STEP I - I WONDER
Choose your topic. Make sure it:

• will keep you interested and curious!
• is an important teen health issue that warrants your attention!
• will allow you to answer the BIG QUESTION!

There are several ways to choose a topic. NOTE: Everything in blue is a hyperlink.

• Access the TOPIC IDEAS LIST. Review the suggestions. Learn more about these topics and/or find others by:
  • Searching the OPAC
  • Using the websites on the Health Hotlist and the Substance Abuse Hotlist
  • Searching ONLINE RESOURCES
  • Using the websites on the Sampler below.
• Work on the Sampler below. It is designed to get you to think about health topics
• Print the Organizer
• link to the websites
• record choices and answers to prompts

So, get stated. Visit the Topic Ideas List and the websites. Record the answers to the prompts on the Organizer. Don't fake it, look for what really interests you! Remember...TEEN HEALTH ISSUES ARE THE ONES YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!!!

WEB ACTIVITIES

MEDLINE Plus-Health Topics

1. Check out the links, particularly the link to Child and Teen Health. What 5 topics catch your attention?

   2. Which one would you most like to learn more about?

   3. Why?

 

NOAH Online Access to Health

1. Search away. Make sure to look at the link to Child Health under Groups. Which 5 topics interest you here?
   
2. Which one of those do you think is the most critical to teens?
   
3. What is one question you might ask to learn more about this critical topic?

 

Teen Health Website

1. Click on the links to find ones related to health issues. What are 5 that you might want to investigate further?
   
2. Which one would you choose to pursue?
   
3. What is one thing you learned about this topic?

HealthStar

1. Go to "Are you fit?" Check the links to health websites. Which 3 diseases would you choose to investigate further?
   
2. If you have time, take a star quiz. Which one did you choose?
   
3. What more might you need to knokw to improve your score?

World Book Online

1. Search for Health, Nutrition or Fitness. What are 5 subtopics that caught your eye?
   
2. What is one website you linked to?
   
3. What is the name of an article you found?