2 individual thoughtful responses are needed to the two students in class on the below discussion topic, around 100 words per reply or less (does not have to be more than 130, no in-text citation needed.) your contribution is through replies. It is a great place to introduce new information, opinions, links, etc.; and both are equally important. When reading the classmates’ posts, offer them feedback and suggestions to help them improve upon their thematic unit ideas Discussion: For the problem you have selected, please apply the ORID process by asking yourself questions related to your problem. Specifically: What is your objective description of the problem? What are your reflections about the problem? What is your interpretation of the possible cause(s)? What is your decision about how to resolve the problem? Student 1: How prevalent is obesity among elementary students and can it be changed?
Childhood obesity is a disrober involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems (Lill, 2016). Obesity among young children has tripled since the 70s’ and has long-term effects on physical, social, and emotional health. The risks for long-term effects are higher for children with obesity. Obesity is becoming more and more common to see within younger children, this is a problem because of what obesity can do you to you. My hypothesis is that obesity is prevalent within the vast majority of elementary schools but obesity can decrease by changing factors that are causing obesity. Obesity can be changed if the community of educators come together to find ways to promote a healthier life style for children. By creating more nutritious free lunches, as well as free snacks that are provided. Within the school system there is not enough promotion about healthy eating. Students are receiving food that is packaged or cooked with unhealthy ingredients.
Promoting positive eating environment where students understand the nutrition behind the food. When changes are made to create a well rounded nutritious diet for students then obesity may lead to a decrease. Within the United States around 30.3 million children receive free breakfast and lunch which is two meals students are receiving five days a week. Five days a week with two nutritious meals plus a snack might have a significant decrease in childhood obesity. Student 2: Introduction: Can humans help to change climate change on the planet? Climate change refers to the rising of average temperatures on Earth. Climate changes due to carbon dioxide released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels. This is very problematic for humans as well as the environment. My hypothesis is that humans can, in fact, change the speed of climate change by not using so many fossil fuels, but find alternatives.
Humans could help stop climate change by reducing the methane emissions from fracked gas, which is 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide that gets released into the air. Humans could use more renewable resources, like solar, wind or water power. We could also rethink transportation by car pooling, ride a bike to work, fly less, or switch your vehicle to electric or hybrid. The use of energy-efficient light bulbs and washing clothes in cold water instead of hot water makes a huge difference in climate change. The foods we eat every day could help climate change too, by eating meat free meals, buying organic whenever possible and growing your own food.
