RESEARCH PROJECT/ PRESENTATION:

 

Groups will make an informational product geared toward college students to educate them on fitness and wellness. Address the importance of taking care of their health and educating them on lifestyle changes to prevent disease, adding to a higher quality of life.

Groups can choose to make a manual, mini-book, magazine, DVD, etc. on fitness and wellness. TYPE UP a 5+ page report to accompany project and include REFERENCES (MLA or APA). All members of the group must participate and input information for the paper and project.

Product should be based on one of the following topics:

• Different areas of Fitness, Wellness and Stress
• Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance
• Nutrition (Healthy Eating and a Sample meal plan)
• Exercise, Diet, and Weight Control
• Major types of CVD or Cancer and Prevention
• Importance of lifestyle modifications aimed at prevention of CVD and Cancer
• Different types of sexually transmitted infections
• The dangers of addictions & substance abuse
• (ANY other fitness and wellness topic, but needs to be approved by instructor)

Topic Selection

www.lahc.edu/library/databases.html

Academic OneFile - Subject Browse Search works really well in identifying correct search term and using subdivisions

Gale Power Search - good for magazine, journal articles and encyclopedia articles

 

Books

Library Catalog

 

E-books

From Off-Campus

 

Academic Quality websites

infomine.ucr.edu

Quiz: http://bit.ly/tA09yd