Nutrition+and+Exercise

In our nutrition unit, we have discussed My Food Plate (dairy, veggies, fruits, grains, and proteins), along with how to read a nutrition label (calories, various types of fat, cholesterol, vitamins, minerals, sodium, carbs, sugars, and anything else we may find in a given food label, such as calcium). Now, it is time to show me what you know!

LEARNING TARGET: Demonstrate an understanding of food labels and/or My Food Plate by creating a presentation about a portion of My Food Plate or any piece/part of a nutrition label in any digital form.

We looked at the introduction on Google Slides (can be found below) so let's examine the details! You will design a presentation about EITHER any of the five food groups on My Food Plate OR any section from a nutrition label, calories, trans fat, etc. You are NOT doing both! Just pick one from one category! Your presentation must be online, but you may use any Web 2.0 tool with which you are familiar. Some suggestions include: Prezi, WeVideo, Explain Everything, Pixton, VoiceThread, etc. These are suggestions. You may use another form of digital media. As always, if you are unsure about something, ask me! Once you have chosen a presentation topic and a form of media, you are ready to explain what you know! Your presentation should include:


 * **What is it?** Say you picked calories. Give us a brief description of what calories are. Make sure you give us at least two details!
 * **How much is needed to be healthy?** This can be an average for most adults, someone your age, etc. Make sure you specify! How many servings of protein are needed? How much trans fat is too much?
 * What are some **examples** of your topic? If you pick fruits, for instance, this section could present a list or pictures of grapefruits, peaches, tomatoes, etc.
 * **Functions:** What does calcium do for your bones? How do veggies help you stay full? An explanation of what your topic does for the body is needed.
 * **Pictures, pictures, pictures**! Display some visual elements throughout.
 * What if you have a **deficiency or a food allergy or intolerance**? Are there supplements available? What could happen if a person consumes too much saturated fats?
 * Compare and contrast**- choose two foods from whichever part of My Food Plate that you are doing (i.e. two fruits) and compare and contrast them: Which has more sugar? Which has less fat? Compare and contrast at least three pieces of information on your two foods. Conclude with which one you think is healthier and why. (If you are doing something from a food label, compare and contrast any two foods that are similar in calories, or sugars, iron, etc. If your topic is trans fat, compare and contrast two foods similar in trans fat.)**
 * Finally, do a brief section on **exercise**. What sorts of exercise do you like? What are some benefits to working out? Design a workout plan for yourself. Compare and contrast two workouts. This section is pretty open-at least one portion (slide, scene, etc.) MUST be devoted to exercise!
 * **Publish** your completed nutrition presentation to our class Google Site for health class. A link will be below.
 * We will take a couple of days to **present** these to the class. Your presentation should be about five minutes long. Do not simply read your captions-give us more. This can mean proposing questions about your topic, explaining why it was chosen, why you chose to use Pixton, etc. Your actual slides/video/comic/etc. can and should be under five minutes. This way there is time for everyone to interact with their audience.

This is an individual project. IT IS DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. Like with all of our projects, you will have a rubric to follow. We will have class time to work on this, though some time at home or the library will likely be necessary. Below you will find a link to the Google Slides introduction, a link to the publishing tool (our health class Google site), and a link to the rubric. I have also embedded my three examples so that you may view them at any time. See below. As always, if you need any assistance, please e-mail me at rflower12@mail.bw.edu. Good luck! View the introductory slides! Don't forget to publish your work for all to see! Click to visit our Google Sites Health Page!

How is your project coming along? View the rubricand find out what you still need to do!

Finally, our samples are here to help you as well! View/listen to our VoiceThread, Educreation, and WeVideo! media type="educreations" key="40345500" width="560" height="315"

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