Understanding Your Local Super Market

Introduction

by Adrienne Dotson

Cumberland University

This WebQuest is to make special education students aware of how to use their local super market.  It will allow them to have an understanding of shopping healthy to aid them in becoming self-sufficient.  This is designed for special education students that are transitioning to graduate.  It will help teach then life skills and better prepare them to be self-sufficient.

 

Introduction

Have you ever been in the super market and feel totally lost, or found yourseld wondering from isle to isle looking for one item?  How long did it take you before you broke down as asked the clerk for help?  Do you think understanding a super market would help your confusion? It absolutly will! Knowing how a super market is set up will help you better plan for your shopping experience.  The purpose of this webquest is help you better understand the parts of the super market and how to read labels so you can shop for healthy foods.

Task

Task

By the end of this webquest you will shop the departments of the super market and read food labels more effectively.  You will understand ways to shop healthy and what is okay to shop for.  

Which departments would you shop in for healthy foods?

Process

Process

1. You will begin by writing about what you already know about shopping healthy

  1. What are good isles to shop in?
  2. What are things to look for on the labels
  3. What isles should you stay away from?

2. You will write any questions you want to learn about shoping healthy.

3. Watch the Grocery Store Tour Video

  1. https://youtu.be/221k7E6d5OE

4. Answer the following questions.  Use these links to help you out. 

  1. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html
  2. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyEating/Nutrition/Und…
  3. http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/…
  • Question 1. What three nutrients should you limit
  • Question 2. Name some nutrients that you should take enough intake of.
  • Question 3. What are most nutrients measured in?
  • Question 4. Why is comparing labels important?
  • Question 5. What calorie number is the nutrition facts box based off of.

5. Download the "Delicious Dishes" sheet and complete the assignment

  1. http://pbskids.org/healthykids/

Evaluation

 

Conclusion

Conclusion

Now that you have learned about the super market and where to find healthy foods you can shop successfully.  Take this knowledge and make healthy choices.  

Credits

Permission

We all benefit from having our students learn how to eat healthy and the generous work of others.  Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited.  The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions.