CALORIC INTAKE PROJECT ARE YOU EATING THE RIGHT FOODS

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CALORIC INTAKE PROJECTARE YOU EATING THE RIGHT
FOODS?

• BY Sara, Shuly and Sima

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Unit Math and Science ObjectivesThe activity is
designed to

• Familiarize students with terminology used in
  food composition
• Review basic facts about the nutrients in foods.
• Introduce students to USDAs Nutrient Database
  for Standard Referencethe nations primary
  source of food composition data (see
  http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp).
• Reinforce basic math skills, for ex., fluid ounce
  to cup conversions.

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Technology Objectives

• Students will learn when to use different types
  of graphs.
• Students will research the Internet for
  nutritional facts.
• Students will understand how the use of a
  spreadsheet and a graph can assist in solving
  mathematical calculations.
• Students will learn how to convert a simple
  spreadsheet into a graph.

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Hotlist on NUTRITIONAL ResourcesAn Internet
Hotlist on NUTRITIONAL VALUES created by Sara,
Shuly, Sima

• The Internet Resources
• Eat right - Gather nutrition related activities
  and information
• Nutrition Camp - Get facts about the food
  pyramid, serving sizes, and nutritional labels.
• School Menu - Learn about nutritional values of
  school lunches.
• Food Allergies - Get important facts on food
  allergies
• Nutrition through government resources - Federal
  resource providing access to online government
  information on nutrition.
• American Society for Nutritional Society -
  Journal of Nutrition
• Food and Nutrition Information Center - A
  collection and dissemination forum on food and
  Human Nutrition
• Nutrition Explorations - Nutritional values for
  school and Family
• International Food Information Council Foundation
  - Get important facts on food allergies

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New York State Standards.

• Standard 1 Students will use mathematical
  analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering
  design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek
  answers, and develop solutions.
• Standard 2 Students will access, generate,
  process, and transfer information using
  appropriate technologies.
• Standard 3 Students will understand mathematics
  and become mathematically confident by
  communicating and reasoning mathematically, by
  applying mathematics in real-world settings, and
  by solving problems through the integrated study
  of number systems, geometry, algebra, data
  analysis, probability, and trigonometry.
• Standard 5 Students will apply technological
  knowledge and skills to design, construct, use,
  and evaluate products and systems to satisfy
  human and environmental needs.
• Standard 6 Students will understand the
  relationships and common themes that connect
  mathematics, science, and technology and apply
  the themes to these and other areas of learning.
• Standard 7 Students will apply the knowledge and
  thinking skills of mathematics, science, and
  technology to address real-life problems and make
  informed decisions.

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FOOD PYRAMID
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Spreadsheet of Lunch Caloric Intake
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Bar Graph
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Assessment
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Additional Lesson for advanced students

• Database
• Software Access or FileMaker Pro

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Caloric Data TABLE
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