a web quest for first grade

	eat right! (science- food/nutrition) designed by julie dunham [email protected]

introduction	task	process
evaluation	conclusion	teacher's page

introduction:
goofy just moved into a new house and bought a new refrigerator. he is not sure of how he should fill it with good food. he wants to start off on the right foot and not fill it up with junk food. can you help? back to top

task

in groups you will have to create a poster on kidpix or with markers showing goofy what food group you agreed to research. you will need to include four things:

1) your names

2) the food group you chose

3) the number of daily recommended servings

4) pictures of foods that belong in that food group

process

day 1:

you will work with a small group at the computer. with your group look at all of the food groups.

breads and grains dairy

fruits meat

vegetables fats and oils.

day 2:

your group will pick 1 food groups to research. go to the food pyramid and find out more information. you will need to know how servings are needed each day.

day 3:

make your poster

evaluation

final project rubric

poster

1 2 3

nutritional value	did not identify the correct number of servings.	identified the number of servings incorrectly.	found the correct number of servings.
appearance and presentation	can’t tell what is in the food group.	some items look like food. foods don’t look very appetizing.	mmm! let’s eat! it all looks delicious and healthy!
group cooperation	didn’t participate.	participated a little. others did most of the work.	was an equal partner in the project.

scoring scale:
8 and 9 exceeds	exceeds- the child is demonstrating a thorough knowledge of essential facts, concepts, and/or principles of a topic and is applying knowledge and skills independently
6-7 meets	meets- the child is developing an understanding of facts, concepts, and/or principles, to complete tasks and often works independently
5-3 does not meet	does not meet- the child has been introduced to facts, concepts, and/r principals to complete the task, but requires teacher assistance.

self-assessment

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i looked at all the food groups.
i decided on one to research.
i found out how many serving that food group recommended.
i helped make the poster.

name:

group checklist

were we able to:

listen to each other?
use our time wisely?
get our work done on time?
work as a team?

name:

conclusion

great job! you helped goofy make some great decisions! hopefully, when you go to the store with a parent, you will continue to make good choices about healthy foods.

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task
in groups you will have to create a poster on kidpix or with markers showing goofy what food group you agreed to research. you will need to include four things:

1) your names
2) the food group you chose
3) the number of daily recommended servings
4) pictures of foods that belong in that food group

process
day 1:
you will work with a small group at the computer. with your group look at all of the food groups.

day 2:
your group will pick 1 food groups to research. go to the food pyramid and find out more information. you will need to know how servings are needed each day.

conclusion
great job! you helped goofy make some great decisions! hopefully, when you go to the store with a parent, you will continue to make good choices about healthy foods.
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