Introduction
Imagine a sports car. What type of fuel would you put in it? Would you give it regular fuel or the best fuel you could buy? Think of your body like a sports car. When you give your body good food on a regular basis, you have energy to grow, play and get stronger. If you give your body bad food, it wont work as well as you'll have less energy and get sick more often. We want to know what we're putting in our bodies and make smart choices to be able to share this information with our friends and family.
Task
Nutrition is very important to any individual. Once you have finished researching the types of foods your body needs, make a menu for one week that includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Use the web and search for the types of foods that can help your body get the fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy it needs. Then create a healthy eating meal plan for one week that includes foods that provide fuel, energy, and vitamins.
1. Select your favorite fast food meals.
2. Collect data on what types of nutrients a body needs to be healthy.
3. Compare the foods you love to the foods that are recommended.
4. Create a menu that fulfill the requirements for healthy daily meals.
5. Present the menu for one day in a creative way to the class.
Process
Step One:
Create a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu using your favorite fast food meals. Each meal must be from a different fast food restaurant. Calculate the total amount of calories, and fat in each meal. Record this information in your journal.
This journal will be handed in at the end of the assignment. Make sure to write down all calculations used.
Use the CalorieKing to get the data on your meals.
Step Two:
Use the MyPlate Widget to find how many calories a person your age needs daily. Input your age, your sex, and how much physical activity you get in a day. When your results show how many calories you should consume, click the results and the website will show you the recommended amounts of each food group you should consume.
In your journal, record your recommended MyPlate Plan. How many fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy do you need to consume to have a balanced diet?
Step Three:
Compare the recommended calorie intake with your results from Step One. Record your findings in your journal. The results may surprise you!
Step Four:
Use the MyPlate website to research types of foods that can help complete a menu for one week. You will need 7 days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Get creative with your recipes. Using your new found knowledge on food, look at cookbooks, ask family members, use different resources and make recipes that can help make a delicious healthy meal.
Make sure each daily menu falls within your caloric recommendation. Next to each meal, write down how many calories each meal would be. Use the CalorieKing to help.
Step Five:
Present one day of your menu plan to the class in a creative manner. You can create a PowerPoint, a movie of you cooking the meals, or picture boards.
You may work individually or as a pair.
Evaluation
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Exceptional 4 |
Admirable 3 |
Developing 2 |
Needs Improvement 1 |
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Use of Internet (Links Provided) |
Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites. |
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WebQuests Tasks Completed |
All areas of the project were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. Project is interesting and completed. |
The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a great deal of thought. (Between 75% and 100% complete) |
The project is only partially completed. The project submitted demonstrates a moderate level of thought. (Between 50% and 75% complete) |
The project is incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the project, and/or project is less than 50% complete. |
| Presentation |
Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. |
Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. |
Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation. |
Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but these often distract from the presentation content. |
| Time Use |
Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work. |
The student did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive. |
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Grammar, Format, and Spelling |
The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. |
The final body of work had 1-2 errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. |
The final body of work 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. |
The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. |
Conclusion
Once you have completed this project, you will be able to include better eating habits in your everyday life. Think of the Internet tools you have used to help you complete this project and what those tools have helped you learn about healthy eating. What is something you did not know before this project? Will you try to change the way you eat now that you know the difference between healthy eating and unhealthy foods? What about your peers' presentations taught you something that you missed throughout this project?
Reflect on what you learned from this activity. Be sure to include information related to your presentation and the data you collected throughout this project.
Credits
Teacher Page
Throughout this WebQuest, students will collect data on what types of nutrients a body needs to be healthy, compare the foods you love to the recommended foods, create a menu that fulfills the requirements for healthy daily meals, and present the menu for one day in a creative way to the class. Students can work individually or in pairs; however, each student must complete their own individual assignment.
Standards:
CTE-AFNR.68.FOOD.04.06: Describe the components of a nutrition label.
CTE-HLTH.68.GENRL.06.07: Explore the need for proper nutrition and water intake to maintain wellness.
CTE-HLTH.68.THERA.03.05: Explore the need for proper nutrition (www.myplate.gov) and water intake to maintain wellness.
CTE-HS.68.PCS.02.02: Explain the importance of good nutrition.
CTE-HS.68.PCS.02.08: Develop an exercise and nutrition plan that incorporates the components of wellness.
ELL Students Level 1-2:
Educators should spend additional time walking through the steps and assisting the students in the research process. These students may also need additional time to complete the assignment.
ELL Students Level 3-4:
If the activity is being completed in pairs or small groups educators can pair the students with students who are not ELLs. If the students are working as individuals educators may need to provide assistance as needed for these students and possibly additional time.
ELL Students Level 5:
Students may need a limited amount of additional assistance therefore educators should provide this assistance as needed and they may also need additional time which can also be provided as needed.
Subject area: Health and Nutrition
Grades: 6-8