unit2 project

UNIT 2 PROJECTDo Your Food Choices Adequately Nourish Your Body?

Throughout Unit 2

You will determine how well the food that you ingest nourishes your body

You will determine how you can improve your personal eating habits to make your food choices even more beneficial

The Project

In addition to the other assignments in Uni2, you have a major project, the Unit 2 Project ,

worth 25% of your final mark

Rest of courseProject

Parts of the Project

The project consists of 5 parts:

1. 3-Day Food Recall (5% of the project)

2. Nutrient Analysis (20% of the project)

3. Diet Analysis (20% of the project)You do these three parts within Unit 2 – instructions

are there, just like for other assignments

4. Reflective Journal (15% of the project)

5. Educational Presentation (40% of the project)

Reflective Journal

You begin writing this at the end of the first week of Unit 2 (approximately week 4 of the course)

Continue to add dated entries each week until the end of the unit (approximately week 12 of the course)

Reflective Journal – Instructions

When describing what you are learning: Relate how it builds a better understanding of your

nutritional requirements and how it has helped you to improve your eating habits.

Be specific about what you are learning; don’t just list the topics you covered. The content notes on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals and water will help you.

Reflective Journal – Instructions Cont’dWhen describing what you are learning:

Comment on the food recall activity, the nutrient analysis as well as the various assignment work and overall diet analysis.

Outline any challenges you faced along the way and how you overcame them.

Discuss your use of time and how well you are able to keep up with your course work.

Reflective Journal – sample entry

Your entries are about you… and what you learned in the unit. Your opinions are also important. It’s a REFLECTION… so reflect onwhat you learned, what surprised you, how it relates to you.

Example – Reflective Journal

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Educational Presentation

This part is worth 40% of the projectYou can do it with:

○ An Essay○ A PowerPoint presentation○ A Prezi presentation○ A Photostory○ A movie

Contact me if you have other ideas

The Presentation

The question to answer is:Do your food choices adequately nourish

your body?

As per the project instructions

How to cite sources

Two “examples” ofPowerPoint Presentations

Of course, I cannot show you the presentations

An example of a Prezi

Here is an example of a Prezi that one of the DFs created for another subject (click on image)

Final Thoughts This project is important! You cannot get this done in a few days or a week

So, try to manage your time well Take this seriously… you can do it. Focus on your own data and nutrient

requirements – this is about YOU Show (with charts/graphs) exactly which

nutrients you are getting enough of, and not enough of. To do this, you will need to show the amounts you should be getting.

Presentation Rubric