Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Hello Quizzers!
I hope all is well with you and you did not find today's quiz too difficult!

On to the next project..........
You will be getting a candidate to represent for the brand-new "NHASA Vitamin of the Year" Competition! You will need to do a bit of research so you are best able to help your vitamin write his/her speech. At the end of the project, during the final voting, you will get up in front of your classmates and do your best to convince them that your vitamin deserves to win "NHASA's Vitamin of the Year 2010" Award.
You will need to include the following information in your speech:
Is your vitamin water or fat soluble? What does that mean?
What does your vitamin doe for us humans?
What are the consequences of a deficiency and an overdose of your vitamin?
Does your vitamin work with any other vitamins? If so, how?
What are the best conditions for your vitamin to work at it's best?
Where do we find this vitamin? ( In what foods?)

Email me if you have any questions! I look forward to your presentations!

Happy Researching!
Margot

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hello Munchkins!

Today is a "catch-up" day for those of you that still owe a post or two....or three.....:) Scott has the list of what is owed for each of you so please check in with him.
There were a few posts with no names, so you may want to check those if you think you posted something that I am missing. Please be sure to sign your name or I can not give you credit for your work! Remember, I can't check your handwriting on a post :) It may also be helpful for you to make a checklist of assignments/posts so you can keep track of what you still owe or have not finished.
If you do catch up today, review all the concepts and make a study sheet for a simple quiz over the three nutrients that we have looked at so far, along with the general nutrition concepts. I will be sending you each individual feedback and grades thus far next week. If you could send me a quick email today with your email address, that will help me greatly in sending you your feedback up to this point.
Happy Thursday!
Margot

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Hello Nutritionists!
I hope your weekend was full of healthy foods......:)

Today we are going to take a look at one more brainpop movie and food type, fats. Again, watch it once all the way through, then again taking notes. Share and compare your notes with a classmate to make sure you did not miss anything important. We will be having a brief quiz next Tuesday over the three brainpop movies we have recently watched: nutrition, carbohydrates and fats. We will then start a project in small groups.

Today, to watch the video on fats, click here.

After watching the video, answer the following questions in a post.

1. Explain the following terms in your own words:
glycerol
glucose
fatty acids
saturated fats
unsaturated fats
cholesterol
trans fats

2. What are three things your body needs fats for?

3. Where does your body produce cholesterol and what is it used for?

4. How is a heart attack and a stroke different?

5. Reflective: Do you think about fat in your own diet? How often do you look at labels for food you eat? Do you ever choose not to eat something because of the fat content?

6. Extension: We have looked at carbohydrates and fats. Do a little investigation on proteins. Think about what you have learned about fats and carbohydrates.
A. Find out what your body uses proteins for. What foods provide protein? What are the benefits of protein in your diet? Are there any dangers from eating too much protein?
B. How do proteins compare with fats and carbohydrates. In other words, what do they have in common or how are they different?

Happy Learning!
Margot

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Hello Student Nutritionists!

I hope you enjoyed Tuesday's class. There are some terms that I want to be sure you noted down from the video. You should have the following terms and definitions to review for a quiz next week.
Nutrition Vocabulary
nutrient
fats
carbohydrates
proteins
heterotrophic
vitamins
minerals

Today we will investigate one of the nutrients from the list further, carbohydrates. Click here to watch another brainpop movie. Please watch it once straight through without taking notes. Then watch it again and take notes on important concepts and vocabulary.
As a class, go over and share what you thought was important to note down.

After watching the video and sharing your notes, please write me a post answering the following questions:

1. Please define, in your OWN words, the following terms.
simple carbohydrates
complex carbohydrates
fiber
blood sugar
processed food
2. What does your body use carbohydrates for?

3. The video mentions a disease linked to blood sugar called diabetes. Do a bit of research on your own and tell me in your own words what this disease is,where it comes from, what it can do to a person, and how it can be managed.

I did not receive posts from everyone with Tuesday's questions. If you have not posted that, please send that by Friday. See Scott if you are not sure if you have posted. Email me with any questions.....happy investigating!
Margot

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Hello Students!
I hope you had an wonderful weekend.

We have investigated a bit about what types of learners we have in the class and gotten to know ourselves a bit better. Knowing one's strengths and weaknesses is a key factor in emotional health. We will revist emotional health a bit later in the year.

Today we will begin to look at physical health.

There are different aspects to physical health, many of which you have mentioned in your earlier posts. Nutrition, exercise, injury( sickness, accidents, poisons), and stress are some of these aspects.

Many of you mentioned nutrition in your definitions of health, so we will start with this.

Watch the brainpop movie by clicking here
Scott will have the username and password.

Watch the movie once, then watch it again taking notes of vocabulary and concepts.
Compare your notes with your classmates at the end of the movie.

Answer the following questions in a post:
1. classify the following foods as grains, vegetables, fruits, oils, dairy or meats/beans/nuts.

bread
olive oil
turkey
yogurt
oatmeal
almonds
eggplant
butter
carrot
chickpeas
peanut butter
strawberries
popcorn

2. Do a bit of online research. What is a vegan? What types of food are in their diet and what types of foods do they avoid?

3. Make a list of all the foods you ate yesterday. Try to make it as accurate as possible. Then, sort that list into different food groups. What do you discover? Do you have most foods fit into a certain group, or are your foods spread out among the different groups? Do you see that you were missing any food groups?

I look forward to reading your posts today! Happy investigating......
Margot

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Hello Kinesthetic, Musical, Linguistic students!

How cool, I loved reading your responses and hearing about your results with the multiple intelligence survey. The survey you took was just one method of estimating what type of learner you may be.
I thought it was interesting that 4 out of 6 of you scored high as kinesthetic learners, and 3 out of 6 of you scored high as linguistic learners, 2 out of 6 scored high for musical learning, and 1 out of 6 of you scored high for either mathematical, intrapersonal or naturalistic.

1. How might this makeup of learners influence the learning environment in this health class? Looking at your own high scores, what types of activities might best help you learn concepts in this health class?
2. Thinking about the areas where you might have scored lower, what are some strategies that you can come up with when you might have to do work in those types of areas?
An example of this is the following:
A student scores pretty low in interpersonal types of activities but higher in intrapersonal activities. In other words, she prefers to work alone. At times this student may have to work in a group. It is an important part of emotional health to recognize what type of learner you are and where your weaknesses may be. This student may set goals for herself for participation to overcome her tendencies to refrain from sharing her opinion in a group.

3. Many people have discussed the possibility of a new type of learner, an "electronic" or "tech" learner, due to the many advances in technology over the past ten years. What is your reaction to this possible type of learner? What characteristics might this type of learner have? Do you think this is one of your strengths?


So, now that we know ourselves a bit better and have thought about what types of learners we are and where we may struggle, we are going to know talk about habits. In Sean Covey's book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens", the author outlines the following 7 habits;
1. Be Proactive- Take responsibility for your life
2. Begin With the End in Mind- Define your mission and goals in life
3. Put First Things First- Prioritize, and do the most important things first
4. Think Win-Win- Have an "everyone- can win" attitude
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood- Listen to people sincerely
6. Synergize-work together to achieve more
7. Sharpen the Saw-Renew yourself regularly

Have a class discussion about these habits. Do you think they are all equally important? Are there any you do not agree with? If you had to rank them, what would be the most important and least important?

I would like you then to post a reaction to your class discussion. This means post your thoughts on the discussion, what went well, what could have been improved, how the discussion made you change your thinking or if it made your thinking stronger.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Hello Class!
I am sorry there was some confusion and problems with posting last week. All should be set now, and you should be able to post as anonymous if you do not have a Google email address. Please be sure to sign your name so that I know who has written the post.
Another way to be sure you do not loose all that you write is to write your post in a word document, save it, and then cut and paste it into a post. That way, if there are any problems, you can email me the document and I will know that you did the work.

This week, if you were not able to post, I would like you to post your answers to questions one and two. Please post your answers on to that post, not this one.
If you were able to post ( Kalden and Hannah and Max) , or once you have posted, please continue reading for today's activities.

Today Assignments:

Please click here for a reading on various definitions of what health is.

After reading this article, the various definitions, the descriptions of physical and emotional aspects and factors that can effect health, please write about two things that were most interesting to you, that possible made you want to learn more or investigate more. Maybe these two things just made you think or surprised you.

Remember, I am looking for clear posts, with explanations and evidence for what you claim. This means that I am looking for more that one sentence posts......take your time posting, think hard and reread your work to see that is makes sense. Check your spelling and grammar for your best work.


Next, go to http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php and take the multiple intelligence test. When you finish, it please write me a post telling me where your "peaks" or high scores were. Part of being in good health is understanding yourself and what type of learner and person you are. After finding out where your peaks were, answer the following questions: ( if you are unsure about any of the intelligences, please use the website to read further descriptions of the ones you are unsure about)

1. Where are your "peaks" OR strengths?
2. How might this effect you in school? How might it help you or make things harder for you?
3. Were you surprised by any of your peaks, or did your profile fit in with what you know about yourself?


After, please make a class chart or tally showing what types of learners we have in this class. You can use whatever format the class chooses. Please have one volunteer take notes and email me or post the results.

I took the same multiple intelligence survey. I came out with peaks highest in "naturalistic" and "visual /spatial" and "interpersonal". 5>How do you think my intelligences that might effect how I am as a teacher?