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Health Innovators Challenge

Grade 11Other3 days

The Health Innovators Challenge is a project-based learning experience for 11th-grade students aimed at applying their understanding of health and wellness to design practical solutions for common health challenges. Throughout the project, students explore the key differences between wellness and disease, examine behavioral health issues, and create innovative health solutions that emphasize disease prevention and healthy behaviors. The program includes a Health Hackathon as an entry event to inspire creativity, multiple portfolio activities for hands-on learning, and culminates in students presenting comprehensive health solutions, all while reflecting on their learning and confidence in applying health principles.

HealthWellnessDisease PreventionInnovative SolutionsBehavioral HealthHackathonPrototypes

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Inquiry Framework

Question Framework

Driving Question

The overarching question that guides the entire project.How can students apply their understanding of health and wellness to design practical solutions for common health challenges?

Essential Questions

Supporting questions that break down major concepts.

What are the key differences between wellness and disease?
How can innovative health solutions contribute to disease prevention and promote healthy behaviors?
Why is it important to differentiate and address various aspects of behavioral health such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicide?
What role do exercise, nutrition, relationships, sleep habits, stress management, and weight control play in promoting health and wellness?
How can students apply their understanding of health and wellness to design practical solutions for common health challenges?

Standards & Learning Goals

Learning Goals

By the end of this project, students will be able to:

Students will be able to differentiate between wellness and disease by identifying specific characteristics and examples of each.
Students will design innovative health solutions aimed at disease prevention and model healthy behaviors like exercise, nutrition, and stress management.
Students will apply health and wellness behaviors in practical scenarios including exercise, nutrition, relationships, sleep habits, stress management, and weight control.
Students will examine and report on various aspects of behavioral health, focusing on anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicide.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply their understanding of health and wellness to create solutions that address common health challenges.

Custom Health Education Standards

HW.11.A

Primary

Differentiates between wellness and disease and promotes behaviors that support health and wellness.Reason: Focuses on understanding the fundamental differences between wellness and disease and promoting beneficial health behaviors.

HW.11.B

Primary

Analyzes and applies measures for disease prevention and promotes models for healthy behaviors.Reason: Emphasizes the design and application of solutions to prevent diseases and encourage healthy lifestyle choices.

Custom Health and Physical Education Standards

PH.11.1.1

Secondary

Understands the impact of exercise, nutrition, and weight management on personal health.Reason: Incorporates essential elements of health management including exercise and nutrition as part of the solution design.

Custom Behavioral Health Standards

BH.11.2.3

Secondary

Examines behavioral health issues such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicide, and evaluates coping strategies.Reason: Addresses the comprehensive analysis of behavioral health challenges and the evaluation of strategies to cope with them.

Entry Events

Events that will be used to introduce the project to students

The Health Hackathon

Students kick off with a full-day health hackathon, where they identify a health problem they care about and brainstorm innovative solutions. Expert mentors from the healthcare industry are brought in to share insights on current health challenges and innovative trends. This event aims to inspire creativity and challenge students to think outside-the-box for solutions.

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Portfolio Activities

These activities progressively build towards your learning goals, with each submission contributing to the student's final portfolio.

Activity 1

Defining Wellness vs. Disease

In this initial activity, students will explore and define wellness and disease. By examining real-world examples, they will highlight how lifestyle choices can influence each state.

Steps

Here is some basic scaffolding to help students complete the activity.

1. Research definitions and key characteristics of wellness and disease.

2. Identify examples of lifestyle choices that promote wellness or contribute to disease.

3. Create a visual map contrasting wellness and disease, incorporating researched examples.

Final Product

What students will submit as the final product of the activityA visual map highlighting differences between wellness and disease.

Alignment

How this activity aligns with the learning objectives & standardsAligns with HW.11.A - Differentiates between wellness and disease and promotes behaviors that support health and wellness.

Activity 2

Healthy Lifestyle Prototype

Students design prototypes of innovative health solutions focused on disease prevention and healthy behavior modeling. This involves applying behaviors such as exercise, nutrition, and stress management.

Steps

Here is some basic scaffolding to help students complete the activity.

1. Brainstorm innovative solutions addressing common health challenges.

2. Select one health challenge and design a prototype solution using wellness behaviors.

3. Develop a presentation to pitch the prototype, outlining its benefits and how it promotes health.

Final Product

What students will submit as the final product of the activityA prototype design and presentation promoting wellness through innovative solutions.

Alignment

How this activity aligns with the learning objectives & standardsAligns with HW.11.B and PH.11.1.1 - Analyzes measures for disease prevention, and promotes healthy behaviors.

Activity 3

Behavioral Health Exploration

Students engage in an in-depth exploration of behavioral health issues such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. They will evaluate coping strategies and report on effective methods.

Steps

Here is some basic scaffolding to help students complete the activity.

1. Research different behavioral health challenges like anxiety and depression.

2. Examine coping strategies and evaluate their effectiveness.

3. Prepare a report on findings, including personal reflections on behavioral health.

Final Product

What students will submit as the final product of the activityAn evaluative report on behavioral health challenges and coping strategies.

Alignment

How this activity aligns with the learning objectives & standardsAligns with BH.11.2.3 - Examines behavioral health issues and evaluates coping strategies.

Activity 4

Wellness Application in Action

In this activity, students apply their understanding of wellness through hands-on projects, focusing on behaviors like sleep habits and stress management.

Steps

Here is some basic scaffolding to help students complete the activity.

1. Select a wellness behavior (e.g., stress management, sleep habits) to focus on.

2. Implement a personal plan for improvement in the selected behavior area.

3. Document progress and reflections on how the changes impact personal health.

Final Product

What students will submit as the final product of the activityA documented personal health plan and reflection journal.

Alignment

How this activity aligns with the learning objectives & standardsAligns with PH.11.1.1 - Applies understanding of exercise, nutrition, and weight management on personal health.

Activity 5

Health Innovator's Challenge

Students synthesize all the knowledge and skills acquired from previous activities to compete in a health innovators challenge. They will create a comprehensive health solution addressing a real-world issue.

Steps

Here is some basic scaffolding to help students complete the activity.

1. Review previous learnings about wellness, disease, and behavioral health.

2. Identify a real-world health challenge to address.

3. Design and present a comprehensive health solution incorporating learned behaviors and strategies.

Final Product

What students will submit as the final product of the activityA comprehensive health solution and presentation addressing a specific health challenge.

Alignment

How this activity aligns with the learning objectives & standardsCulminates all standards: HW.11.A, HW.11.B, PH.11.1.1, BH.11.2.3 - Demonstrates ability to apply health and wellness understanding.

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Rubric & Reflection

Portfolio Rubric

Grading criteria for assessing the overall project portfolio

Health Innovator's Challenge Rubric

Category 1

Understanding of Wellness vs. Disease

Assesses comprehension of the differences between wellness and disease, including the ability to identify and contrast examples.

Criterion 1

Differentiation between Wellness and Disease

Measures the ability to define and distinguish wellness from disease with accurate examples and characteristics.

Exemplary

4 Points

Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of wellness and disease, providing extensive, accurate examples and clear differentiation.

Proficient

3 Points

Provides a thorough understanding of wellness and disease with accurate examples and clear differentiation.

Developing

2 Points

Shows emerging understanding with some correct examples but may lack thorough differentiation.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to differentiate between wellness and disease, providing few examples and unclear distinctions.

Criterion 2

Lifestyle Choice Analysis

Evaluates the identification and analysis of lifestyle choices promoting wellness or contributing to disease.

Exemplary

4 Points

Analyzes a wide range of lifestyle choices with high accuracy, clearly explaining their impact on wellness and disease.

Proficient

3 Points

Identifies and analyzes a range of lifestyle choices accurately, explaining their impact on wellness and disease.

Developing

2 Points

Identifies some lifestyle choices, with basic analysis of their impact.

Beginning

1 Points

Shows limited ability to identify and analyze lifestyle choices, with minimal explanation of impact.

Criterion 3

Visual Map Creation

Assesses the ability to creatively and accurately represent wellness vs. disease through a visual map.

Exemplary

4 Points

Creates an outstanding visual map with clear, creative, and accurate representation of wellness vs. disease.

Proficient

3 Points

Develops a clear and accurate visual map representing wellness vs. disease.

Developing

2 Points

Creates a basic visual map with some accurate representation, but lacks detail or creativity.

Beginning

1 Points

Produces an incomplete or unclear visual map with limited representation of wellness vs. disease.

Category 2

Innovative Solution Design

Evaluates the ability to design innovative health solutions that address common health challenges and promote wellness.

Criterion 1

Prototype Design

Assesses creativity, practicality, and effectiveness of the designed prototype in addressing health challenges.

Exemplary

4 Points

Designs an exceptionally creative and practical prototype that effectively addresses health challenges through wellness behaviors.

Proficient

3 Points

Designs a creative and practical prototype that adequately addresses health challenges through wellness behaviors.

Developing

2 Points

Designs a basic prototype with partial creativity and practicality in addressing health challenges.

Beginning

1 Points

Produces a minimal or ineffective prototype with limited creativity and practicality.

Criterion 2

Presentation Development

Evaluates the clarity, persuasiveness, and creativity of the presentation in pitching the prototype.

Exemplary

4 Points

Delivers a highly persuasive, clear, and innovative presentation effectively pitching the prototype's benefits.

Proficient

3 Points

Provides a clear and persuasive presentation adequately explaining the prototype's benefits.

Developing

2 Points

Presents the prototype with basic clarity and persuasiveness but lacks depth and creativity.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to deliver a clear or persuasive presentation of the prototype.

Category 3

Behavioral Health Understanding

Assesses comprehension and analytical skills regarding behavioral health challenges and coping strategies.

Criterion 1

Behavioral Health Challenges Analysis

Measures ability to research, understand, and analyze behavioral health challenges like anxiety and depression.

Exemplary

4 Points

Demonstrates outstanding comprehension and analysis of behavioral health challenges with extensive insights.

Proficient

3 Points

Provides a thorough analysis of behavioral health challenges with clear insights.

Developing

2 Points

Shows basic understanding and analysis of some behavioral health challenges with limited insights.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to understand or analyze behavioral health challenges effectively.

Criterion 2

Coping Strategies Evaluation

Evaluates understanding and critique of coping strategies for behavioral health issues.

Exemplary

4 Points

Offers a comprehensive critique of coping strategies with personal reflections and recommendations.

Proficient

3 Points

Provides a clear evaluation of coping strategies with personal reflections.

Developing

2 Points

Evaluates coping strategies with some personal reflections but lacks depth.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to evaluate coping strategies effectively, with minimal personal reflection.

Category 4

Wellness Application

Assesses the ability to implement and document personal health plans focusing on wellness behaviors.

Criterion 1

Personal Plan Implementation

Evaluates the creation and execution of a personal plan for wellness behavior improvement.

Exemplary

4 Points

Implements a highly effective personal plan with thorough documentation of improvement in wellness behaviors.

Proficient

3 Points

Creates and implements an effective personal plan with clear documentation.

Developing

2 Points

Implements a basic personal plan with some documentation of improvement.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to implement an effective personal plan or document progress.

Criterion 2

Reflection and Reporting

Assesses the quality and insight of reflections on personal health changes and improvements.

Exemplary

4 Points

Provides deep, insightful reflections with comprehensive analysis of personal health changes.

Proficient

3 Points

Offers clear and insightful reflections on personal health changes.

Developing

2 Points

Provides basic reflections on personal health changes with some analysis.

Beginning

1 Points

Struggles to provide insightful reflections on personal health changes.

Reflection Prompts

End-of-project reflection questions to get students to think about their learning

Question 1

Reflect on your understanding of the key differences between wellness and disease. How has your perspective changed from when you started this course?

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Question 2

On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident are you in your ability to design solutions for health challenges based on the health and wellness principles learned?

Scale

Required

Question 3

Which innovative health solution from your project do you think has the most potential impact? Why?

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Question 4

How have your perceptions of behavioral health (including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicide) been influenced by this course?

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Question 5

Which aspect of your personal health plan (e.g., stress management, sleep habits) do you plan to continue improving?

Multiple choice

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Options

Stress Management

Sleep Habits

Nutrition

Exercise

Weight Management

Question 6

What role do you see for yourself in promoting health and wellness in your community?

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