Health is Wealth

A) Introduction

June is ‘Health is Wealth’ month and you have just accepted a job as a journalist for an online health magazine. You have been asked to design a brochure on alternative medicine for your company.

B) Task

Design and publish a brochure on alternative medicine giving 2 new discoveries and the benefits of alternative medicine.

C) Process

1. Give your company brochure a name.
2. Design a brochure using Word or Publisher and add pictures to make your brochure attractive.
3. Go to http://altmedicine.about.com/ or http://www.aloeveraaid.com/ or http://painfree.homestead.com/acupuncture.html to obtain information on alternative medicine.

D) Resourses

Text:

http://altmedicine.about.com/b/2010/09/17/aloe-extract-may-ease-constipation.htm

http://aloeveraforliving.com/about-aloe-vera/

http://www.aloeveraaid.com/

http://www.westporttherapeutic.com/acupuncture.htm

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/05/researchers-prove-acupunctures-effectiveness-pain-therapy/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/alternativemedicine/4301660/Real-and-fake-acupuncture-can-effectively-relieve-the-pain-of-headaches.html

http://painfree.homestead.com/acupuncture.html

Pictures:

http://www.1800dentist.com/dentist-love-blog/blog/default.aspx?tag=aloe+vera+gel

http://aloeveraforliving.com/

http://www.aloeveraaid.com/

http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/01/07/curing-stomach-ulcers-with-aloe-vera/

http://www.insitecreation.com/example_photo_gallery.aspx

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-ways-summer-cooling.html

http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/phrase/6521/aloe-vera.html

http://www.westporttherapeutic.com/acupuncture.htm

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/05/researchers-prove-acupunctures-effectiveness-pain-therapy/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/alternativemedicine/4301660/Real-and-fake-acupuncture-can-effectively-relieve-the-pain-of-headaches.html

http://painfree.homestead.com/acupuncture.html

Evaluation Rubrics:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

E) Evaluation
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

F) Conclusion
After this WebQuest, you can have an exhibition on alternative medicine.

02Podcasts for Listening & Speaking

This podcast is a conversation by a teacher and her students.
 Click on the podcast to listen to the dialogue~

Examples of Listening & Speaking activities.

1) Where does the conversation take place?
2) List out the animals that have mentioned in the podcast.
3) List out the sounds of the animals that you heard.
4) How many characters are there in the conversation? Who are they?
5) Do you like the podcast? Why?

03Fit as a Fiddle WebQuest

A) Introduction
You have just opened a new restaurant that promotes healthy food and you want to introduce 2 new recipes to attract customers to your restaurant.

B) Task
Prepare a menu with 2 recipes (food and  juice) that shows the nutritional value and healthy benefits.

C) Process
1. Give your retaurant a name (something catchy and new).
2. Design a menu using Word and add pictures to make your menu attractive.
3. Go to http://healthy-food-recipe.com/ or http://www.juicingcafe.com/ to obtain a list of 'Healthy Food' recipes and the nutritional values.
4. Go to http://blog.women-workout-routines.com/benefits-of-eating-healthy/ or http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition to get a list of the benefits of eating healthy food (summarize and take the important points only).

D) Resourses
Text:
http://healthy-food-recipe.com/
http://blog.women-workout-routines.com/benefits-of-eating-healthy/
http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition
http://www.juicingcafe.com/
http://ezinearticles.com/?Okra-And-Its-Health-Benefits&id=785073
http://www.allaboutapples.com/health/
Pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=5137074&id=750683882&ref=fbx_album
http://www.juicingcafe.com/home

Evaluation Rubrics:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

E) Evaluation
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

F) Conclusion
After this WebQuest, you can have an exhibition on healthy food.