WebQuest: Exploring Food Guides Around the World

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WebQuest Exploring Food Guides Around the World

• Lesson Planning
• Technology Standards
• WebQuest
• Additional References

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Planning
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• PLOs
• ? Students will be able to describe the essential
  components of a nutritionally adequate diet
• Learning Objectives
• ? Students will compare and contrast food guides
  from around the world. 
• ? Students will recognize and describe the
  components of various food guides from around the
  world.
• ? Students will analyze their own dietary
  patterns.
• ? Students will create an individualized food
  guide to reflect their diet. 
• ? Use their technology skills to present their
  research findings and personal diet data in an
  attractive, fun and easy to read format. 

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Technology Standards
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• Basic Operations and Concepts
• Students will demonstrate a sound understanding
  of the nature and operation of technology. 
• Productivity
• Students will use technology to enhance learning,
  increase productivity and promote creativity.
• Research
• Students will use technology to locate, evaluate
  and collect information from a variety of sources
  as well as report this data.

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Exploring Food Guides Around the World

• Introduction Task Process Resources
• Evaluation Conclusion References

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Introduction

• Food guides are used around the world to visually
  communicate a countrys dietary guidelines or
  recommendations.
• Whether in the shape of a square, rainbow, or
  wheel, all food guides are meant to improve the
  health of individuals.
• Many food guides share common themes.
• Each food guide varies in their recommendations
  and food groupings.
• Task Process Resources Evaluation
  Conclusion References

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Your Task

• Your task is to design a new food guide with that
  represents your dietary patterns or eating habits
  using whatever program you would like.
• In order to complete your project you will first
  need to look at several different types of food
  guides from around the world and answer the
  following questions
• 1. What are some of the available shapes of
  guides?
• 2. What are the names of food groups?
• 3. How are foods grouped together?
• 4. What are the main messages of food guides?
• 5. What are recommended servings for each food
  group?
• Introduction Process Resources Evaluation
  Conclusion References

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The Process

• 1. Choose 3 food guides from around the world to
  familiarize yourself with.
• 2. Create a chart using the information that you
  have found from examining the food guides you
  have chosen.
• Be sure to include the following information in
  your chart
• Country of origin shape of food guide
• Number of Food Groups
• Name of Food Groups
• Recommended servings for each food group
• Common message or themes amongst the varying food
  groups if you are able to discover them i.e.
  Enjoy a variety of foods (Canadas Food Guide)
• Introduction Task Resources Evaluation
  Conclusion References

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The Process (contd)

• 3. Compare and contrast the information you have
  described in your chart
• Are there any similarities amongst the food
  guides you have chosen?
• Are there any differences?
• What reasons can you think of for why there would
  be any similarities and differences?
• 4. Reflect on your own dietary patterns or
  eating habits.
• What food items do you consume the most? The
  least?
• Create a theme or message that best represents
  your current diet.

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The Process (contd)

• 5. Design your own food guide that best
  represents your dietary patterns/eating habits.
  Be sure to incorporate the basic components of a
  food guide
• Title
• Shape
• Different labeled Food Groups
• Pictorial examples of foods found in each food
  group
• Recommended Servings
• Main message or theme
• i.e. Enjoy a variety of foods (Canadas Food
  Guide)

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Resources

• Canadas Food Guide
• Finnish Nutrition Recommendations
• Malaysian Food Guide Pyramid
• The Australians Guide to Healthy Eating
• The Balance of Good Health, Great Britain
• American Food Pyramid
• Ministry of Health and Welfare Greece
• Introduction Task Process Evaluation
  Conclusion References

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Resources Cont.(Non-English sites)

• Foreign Nutrition Organizations - non-English web
  sites

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Evaluation

• Click here to view Evaluation Rubric.
• Introduction Task Process Resources
  Conclusion References

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Conclusion

• By the end of this task, you should be able to
• Recognize and describe the components of various
  food guides from around the world
• Analyze your own dietary pattern
• Create your own personal food guide
• Use your technology skills to present your
  research findings and personal diet data in an
  attractive, fun and easy to read format
• Introduction Task Process Resources
  Evaluation References

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References

• (2002). Foods and Nutrition Information Center
  Retrieved June 15, 2002 from
• the World Wide Web
• http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000039.htmlxto
  cid2381833
• Painter, J., Rah, J., Lee, Y. (April, 2002).
  Comparison of
• International Food Guide Pictorial
  Representations.
• Journal of The American Dietetic
  Association,483-489.
• On line Available http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
  /etext/000023.html
• ISTE (2002). Technology Standards for Learners.
  Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the World Wide
  Webwww.iste.org/
• University of Kansas. (2002). Rubric Star.
  Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the
• World Wide Webhttp//rubistar.4teachers.org/
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• Introduction Task Process Resources
  Evaluation Conclusion

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Additional References
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• Australian Department of Health and Aging.
  (2001). Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
  Retrieved from the World Wide Web
  http//www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guid
  e/index.htm
• BC Ministry of Education. (1998). Home Economics
  IRP, grades 8-10, grades 11 and 12. Victoria, BC
  BC Ministry of Education.
• British Nutrition Foundation (2002). Achieving a
  Balanced Diet. Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the
  World Wide Web http//www.nutrition.org.uk/
• Ministry of Health and Welfare Greece. (2002).
  Dietary Guidelines for adults in Greece.
  Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the World Wide Web
• http//www.nut.uoa.gr/english/Greekguid.htmdiatr4
  
• Nutrition Society of Malaysia. (2002). Food Guide
  Pyramid. Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the World
  Wide Web http//www.nutriweb.org.my/modules.php?o
  pmodloadnamefoodpyramidfileindex
• US Department of Agriculture. (2002). The Food
  Guide Pyramid. Retrieved June 15, 2002 from the
  World Wide Web http//www.nal.usda.gov8001/py/pm
  ap.htm

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Evaluation
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