Eye Opener: Online Learning Activities Group #1!

Last Eye-Opener!

For this Eye Opener, my group members from Group #1 created some great online learning activities for each of us to finish. Here are my results!

Steve Goes Green

"Name That Phobia"

Steve had created a fun activity for us to learn more about phobias and mental disorders! This was interesting because I didn't know about some of these phobias! Here were my results, I hope they are accurate...
SECTION 1

1. Pteromerhanophobia - The fear of __flying___
   
2. Tachophobia - The fear of _high speeds or rollercoasters___
   
3. Wiccaphobia - The fear of _witchcraft__
   
4. Autophobia - The fear of _being alone :(___
   
5. Bathmophobia - The fear of _stairs and slopes__
   
6. Glossophobia - The fear of _public speaking (I think I used to have this!)__
   
7. Chronomentrophobia - The fear of _clocks__
   
8. Cacophobia - The fear of _ugliness___
   
9. Leukophobia - The fear of _white__
   
10. Mysophobia - The fear of __dirt, contamination, and germs (MONK)___

SECTION 2

1. Mageirocophobia - The fear of cooking
   
2. Ornithophobia (birds scare me!) - The fear of birds
   
3. _Domatophobia__ - The fear of houses
   
4. __Belonephobia_ - The fear of needles or pointed objects
   
5. __Coulrophobia__ - The fear of clowns
   
6. __Elurophobia_ - The fear of cats
   
7. _Heliophobia___ - The fear of the sun
   
8. __Obeseophobia__ - The fear of gaining weight
   
9. __Xenophobia__ - The fear of strangers or foreigners
   
10. __Megalophobia__ - The fear of large things

Kaileigh's Nature Log

"Your Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance"

After reading the assigned readings, I have learned so many things about long-term care.

Nursing homes on average cost $50,000 for a year. That is a very high cost of living and I am sure many places are doubled in price. I think long-term care should be affordable because everyone has a right to health care (although it is not universally provided by the government). Long-term coverage is covered for people who cannot perform activities of daily living such as Alzheimers disease or are paraplegic. I think long-term care should be provided to all! This was a very informative source. I did not know Medicare did not cover long-term care! Why is it called Medi"CARE"?

Christen's Environmental Health

"The Health Insurance Game"

This video clip was a cute way to show the bill that they were representing by playing a game with real life situations. I am a supporter of universal health care because other countries have shown better statistics when it comes to health outcomes. I think it is a creative way to show a bill you are supporting by making it somewhat humorous by appealing to youth. The information that was addressed in this video was very biased but if you are trying to persuade someone, bias is sometimes used! Great find Christen!

Heather's Healthy Environment

"Care of Cost"

This was such an interesting activity to go and look at because I usually don't go to the hospital and see how much things cost! For minor conditions, I thought sore throats and upset stomachs were the most common and those minor conditions costs several hundreds of dollars! Definitely would not be able to cover those costs with my budget! This was a good activity to show what people go through when they cannot even afford health insurance. Who knew that treatment for an upset stomach could cost someone up to $300? 

Shar's Virtual Environment

"The Indoor Air Pollution Chase"

This activity was to educate you on indoor air pollution, a topic that relates to all people!

I enjoyed this because it reminded me of playing computer games! This is what I found out...

Bedroom: Paints and varnishes can cause indoor air pollutants. For plants, if humidity is too high, it can promote mold growth.

Attics: Water leaks can cause mold growth. 

Bathroom: Cleaning products can give harmful gasses, ceiling fans can reduce humidity and mold growth.

Garage: The fairy said OBVIOUSLY! the car can emit carbon monoxide from the exhaust and to make sure chemical products are tightly closed.

Kitchen: gas stoves can produce nitrogen dioxide which is harmful to the lungs.

Living room: Wood smoke from the fireplace

Basement/Laundry room: dryers can create humidity and mold growth if not properly ventilated. Combustion appliances can release pollutants in the air.

One thing that could effect me is mold because when it gets warm and humid, anything can grow mold on it! A solution is to get a ceiling fan in the bathroom!

These were great activities guys! It is always fun to learn by being interactive!

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Gandhi