Fetal Development and Healthy Pregnancy

Health Pregnancy Assignment

Specific Expectation: Describe the factors that contribute to a healthy pregnancy and birth.

You have been hired by Health Canada to help spread the word of the importance being healthy during pregnancy. You have had a meeting and brainstormed what factors you want to have in your finished product. It is now up to your team to do the research and decide how it is best to represent these findings.

Task: Create a product that outlines information on the factors that impact and promote a healthy pregnancy and birth.

The following factors must be addressed in your finished product;
1. Nutrition
2. Smoking
3. Alcohol
4. Physical activity
5. Harmful chemicals
6. Harmful situations
7. Drugs and medicine

The form of this project is your choice. You may choose to present your information in one of the following formats. Choose an option that best fits your strengths. The option you choose must still contain all the above information. It is your responsibility to fit the information into the format of choice. All formats will still be marked using the following rubric.
1. Brochure
2. Multi-media presentation
3. Poster
4. Website
5. Video
6. Your choice (teacher approved)

Ideally, the finished product would be suitable to be in a doctor’s office, readily available for pregnant women. Use computer and library resources to gather information. Document your sources of information. It is plagiarism if this is not done.

Rubric:

Category	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Knowledge & Understanding	Demonstrates limited knowledge of facts about healthy pregnancy and birth.	Demonstrates some knowledge of facts about healthy pregnancy and birth.	Demonstrates considerable knowledge of facts about healthy pregnancy and birth.	Demonstrates thorough knowledge of facts about healthy pregnancy and birth.
Thinking & Inquiry	Includes a limited number of important and relevant ideas and supporting details.	Includes some important and relevant ideas and supporting details.	Includes a considerable number of important and relevant ideas and supporting details.	Includes a large number of important and relevant ideas and supporting details.
Communication (Appropriate format, conventions, spelling, layout, etc.	Expresses information and ideas about a healthy pregnancy with limited clarity.	Expresses information and ideas about a healthy pregnancy with some clarity.	Expresses information and ideas about a healthy pregnancy with considerable clarity.	Expresses information about a healthy pregnancy with a high degree of clarity.