Learning Task 1

Health and Environmental Benefits

Background

This  Learning Task introduces you to the health and environmental benefits of walking and bicycling.  From this assignment you will be able to explain these benefits, as well as the role of the national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program.  By using the SRTS website as a resource, you will gain experience in researching and interpreting data.  , to organize your research and present it to your class

Class Colloquium Form: Health and Envirionment

Research Task

Using the provided web resources, you will study the health and safety of walking and biking to school.  Collect information to answer one of the following questions (or a question from Learning Task 2):

1A. What health and learning benefits are associated with walking and biking to school?

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ask_a_question/answer.cfm?id=122
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/mediacenter/229925/230339
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/mediacenter/229925/231169

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ask_a_question/answer.cfm?id=121
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ask_a_question/answer.cfm?id=126
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/mediacenter/229925/231805
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/27892/196528

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/resources/marketing_videos.cfm

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/getting_started/what_is_srts.cfm
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/about/7551

Class Colloquium

You and your group will now present your findings to the rest of the class.  Use the provided Class Colloquium Form to take notes on each presentation.  Then write a brief summary of the overall findings of the combined class work presented at this colloquium.