Human Growth & Development (HGD) (Period 7) Assignments

Instructor
Nekeida Dydell-Pierce
Term
Fall 2017
Description

This course covers material that is generally taught in a postsecondary, one-semester introductory course in developmental psychology or human development. The course explores the different stages of human life- Prenatal, Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood- and the biological, psychological and social changes occurring in individuals during them. Topics include: theories of development, genetics and development, birth and the neonate, cognitive and brain development, early experience, attachment, motor and language development, social, sex-role and moral development, aging and death.

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You can choose to either create a poster or a PowerPoint that you will present about the birth defect that you have been assigned. On that poster/in the presentation, you will need to illustrate the following information through pictures and/or words.

What is the birth defect? (Tell us about it)

 

How does a person get it? (Is it genetic, environmental, chromosomal, etc.)

 

Can it be prevented? How?

 

Who can get it?

 

What can be done for the child once it is born?

 

When can this be detected?

 

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You will complete the teaching aid One Day Menu One Day Menu for a Pregnant Woman.

You will accomplish this task by finding many food examples for each of the food for Moms groups at Choose MyPlate – Food Groups

www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/>.

Locate and use food sources that will provide the nutrients – Food Groups folate, vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron as listed on the teaching aid.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Web site Academy of www.eatright.org is also a valuable resource for this Nutrition and activity.

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Your first assignment for the year is filling out and submitting the syllabus receipt that states you and your parent/guardian have both read and understood the course syllabus, classroom expectations and procedures.