the heart and what can interfere with heart and what can interfere with heart function.heart function.
How can we show them because we How can we show them because we learn better by seeing? Cow’s heart, learn better by seeing? Cow’s heart, hmmm! hmmm!
Task: Healthy Heart LivingTask: Healthy Heart Living
Exit Outcome: Given theory, Exit Outcome: Given theory, demonstrations, and equipment, the demonstrations, and equipment, the student will perform heart healthy living student will perform heart healthy living techniquestechniques
Enabling Objectives: Given a diagram of Enabling Objectives: Given a diagram of the heart, the cow’s heart, information on the heart, the cow’s heart, information on the structure and function of the heart and the structure and function of the heart and lungs and the life style that will promote lungs and the life style that will promote healthy heart living, the student will healthy heart living, the student will identify ways to become heart smart in identify ways to become heart smart in order to live healthier lives.order to live healthier lives.
Content Work Content Work
Review the anatomy of the heart and lungsReview the anatomy of the heart and lungs Show a cow’s heart to visualizeShow a cow’s heart to visualize Demonstrate different functions of the heartDemonstrate different functions of the heart Show what can interfere with the functions Show what can interfere with the functions
of the heart and what tests can be done for of the heart and what tests can be done for analyzing functionanalyzing function
Demonstration: heart model, straw test, Demonstration: heart model, straw test, cholesterol test, techniques to be heart cholesterol test, techniques to be heart smart, cracker rubsmart, cracker rub
Academic StandardsAcademic Standards
Pennsylvania academic standards:Pennsylvania academic standards: EnglishEnglish MathMath ScienceScience 3.7.1.2,1.1.11, 1.4.11D, 1.6.11A 3.7.1.2,1.1.11, 1.4.11D, 1.6.11A
through E, 1.8.11, 2.11.8through E, 1.8.11, 2.11.8
Essential questions and Essential questions and ConceptsConcepts
What do you think of when you hear What do you think of when you hear someone mention heart attack?someone mention heart attack?
What does the heart look like and how What does the heart look like and how does it function?does it function?
What prevents the heart from functioning What prevents the heart from functioning the way that it should?the way that it should?
What can you do to prevent cholesterol What can you do to prevent cholesterol buildup?buildup?
Where does cholesterol come from?Where does cholesterol come from? What is healthy heart living?What is healthy heart living?
InstructionInstruction
What will be the most effective way for a What will be the most effective way for a student to learn this concept. Let’s put student to learn this concept. Let’s put them through the test. them through the test.
Let them do the cracker rub, the straw Let them do the cracker rub, the straw breathing test, let them actually see the breathing test, let them actually see the amount of fat in their body and review the amount of fat in their body and review the impact of the food that they may be eating impact of the food that they may be eating and help them analyze the fat content.and help them analyze the fat content.
Let’s find their target heart zone and Let’s find their target heart zone and exercise!exercise!
ResourcesResources American Heart American Heart
AssociationAssociation Americanheart.heartpAmericanheart.heartp
ower.comower.com
Heart Healthy CaringHeart Healthy Caring
It’s your life now! What’s It’s your life now! What’s your choice?your choice?
Eat healthyEat healthy ExerciseExercise Don’t smokeDon’t smoke Develop eustress not distressDevelop eustress not distress
THE ROAD TO A HEALTHY THE ROAD TO A HEALTHY HEARTHEART
Your dietYour diet
Fats: unsaturated Fats: unsaturated better than better than saturated and transsaturated and trans
Limit fat intake to Limit fat intake to 40 grams/day40 grams/day
Decrease salt intakeDecrease salt intake Eat in moderationEat in moderation Omega 3 fish oilsOmega 3 fish oils Fruits & VegetablesFruits & Vegetables
When does cholesterol start When does cholesterol start building up?building up?
Research has found that cholesterol Research has found that cholesterol starts to build in our vessels in the starts to build in our vessels in the teenage yearsteenage years
What is cholesterol?What is cholesterol? What should the level of blood What should the level of blood
cholesterol in our system?cholesterol in our system? Cholesterol blocks the blood flow in Cholesterol blocks the blood flow in
our vessels. What will happen then. our vessels. What will happen then.
Tools for better Tools for better understandingunderstanding
Cracker rub for fats Cracker rub for fats Use of the doppler for blood flow of the Use of the doppler for blood flow of the
heartheart Brainstorm where the students most Brainstorm where the students most
popular place for fast foods. Have popular place for fast foods. Have samples of the nutritional analysis of samples of the nutritional analysis of each place and let them read how each place and let them read how much fat there is in the productmuch fat there is in the product
Other class involvementOther class involvement
Healthy Cooking demonstration by Healthy Cooking demonstration by Culinary ArtsCulinary Arts
Demonstrate how to reduce fats when Demonstrate how to reduce fats when cooking or alternative to fatscooking or alternative to fats
Samples of healthy snacks that kids Samples of healthy snacks that kids can make; having them analyze the can make; having them analyze the nutritional analysis of the snack thus nutritional analysis of the snack thus incorporating math standards.incorporating math standards.
• Joshua Arndt, LCTI Joshua Arndt, LCTI Culinary Arts GraduateCulinary Arts Graduate
• National Vocational-National Vocational-Technical Honor Technical Honor Society MemberSociety Member
• NVTHS President NVTHS President 2002 – 20032002 – 2003
• American Culinary American Culinary Federation Junior Federation Junior MemberMember
Smoking and You!Smoking and You!
What is so bad in cigarettes? Let’s name a few What is so bad in cigarettes? Let’s name a few because there is over 4000 toxic chemicals! because there is over 4000 toxic chemicals! Chemistry standards involvementChemistry standards involvement
Arsenic – rat poisonArsenic – rat poison Acetone – found in nail polish removerAcetone – found in nail polish remover Carbon monoxide – poisonous gasCarbon monoxide – poisonous gas Formaldehyde – embalm dead bodiesFormaldehyde – embalm dead bodies Hydrogen Cyanide – poison used in gas Hydrogen Cyanide – poison used in gas
chamberschambers Naphthalene – used to make explosivesNaphthalene – used to make explosives
Impact of Smoking on the Impact of Smoking on the HeartHeart
Review the anatomy of the lungs and its Review the anatomy of the lungs and its functionfunction
Explain how smoking affects the lungsExplain how smoking affects the lungs Explain the effects of emphysema on a personExplain the effects of emphysema on a person Have the students do the straw testHave the students do the straw test Show the students their oxygen content with Show the students their oxygen content with
a pulse oximeter and the impact if they a pulse oximeter and the impact if they smoke or if they are the victim of second smoke or if they are the victim of second hand smokinghand smoking
ExerciseExercise
Make exercise fun; get the family involvedMake exercise fun; get the family involved 30 minutes a day for 4 to 6 days in a week30 minutes a day for 4 to 6 days in a week Take their target heart zone to determine Take their target heart zone to determine
their effectiveness: subtract your age their effectiveness: subtract your age from 220 and divide by 6. During exercise from 220 and divide by 6. During exercise your heart should work at 60 – 65% of the your heart should work at 60 – 65% of the maximum rate for mid-level training. For maximum rate for mid-level training. For top level training, your heart should work top level training, your heart should work between 70 – 85%between 70 – 85%
How did we incorporate the How did we incorporate the standards?standards?
First, Learning needs to be fun in order to First, Learning needs to be fun in order to retain.retain.
Science – anatomy of the heart and lungs Science – anatomy of the heart and lungs using the cow’s heart, doppler, pulse oximeter, using the cow’s heart, doppler, pulse oximeter, analysis of the diets and chemicals needed for analysis of the diets and chemicals needed for a cigarettea cigarette
Math – Calculating fat intake in the nutritional Math – Calculating fat intake in the nutritional analysis of food, target heart zone calculationsanalysis of food, target heart zone calculations
English – Preparing the presentation, public English – Preparing the presentation, public speakingspeaking
Feedback from the kidsFeedback from the kids
““I really learned a lot and your students I really learned a lot and your students inspired me to look at food labels. Now I am inspired me to look at food labels. Now I am going to try to take better care of myself. going to try to take better care of myself. When I got home, I told everyone what we When I got home, I told everyone what we did!”did!”
““I didn’t know there was so much to learn I didn’t know there was so much to learn about the heart. The devices helped me to about the heart. The devices helped me to really understand the heart and lungs. I really understand the heart and lungs. I appreciate you coming here. What you do is so appreciate you coming here. What you do is so amazing!”amazing!”
““I didn’t know how unhealthy cholesterol was!”I didn’t know how unhealthy cholesterol was!”
It’s Your Life Now! What’s It’s Your Life Now! What’s Your Choice?Your Choice?
You make some decisions with your heart,You make some decisions with your heart, Others with your mind!Others with your mind! But every step you take…But every step you take… Affects your life!Affects your life! Look which way you are going…Look which way you are going… Think…Think… Eat Healthy, Exercise, and Don’t SmokeEat Healthy, Exercise, and Don’t Smoke
It’s Your Life Now!It’s Your Life Now!
You can make the right decision…You can make the right decision… Think Smart!Think Smart! Eat Heart Healthy!Eat Heart Healthy! Play Heart Healthy!Play Heart Healthy! And …And … LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW….HEART HAPPY!LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW….HEART HAPPY!
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Today’s presentation is titled Kids Educating Today’s presentation is titled Kids Educating Kids: Heart to HeartKids: Heart to Heart
