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Running Header: RUTH LILLY REFLECTION

Reflection Paper
Amanda toneroc!
I"# Tec$ Communit# College
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Rut$ Lill# Heat$ Education Center i% dedicated to $elping c$ildren and adult% ma!e
$ealt$# life c$oice%& In t$i% center t$e# $a"e li"e and interacti"e room% '$ere c$ildren can learn
a(out man# different topic% in $ealt$& )$ile I "i%ited t$e center I %a' room% t$at teac$ c$ildren
a(out our $uman anatom#* our dige%ti"e %#%tem* our (odie% a% t$e# gro'* drug and alco$ol
effect% on our (odie%* and food and nutrition& T$i% 'a% onl# a little (it of all of t$e information
taug$t at t$i% center& All of t$i% and more i% '$# t$i% i% a 'onderful center for teac$er% to ta!e
t$eir %tudent%&
I 'ould reall# en+o# ta!ing m# %tudent% to t$e Rut$ Lill# Center& T$e center cater% to
'$at age group #ou are (ringing in from !indergarten to $ig$ %c$ool& T$i% can (e "er# $elpful
for teac$er% '$o en+o# ta!ing t$eir %tudent% to t$i% center no matter '$at grade t$e# are teac$ing&
T$e%e room% are al%o large and can $old up to fift# c$ildren& T$e Rut$ Lill# Center get% t$e !id%
up and mo"ing into t$ree different t$eater% '$ile on t$eir field trip& T$e '$ole time c$ildren are
learning $ealt$# c$oice% and '$at i% going on in t$eir (odie%& T$e (igge%t attraction 'ould (e
TA,& TA, %tand% for Tran%parent Anatomical ,ani!in and %$e -come% to life. a% %$e tal!%
a(out t$e importance of caring for our (odie%& /id% can (e "i%ual and t$i% to %cale model can
reall# $elp t$e %tudent% learn& E"er#t$ing in t$e room% are large and can reall# attract c$ildren0%
attention& If t$i% 'a% not enoug$ t$e center al%o $a% remote% for %tudent% to interact 'it$ 1ui22e%&
E"er#t$ing a(out t$i% place ma!e% it a great place to ta!e %tudent%&
One of m# fa"orite part% a(out t$i% center i% $o' t$e %tudent% can a%! 1ue%tion% and learn
a(out all t$e in1uirie% t$e# $a"e& )it$ t$i% (eing a(out our (odie% I am %ure t$at all of t$e
c$ildren $a"e 1ue%tion% t$at can (e uncomforta(le for a teac$er to an%'er& T$i% center i% great at
an%'ering t$e%e 1ue%tion% and I 'ould en+o# not (eing t$e one to do %o& Once c$ildren %tart to
$it pu(ert# t$ere could (e a lot of 1ue%tion% t$at t$e# are afraid or uncomforta(le to a%! and a
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center li!e t$i% could an%'er t$o%e 1ue%tion%& Not onl# i% t$i% center great for #ounger %tudent%
(ut for $ig$ %c$ool %tudent%& )$ile I "i%ited I %a' room% t$at tal!ed a(out drug%* alco$ol*
T30%* pregnanc# and more& In $ig$ %c$ool %tudent% %tart to get pre%%ure to do t$ing% and t$i%
center 'ould (e a great place to ta!e %tudent%&
I reall# $ope t$at I can u%e t$i% center in t$e future to (ring !no'ledge of $ealt$ and
fitne%% to all of m# %tudent%& T$i% 'a% a great "i%it and 'a% "er# educational& 4efore t$i% field
trip I did not !no' a(out t$i% center and no' I am glad to !no' a(out t$i% great center& Healt$
and fitne%% are "er# important and t$i% center gi"e% %tudent% an in%ig$t t$at t$e# mig$t not get
an#'$ere el%e& I 'ould li!e to u%e all of t$e re%ource% t$at t$i% center $a% to offer&