Nutrition+Webquest

Nutrition Webquest - from Ben Johnston's Wiki, 7-3-11 **__ Objective __** Write a business letter to one (1) fast food restaurant explaining what you have learned about nutrition as it relates to the particular restaurant. ** Lesson 1 - Learn About Nutrition **


 * Visit Cool Food Planet - complete "10 Tips for Kidz" worksheet
 * Click here to get "10 Tips for Kidz" worksheet

**Close:** In Word, write a summary of what your learned today. Save the file on your H: drive with the file name of "Nutrition Notes." This document will be used to help you write your business letter.


 * Lesson 2. Learn about the New Food Pyramid **
 * 1st - Explore the My Pyramid for Kids Website
 * 2nd - Learn how to play "My Pyramid Blast Off" Game
 * 3rd - Play " My Pyramid Blast Off" Game - Remember to print certificate.

For an extra copy of the Food Pyramid, click here - A Closer Look at My Pyramid **Close:** Open up your "Nutrition Notes" file in Word and add a summary of what you learned today.


 * Lesson 3. All About Fast Food Restaurants **

Working as a group read, "Healthy Restaurant Eating"

Click here for group instructions

**Close:** Open up your "Nutrition Notes" file in Word and add a summary of what you learned today. For more information read the following Articles:
 * Fast Food in '05
 * Fast Foods While Dining Out
 * Fast Food Eating
 * To learn how to read a food label, visit Food Labels


 * Lesson 4 - Building a Meal **

**Close:** Email your LMS with your restaurant choice.
 * 1) Visit one Fast Food Restaurant's website. [|Click here for a choice of restaurants]
 * 2) On this site choose food items and build a meal you might order
 * 3) Use the Meal Recording Sheet  to record your meal
 * 4) Open up Excel and create a spreadsheet of your data. Save the spreadsheet as "Restaurant Data"


 * Lesson 5 - Create a graph **
 * 1) Open up your "Restaurant Data" file in Excel
 * 2) Total up each of the nutrient columns using the SUM Formula
 * 3) Create a chart
 * Add a chart title and X and Y axis labels
 * Add a legend (Note: place legend at bottom of graph)
 * Place chart as a New Sheet
 * Change the chart's background color to white
 * Click here for a complete checklist

Close: Open up your "Nutrition Notes" file. Compare and contrast the data on your chart to the recommended meal allowance for a 5th grader. [|Click here for the recommended allowances.]

In class work: Complete a rough draft of a business letter to your restaurant using the data from your Chart and your Nutrition Notes. Click here for a list of restaurant addresses.
 * Lesson 6 - Finish Business Letter **


 * 1) Type up your business letter
 * 2) For required content, click here
 * 3) Insert your graph from Excel into your business letter
 * 4) Edit document
 * 5) Print when done
 * 6) Complete the "My Score" section of the Excel Rubric

Click the link below to get "Business Letter Rubric" []

All info on this page came from Elmbrook School District webquest designed by Hillside Elementary School.

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