March 31, 2008 Dear Cmmittee Members, I wuld like t thank yu fr selecting me as ne f this year s APS K 12 Minrity Outreach Fellws. I fund my term t be rewarding bth persnally and prfessinally. Thrughut this fellwship, I was able t expand my rganizatin and planning skills and I became mre cmfrtable with talking t students at all grade levels abut chsing Physilgy (r science) in general as a career. In additin, I became mre cmfrtable telling thers f the pathway that lead me t this career, and I began t encurage thers t fllw similar paths. My initial plan was t reach middle and high schl aged students; hwever, at the end f the prgram, I will have reached ut t students ranging frm elementary schl thrugh high schl. I have successfully carried ut PhUn Week at Banneker Elementary Schl in New Orleans, Luisiana. This schl has been restructured since Hurricane Katrina and is ne f the schls in New Orleans Recvery District. Plans have been made t visit anther schl in New Orleans, as well as my wn middle schl in Prt Allen, Luisiana. I believe that attending the Science Teachers Frum and interacting with the Research Teachers gave me a different utlk n teaching science in K 12 classrms. I lk frward t using skills that I have learned thrughut the rest f my career. In additin, I plan t becme mre invlved in recruiting and getting students interested in science. Overall, this fellwship has prvided valuable prfessinal develpment which helped t increase my cnfidence as a scientist, making it easier fr me t be a rle mdel. Thanks again fr this wnderful pprtunity. Sincerely, Keisa Mathis
Outreach visits planned fr 2008 2009 Outreach Visits Grade Level Activities Benjamin Banneker Elementary Schl Teacher Cntact: Jeff Classi Nvember 3 5, 2008 (PhUn Week) Shadw a Scientist (at LSUHSC) April 8 10, 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Schl Teacher Cntact: Justin Mack April 29 May 1, 2009 Prt Allen Middle Schl Teacher Cntact: Edward Barnes May 4 5, 2009 4 th grade (~50 students) 10 11 th grade (~6 students) 7 th grade (~25 students) 6 th grade (~75 students) 1. Physilgy Careers Presentatin 2. Exercise Activity 3. Elvis Experiment (mdified Biggie Smalls Experiment) 4. Fd Pyramid Activity 1. Physilgy Careers Presentatin 2. Scientific Methd Discussin (including Beads Activity) 3. Human Bdy Presentatin 4. Elvis Experiment (mdified Biggie Smalls Experiment) 5. Alchl and the Human Bdy Activity 6. Pster Presentatin 1. Physilgy Careers Presentatin 2. Human Bdy Presentatin 3. Exercise Activity 4. Alchl and the Human Bdy Activity 5. Draw a Scientist 1. Physilgy Careers Presentatin 2. Human Bdy Presentatin 3. Exercise Activity 4. Elvis Experiment (mdified Biggie Smalls Experiment) 5. Alchl and the Human Bdy Activity 6. Draw a Scientist
ACTIVITIES Shadw A Scientist This activity allws students t visit the labratry and medical schl, and srt f get the idea f the day in the life f a research scientist. This activity serves as a career wrkshp invlving discussins f pprtunities available in the sciences during their undergraduate educatin and beynd, as well as discussins abut their cncerns and dubts f ging int a science career. In this activity, students review/practice the scientific methd by cnducting internet searches, designing and perfrming experiments, and presenting the results f their experiments t a grup f graduate students. Physilgy Careers Presentatin This activity gives a brief intrductin f what physilgy is, and intrduces physilgy careers. Exercise Activity This activity tests the effect f exercise n heart rate. (See Belw) Fd Pyramid This activity teaches the imprtance f gd nutritin. Activities such as the Milk Taste Test and Fd Math encurage students t practice healthy living. These activities were taken directly frm the United States Department f Agriculture My Pyramid website (mypyramid.gv). (See Belw) Scientific Methd Discussin This activity reviews the scientific methd with the use f the Beads Activity taken frm the Science Teacher Frum wrkbk. Human Bdy Presentatin This activity gives an verall review f the rgan systems f the human bdy. Sme anatmy and functin is cvered in these discussins. Alchl and the Human Bdy This activity investigates the effect f acute alchl intxicatin n the central nervus system using Fatal Visin Gggles. These gggles mimic lw, mderate, and high bld alchl levels. Students can determine hw alchl effects nrmal everyday activities (e.g., walking a straight line r cmpleting timed tasks) while wearing the gggles. The activity als includes a discussin f the effects f alchl n ther rgan systems. Draw A Scientist This activity attempts t eliminate the smewhat negative perceptins f a scientist. The activity is taken frm the Science Teacher Frum wrkbk.
Name Biggie Smalls Experiment Intrductin/Objective Bad nutritin and a lack f exercise can cause damage t bld vessels which will lead t narrw vessels. Students will determine what wuld happen t bld flw if vessels decreased in size. Materials 1. Bttled water 2. Cups (measure ff 250 ml) 3. 3 different sizes f straws (ex: nrmal drinking straws, ccktail straws, cffee stirrers with single chamber) 4. Timer r stpwatch Methds 1. Assign jbs t grup members: (i.e., 3 drinkers, recrder, timer) 2. Pur water t same level in all cups 3. Time the drinkers t drink as much water as they can in 10 secnds 4. Rank the rder f the straws/drinkers frm highest t lwest amunt drank 5. Recrd results 6. Repeat 1 2 mre times Results Wh drank the mst? Rank them in rder with 1 being the straw/drinker wh drank the mst and 3 being the straw/drinker wh drank the least. 1 st Test: 2 nd Test: 3 rd Test:
Discussin 1. What happens t the amunt f water that flws int the muth as the size f the straw decreases? 2. Hw is this related t bld vessels and bld flw? Cnclusin Advice t P.Diddy and his daughter
Nvember 3, 2008 Dear students f Mr. Classi s 4 th grade science class, I heard yu were learning abut exercise and nutritin with the help f the American Physilgical Sciety and LSU. Maybe yu can give me sme advice based n what yu have learned. I have a friend that I knw mst f yu will knw. His name is Biggie Smalls but he is als knwn as the Ntrius B.I.G. Biggie was ne f my best friends until he passed away a few years ag. Thrughut his life, Biggie was VERY verweight. He had a hrrible diet, eating fast fds and ther fatty meals n a regular basis. While he was alive he had majr heart prblems and high bld pressure because f his bad diet and lack f exercise. My daughter is 10 years ld and is a little verweight. She lves t eat McDnald s and Burger King and she spends mst f her extra time watching televisin. She des nt play utside with ther kids in the neighbrhd. I need advice n hw I can cnvince my daughter that her life will be shrtened if she des nt change her ways. I d nt want t lse her like I lst Biggie. Thank yu fr yur help! Peace, P. Diddy Sean P. Diddy Cmbs Bad By Entertainment
Milk Taste Test HOW DOES MILK TASTE TO YOU? Fat Free Milk, 2% Milk, Whle Milk HORRIBLE, ALRIGHT, r DELICIOUS Student s Name A B C Results
Name Fd Math P.Diddy s daughter is 10 years ld. She is physically active smetimes. Each day, she needs t eat: Grains 6 unces Vegetables 2½ cups Fruit 1½ cups Milk 3 cups Meat & Beans 5 unces Help P. Diddy and his daughter decide what t eat tday. Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. Be sure he gets all the fd he needs frm each grup. (Fd items may be selected mre than nce.) Grains (6 unces) 1 slice whle wheat tast* (1 unce) 5 whle wheat crackers* (1 unce) 1 slice white bread (1 unce) 1 slice whle wheat bread* (1 unce) 1 cup whle grain ready t eat breakfast cereal* (1 unce) ½ cup cked brwn rice* (1 unce) 1 cup cked pasta (2 unces) 1 hamburger bun (2 unces) 3 cups lwfat ppcrn* (1 unces) Vegetables (2½ cups) 6 baby carrts* (½ cup) 1 large ear f crn (1 cup) 1 medium baked ptat (1 cup) 1 cup cked greens (1 cup) 1 large baked sweet ptat (1 cup) 3 spears brccli (1 cup) ½ cup tmat juice (½ cup) 1 cup chpped lettuce (½ cup) Fruits (1½ cups) 1 small apple r ½ large apple (1 cup) 1 large range (1 cup) 1 snack sized cntainer f peaches (½ cup) 1 large plum (½ cup) 1 small bx raisins (½ cup) 1 cup 100% range juice (1 cup) 1 medium wedge cantalupe (½ cup) 1 small wedge watermeln (1 cup) Milk (3 cups) lwfat r fat free (½ cup) cttage cheese (¼ cup) 1 cup fat free milk (1 cup) 1 snack sized lwfat r fat free ygurt (½ cup) 1 half pint cntainer 1% r 2% milk (1 cup) 2 unces f lwfat r fat free American cheese (1 cup) 1½ unces f lwfat r fat free cheddar cheese (1 cup) 1½ cups light ice cream (1 cup) Meat and Beans (5 unces) 1 unce f nuts (2 unces) 1 cup split pea sup (2 unces) 1 small chicken breast half (3 unces) 1 small lean hamburger (3 unces) 1 hard biled egg (1 unce) 1 tablespn peanut butter (1 unce) ¼ cup f pint beans (1 unce)
Menu fr P. Diddy s daughter Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snack Menu Grains Grains Grains Grains Fd Math Vegetables Fruit Vegetables Fruit Vegetables Fruit Vegetables Fruit Milk Milk Milk Milk Meat & Beans Meat & Beans Meat & Beans Meat & Beans Ttals Grains Vegetables Fruit Milk Meat & Beans