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Nutrition

Subject:Biology Senior Certificate syllabus.

Lessons could also be valuable in Transition year context.

Topic of the lesson: Nutrition

What prior knowledge do student have about this topic?

Students will have covered this topic in less detail in the Junior Cycle.

Materials used during lesson:

By teacher: By students:

Slides

White board

White board markers

Projector

Tote remote

Science book

Food sources to be shown to class- to have visual impact and practical element for learning: selection of bread, pasta, rice, fruit, vegetables, milk, nuts, sugary drinks.

Pictures/ on line images of sources of nutrition not common in Ireland but dominant in developing countries e.g Jack Fruit, Goat meat etc.

Experiments. Benedicts solution, Biuret solution. Test tubes.

Science book

Science copy

Poster materials

Mobile phone for Kahoot.it

Experiment apparatus

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1. Aims objectives

In this lesson I will…

Promoting link with the topic of Food with the area of developmental education. Key areas.

• To encourage students to understand the importance of nutrition on the health and welfare of people. • To explore the different biomolecules that biochemically form our food. • To discuss, present and teach about the structure and function of various Biomolecules; Carbohydrates,

Proteins, Fats and vitamins, minerals and water and their role in metabolism.

NOTEThroughout the lessons it would be important to emphasise to students the fact that Malnourishment is still a leading contributor to worldwide child mortality rates, higher than that caused by malaria, according to the World Health Organisation. During the teaching of Food biochemistry it would be imperative to evoke interest and concern that there is a disproportionate amount of hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. It would be critical to discuss national food issues, which should trigger interest and recognition of nutritional issues in Ireland.

POINTS FOR DISCUSSION Discuss Live Aid and the Live Aid Legacy considering its impact in reinforcing stereotypes. Discuss the fact there is statistically one in ten children in Ireland that is malnourished, according to the H.S.E. To evoke the conversation of the morality and ethics of distribution, cost and promotion of healthy and unhealthy food in the world today. Introduce the discussion about large corporations like Pepsi CO and McDonalds etc. in promoting high sugar and fat products with little nutritional value in society, with extensive marking in developing countries. The impact large food corporations have on the local food economy and choice of food intake. Discussion on cheaply sourced food verses organic local food. Childhood obesity, osteoporosis and Diabetes levels increasing significantly in developing countries. To emphasise that education about make-up of food in sustaining a healthy and long life. To critical analyse the important relationship with nutrition and developmental education.

2. Learning Outcomes At the end of this lesson, students will be able to….

• Articulate they was in which malnutrition is a global issue. • Exhibit and awareness of the power of good nutrition in health and welfare of a nation. The hope that students

have a moral and ethical recognition of the uneven distribution of food in the world. • Discuss the role of large multinational food operations and the impact they have on local produce and type of

food consumption. • Recall the biomolecules Carbohydrate, fat and oil (lipid), protein and vitamins: their basic element

components, biomolecule components and sources. • Appreciate the importance of the food in their daily life. Identify certain foods as source of carbohydrate,

protein, fats, vitamins, minerals. Identify national and international food specialities. • Have allowed critical analysis on the important relationship between nutritional food availability and developing

countries.

3. Assessment How will students’ learning progress be assessed?

Students will be asked higher order on lower order questions throughout the class.

Project work. Presentations-Students make poster on issues of world Nutrition and hunger and present to class. Leaving certificate questions. Discussion groups. Science quiz. Science bingo. Debate. Essay type questions. Demonstration of various food types and sources.

Assessment

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5. Body of lesson methodologies

Teacher Activity Student Activities Timing:

Image food pyramid

Images of source of carbohydrate, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, water

Present the different biomolecules that biochemically form our food using online presentations and Biology/science book

To allow critical analysis on the important relationship with nutrition and Developing countries.

Emphasise to students the fact that malnourishment is still a leading contributor to worldwide child mortality rates. Use on line maps

Discuss the Irish famine. Link with History syllabus

Discuss Live Aid, Bob Geldof, Jesuits role in bringing aid to Ethiopia. Show image of Live Aid. Play video

Discuss prior knowledge from Junior certificate and experience

Students refer to book diagrams

View presentation

Take notes. Write out definitions

Diagrams illustrations of food types

Experiments on the protein, fat and sugar content of certain foods as prescribed by Biology Junior and senior syllabuses.

Students view map of world

Screen - Charts on world hunger distribution.

Students to view on line videos on live aid and the live aid legacy linked to stereotyping.

Videos, pictures ( ethical consideration taken to people shown in images) to be shown via the Irish Jesuit Mission Office work and other work in the global south regarding food security.

Guest speaker from Irish Jesuit Mission Office or experienced colleagues who can share their insights of witnessing hunger in Ireland and worldwide

10 min

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Teacher Activity Student Activities Timing:

Analysis on malnutrition in Ireland

Morality and ethics of distribution, cost and promotion of healthy and unhealthy food in the world

Discussion about large Food corporations

Discussion on cheaply sourced food verses organic local food.

Childhood obesity, osteoporosis and Diabetes. Discuss symptoms, causes, treatment and cures

Visual had on experience of holding and seeing different food types, native and from abroad.

Experiments on the protein, fat and sugar content of certain foods as prescribed by Biology Junior and senior syllabuses. Test protein and sugar content in milk verses sugary drink make from Coca Cola or Pepsi co. groups

Guest speaker nurse, doctor, public health representative on increasing levels of disease in Ireland and worldwide due to poor nutrition

Class discussions

Class debates

Brainstorming Web diagrams

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Teacher Activity Student Activities Timing:

Discuss possible cures to world hunger. Allow class discussion and debate. Group work and collaborative web diagram

Recap at end of lessons: discuss and present the structure and function of Biomolecules; Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and vitamins, minerals and water and their role in metabolism.

To emphasise that education about make-up of food in sustaining a healthy and long life.

Crosswords and word searches on terminology of Nutrition

Science Quiz

Kahoots.net Interactive science quiz

Essays on injustice of food distrubution worldwide

Posters

Student presentations

Science Bingo

Large web diagram of class opinions on solutions to world hunger.

Story board. Students to illustrate personal view of issue. Story on daily life of person who does not have sufficient access to food or water.

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Further links

www.nutritionalresearch.org

www.worldhunger.org

www.foodforthepoor.org

www.hungerreliefinternational.org

www.who.int/

www.kahoots.it

www.nutritionfacts.org

www.metabolise.ie

www.croi.ie

www.biology.slss.ie

www.thephysicsteacher.ie

www.examinations.ie

www.edco.ie/lcbiologyplus

www.jesuitmissions.ie

www.studyclix.ie

www.bbc.co.uk/science

www.cell.com

www.nationalgeographic.com

www.hse.ie

www.btyoungscientist.com

www.sfi.ie

www.scifest.ie

www.biopharmachemireland.ie/

www.puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com

www.puzzlemaker.com

7. Self-Evaluation

How did the lessons go?

Were learning outcomes achieved? To what extent?

What would you do differently next time?

What can you learn from this lesson?

You might consider areas such as student understanding, motivation, clarity of instruction, student involvement, learners’ ability to transfer new knowledge to different situations, teaching methods, discipline, resources, surprises and/or unexpected student behaviour, moral standing of students, students concern about nutrition on a personal and international context

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