Katalyst: Development of a Fifth-Grade Novel Approach to Health and Science Experiential Learning

Autor/inn/en	Baker, Kathryn; Hagedorn, Rebecca L.; Hendricks, Tyler; Clegg, Emily N.; Joseph, Lauren; McGowan, Melissa; Olfert, Melissa D.
Titel	Katalyst: Development of a Fifth-Grade Novel Approach to Health and Science Experiential Learning
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 55 (2018) 3-4, S.127-139 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Experiential Learning; Rural Schools; Health Education; Science Education; Life Style; Obesity; Health Behavior; Chronic Illness; Physiology; Prevention; Health Promotion; Dietetics; Nutrition; Physical Activities; Drug Use; Smoking; Behavior Change; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Lebensstil; Adipositas; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Physiologie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährungslehre; Ernährung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Rauchen
Abstract	The Katalyst intervention program was piloted in fifth-grade classrooms at two Appalachian schools during the 2017-18 academic year as a potential educational resource to tackle the rising rates of obesity and chronic diseases in this region. The program consisted of four 60-minute modules, each based on a specific organ system. Each module incorporated hands-on lessons in physiology with an emphasis on preventing chronic disease through diet, nutrition, physical activity, and abstinence from drug and tobacco use. The modules were led by medical students and undergraduate volunteers who completed a two-day training. A 37-item survey assessing knowledge and perceptions regarding healthy lifestyles was administered to fifth grade participants prior to and following the intervention in order to assess the impact of the program. Additionally, educators at intervention schools were given a questionnaire post-intervention to provide feedback on the program. This paper describes the rationale, program design and execution, and conclusion of the Katalyst intervention program. It is anticipated that this program will reinforce current educational standards regarding diet, nutrition and physical activity in order to empower target students to establish healthy lifestyle behaviors and that programs modeled after the Katalyst curriculum may serve as a novel, viable option to health educators. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01