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Nutrition: Grades 9-12
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Type of Product:SciGuide
Average Rating:
 based on 2 reviews
Publication Date:5/24/2010
Grade Level:Middle School, High School, College, Informal Education


Description

SciGuides are a collection of thematically aligned lesson plans, simulations, and web-based resources for teachers to use with their students centered on standards-aligned science concepts.

Nutrition can be defined quite simply as the science of how the body uses food. But what is food? How does food transform into substances that nourish the body? What do those substances do, and what foods provide them? And how do we make informed food choices to sustain life?


Ideas For Use

A Science Guide is a valuable classroom resource for science teachers interested in integrating the web into their teaching. Each guide consists of approximately 100 web-accessible resources (URLs) that have been aligned to the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and vetted across eight educational rubrics, such as Inquiry, Interactivity, Communication/ Collaboration, How Scientists Learn, etc. These URL resources have been assembled in a thematic drill-down structure with linked lesson plans, vignettes, samples of student work and MP3 files that demonstrate how the Guide’s URLs can be utilized in a classroom. Ultimately, a Science Guide is a resource that saves educators time by providing exemplary web resources that have been pre-evaluated and aligned to the National Science Education Standards.

Additional Info

Science Discipline: (mouse over for full classification)
Carbohydrates
Cell respiration
Chemical reactions
Enzymes
Lipids
Photosynthesis
Proteins
Digestive system
Nutrition
Intended User Role:College/University Professor (preservice science education), Curriculum Supervisor, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, New Teacher, Professional Development Provider, Teacher
Educational Issues:Achievement, Assessment of students, Careers, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Integrating technology, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

Technical

Resource Format:application/msword, application/pdf, audio/mp3, text/html


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National Standards Correlation

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  • Life Science
    • The cell
      • The process of photosynthesis provides a vital connection between the sun and the energy needs of living systems. (9-12)
      • Most cell functions involve chemical reactions. (9-12)
      • Food molecules taken into cells react to provide the chemical constituents needed to synthesize other molecules. (9-12)
      • Both breakdown and synthesis are made possible by a large set of protein catalysts, called enzymes. (9-12)
      • The breakdown of some of the food molecules enables the cell to store energy in specific chemicals that are used to carry out the many functions of the cell. (9-12)
    • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
      • Living systems require a continuous input of energy to maintain their chemical and physical organizations. With death, and the cessation of energy input, living systems rapidly disintegrate. (9-12)
      • Energy stored in bonds between the atoms (chemical energy) can be used as sources of energy for life processes. (9-12)
      • The chemical bonds of food molecules contain energy. (9-12)
      • Energy is released when the bonds of food molecules are broken and new compounds with lower energy bonds are formed. (9-12)
      • As matter and energy flows through different levels of organization of living systems--cells, organs, organisms, communities--and between living systems and the physical environment, chemical elements are recombined in different ways. (9-12)
  • Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
    • Personal health
      • Nutrition is essential to health.
      • Students should understand how the body uses food and how various foods contribute to health.
    • Personal and community health
      • Selection of foods and eating patterns determine nutritional balance. (9-12)
      • Nutritional balance has a direct effect on growth and development and personal well-being. (9-12)
  • Process Standards for Professional Development
    • Design
      • Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)


Customer Reviews
Creative site
  Reviewed by: Lynn Y on May 11, 2012
  Advertising’s Hidden Messages site was a creative way to teach students how they can make better choices. One activity they could participate in was to eat healthier at fast food places. This activity is very applicable because it gave examples of how small changes in the selection of foods at fast food places could eliminate unnecessary calories.

My Review of Nutrition 9-12
  Reviewed by: Ronaldo Relador (Bowie, MD) on January 17, 2012
  This is probably one of the most practical sci-guides there is in the NSTA collection of learning resources. It provides scientific framework in order for individuals: both young and adults to have informed choices on what or how to prepare and get their daily nutritional sources.

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