Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 320 21st Century Applications 6. Environmental literacy. Research an environmental problem that affected the quality of life for a community. How were people affected? What was done to correct the environmental problem? 7. Information literacy. Research biofeedback on the Internet. You may want to investigate the website of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Write a brief summary of your findings. 8. Health literacy. Many roadblocks are also considered crises and cause stress to individuals and family members. Using the National Institute of Mental Health website and other reliable resources, research the effects of stress on the body. Then create a graphic representation of the body and highlight areas of the body affected by stress. Also include possible sources of stress, management strategies or coping methods, and resources people can use for stress management. 9. Communication and collaboration. Work in teams to select one health risk and plan an ad campaign to reduce its appeal to teenagers. Design posters, bumper stickers, T-shirts, bulletin boards, or commercials using scanners, drawing software, color printers, or video cameras. 10. Health literacy. Research the ten most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Prepare a chart listing the STIs and symptoms and causes of each one. Core Skills 11. Science. Visit the National Sleep Foundation website to obtain information for a brief oral report. Focus on the following topics: key changes in sleep needs and sleeping patterns associated with puberty, signs of sleep loss, and the consequences of sleep deprivation. 12. Speaking, listening. Select one type of defense mechanism mentioned in the chapter. Work with a partner to role-play a scenario that demonstrates a positive and negative use of each type of defense mechanism. Have peers identify which defense mechanism you have chosen. 13. Writing. Select one major family crisis that afflicts many families. Examples include unemployment, death of a loved one, addiction, abuse, and learning of a disorder or chronic illness. Using reliable sources of information, write an informative essay for how a teen within that family might cope with this crisis. Include sources of help specific to the crisis. 14. Reading, writing. Using reliable online sources, research the effects of bullying and cyberbullying on teens. How does bullying affect a person mentally, physically, and socially- emotionally? Use your research to write an essay describing effects of bullying and cyberbullying. 15. Speaking. Research a famous successful person who appeared to take great risks. Prepare a