Essential Nutrients Webquest

Introduction

The essential nutrients are a vital part of a healthy mind and body.  They help to keep your body in good working order, and illness and disease free, while supplying you with enough energy to perform daily activities.  Think about the nutrients you have heard before and what do you already know about them? Do you want to experience hair loss, fatigue, shortness of breath, bone pain or your wounds to heal slowly? Follow along on this webquest to learn more about how essential nutrients can keep you healthy and feeling your best!

 

 

Goals for Webquest-

1. I can identify the 6 Essential Nutrients.

2. I can assess the essential nutrients specific functions.

3. I can explain why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important.

4. I can describe how the essential nutrients influence my body processes (e.g., disease prevention, disorders, etc).

5. I can choose healthy nutrient specific foods and incorporate those into my diet.

6. I can identify symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.

Task

Your job is to use the online resources provided to complete the following activities. Then you will reflect on what you have learned by writing a reflective summary with questions provided.

Process

1.   http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/6-essential-nutrients-functions-4877.html

Define Nutrient:    

 

2. There are 6 nutrients: Use the link above to complete the chart. Then highlight the 3 “Macronutrients” (Macros) in RED and the 2 “Micronutrients” in BLUE.

Essential Nutrients Basics -video

1. 

Function-

 

Examples-

2.

Function-

 

Examples-

3.

Function-

 

Examples-

4.

Function-

 

Examples-

5.

Function-

 

Examples-

6

Function-

 

Examples-

 

3. YOUTUBE CLIP:  Essential Nutrients

What is the major source of energy for the body?

 Answer:

What are the two types of Carbohydrates?  

 

 Answer:

Name a “healthy” simple sugar

 Answer:

Name a “non-healthy” simple sugar

 Answer:

Another name for a complex carbohydrate is

 Answer:

What is HDL?

https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm

 

 Answer:

What is LDL?

Use above link

 Answer:

 

4. Use the resources below in the “additional resources section” and throughout this webquest to fill in this chart. 

 

What does the below do for your body?

Where is it found? Examples?

Proteins

 

 

Vitamin A

 

 

Vitamin C

 

 

Calcium

 

 

Iron

 

 

Fats

3 types

  

1.

2.

3.
 

1. 

2.

3.

Fiber

Fiber-Youtube Video

 		  

 

How much of your body is made up of water?

 Answer:

Where do you get the majority of the water that you intake daily

 Answer:

 

5.  REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. Write a paragraph, in your own words, explaining why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important. Explain at least three reasons why.

2. Write a paragraph explaining three health problems associated with not consuming enough of the essential nutrients.



3. Write a paragraph explaining how you can incorporate the essential nutrients into your daily diet. Include specific foods and what nutrients are in those foods.

Evaluation

 

GRADING RUBRIC

 

     4

  • I can identify all the 6 Essential Nutrients.

  • I can assess all 6 essential nutrients specific functions.

  • I can explain 3 reasons why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important.

  • I can describe 3 ways how the essential nutrients influence my body processes (e.g., disease prevention, disorders, etc).

  • I can choose 3 specific healthy nutrient specific foods and incorporate those into my diet.

  • I can identify 4 symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.

     3

  • I can identify at least of the 4 Essential Nutrients.

  • I can assess at least 4 of the essential nutrients specific functions.

  • I can explain 2 reasons why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important.

  • I can describe 2 ways how the essential nutrients influence my body processes (e.g., disease prevention, disorders, etc).

  • I can choose 2 specific healthy nutrient specific foods and incorporate those into my diet.

  • I can identify 3 symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.

     2

  • I can identify at least 3 Essential Nutrients.

  • I can assess at least 2 essential nutrients specific functions.

  • I can explain less than 2 reasons why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important.

  • I can describe 2 ways how the essential nutrients influence my body processes (e.g., disease prevention, disorders, etc).

  • I can choose 2 specific healthy nutrient specific foods and incorporate those into my diet.

  • I can identify 2 symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.

     1

  • I can identify less than 3 Essential Nutrients.

  • I can assess less than 2 essential nutrients specific functions.

  • I can explain 1 reason why eating enough of the essential nutrients on a regular basis is important.

  • I can describe less than 2 ways how the essential nutrients influence my body processes (e.g., disease prevention, disorders, etc).

  • I can choose less than 2  specific healthy nutrient specific foods and incorporate those into my diet.

  • I can identify less than 2 symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.
Conclusion

Great job completing this Webquest! As you can see, the essential nutrients are an important part of a healthy diet.  A healthy diet allows the mind and body to work properly, prevent illness/disorder/disease and leaves us feeling our best.  Looking forward, what other important components to a healthy diet do you need to take into consideration when planning a healthy meal?

Teacher Page