Introduction
Resources
Tasks
Learning Advice
Standards
Assessment
Process
Conclusion
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Introduction

What has ears but can't hear a thing?

A cornfield.

What kind of apple has a short temper?

A crab apple!

What did the baby corn say to the momma corn?

Where is Pop corn?

 

Pizza, ice cream, corn, bananas, soda. Are you hungry yet? There are all types of foods, but not all foods are healthy.

You and your partner are cooks at the Eaton Class Restaurant. You will take several healthy trips to Internet sites to become health food experts. You will then use your new knowledge to create a menu of either a breakfast, lunch or dinner. When you have finished your part of the menu, you will share it with the class.

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Task

Your task with your partner is to create a healthy menu for either breakfast, lunch or dinner. You will include how many servings and what food group each food belongs in. You will learn what a healthy meal looks like through research on the Internet. When you have finished your research you and your partner will then put your menu together. When you have completed the menu you will read it to the class.

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Processes

You have been given a partner.

You will need to decide who will be the researcher and who will be the writer. Each day you will switch jobs.

You are ready to begin your healthy adventure. I will pick names out of a hat to decide what meal you will create, breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Use the Healthy Meals Note Sheet to help you with your meal information and presentation.

After you have collected all the information you need to create your healthy meal menu. Get cooking!

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Standards

Research
Healthy Choices

1.18 Uses computers to represent information and ideas accurately and appropriately.

3.5 Students make healthy choices that positively affect the health of themselves and others.

g. Can identify and classify foods according to the Food Guide Pyramid.

hh. Can select a healthy diet and includes the recommended servings from the Food Guide Pyramid.

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Resources

 Use the sites below to help you answer the questions on the Healthy Meals Note Sheet. Just click a button and you will be on your way!

Learn about eating healthy.

Food Pyramid information.

Food Pyramid information.

 To see some menu examples click one of the buttons below. 

Good Ol Days Menu

Boardwalk Billy's Menu

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Learning Advice

Underlined items are links to travel to other places.

When you are on a website to go back press the back button.

Remember to look at the pictures they will help you answer some of your questions.

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Assessment

Criteria
Almost There
Topnotch
Over the Top
Use the WebQuest

Student will:

-locate the WebQuest

- select correct links within the WebQuest for your meal

-travel to and from the Internet source and our WebQuest with adult support most of the time.

(more than 50% of the time)

Student will:

-locate the WebQuest

-select correct links within the WebQuest for your meal

-travel to and from the Internet source and our WebQuest with adult support some of the time.

(25% - 50%)

Student will:

-locate the WebQuest

-select correct links within the WebQuest for your meal

-travel to and from the Internet source and our WebQuest with few adult supports.

(less than 25%)

Creates a Healthy Menu

Student completes some sections on the Healthy Meals Note Sheet and therefore only completes part of their menu.

Students complete ALL sections on the Healthy Meals Note Sheet and completes all of their menu.

Student achieves TOPNOTCH and completes 1 of the following:

~ adds more details to the Healthy Meals Note Sheet and to their menu.

~ researches another meal and uses their research to add to their menu.

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Conclusion

You have created a healthy menu and have presented it to the class to show what you have learned. You will learn much more from your classmates presentations.

There are many other great Internet sites and activities to explore and gather information. Please take advantage of them when you have time.

A fun extension to this WebQuest would be to create a healthy menu for your family for a week. Have your family get involved and eat HEALTHY!

To check your knowledge in Nutrition and the Food Pyramid try these cool websites:

Put foods on the Food Pyramid.

Nutrition Games

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This WebQuest was created by Sheila Cushing Eaton, a grade 1 teacher at Milton Elementary School.