Nutrition Assignment

Nutrition Assignment-Health II

Develop a full meal with the help of "My Fitness Pal", the text and internet sources (government USDA).   https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dietary-guidance-0
In the meal (hopefully dinner) you need to include foods from each group.  

***I do fully understand some of you have food allergies and follow specific diets and you can explain that when you make your meal.  :)

What do you need to turn in?

·      A “Menu” of what was in your dinner
    THE NOTES FROM THE CHAPTER ON NUTRITION*** We did this last week.  

·      An explanation of what nutrients and vitamins are in the meal.  Macronutrients and micronutrients!! 

·      An approximation of the calories in the meal.

·      A picture of your meal with your family.

·      A short paragraph or two on what you thought of the assignment (Was it easy to make a nutritious meal? Did your parents help out?  Were they impressed with your meal?  How’d it taste?)

Your parents grade/scoring guide.  THIS IS VITAL.  NO GRADE WITHOUT!!!

**Remember that the Pyramid Plus
https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/mypyramid (GREAT RESOURCE)
& Fitness pal guide makes this easy!  You might have to use your book or the Internet to include information about the cancer/disease fighting (hint…hint) compounds found in foods. 

**Due:  Tuesday May 12, 2020!    Below is the scoring guide that your parents will use:  

Scoring Guide for Nutrition Assignment

Preparation:  Was the food handled correctly?  No cross contamination…surfaces clean and prepared?   Did they communicate to you what they were doing?  Did they do all the prep by themselves or did you have to help?  (It’s okay, but we are asking kids to do this themselves with as little “physical” help from you as possible. 

5          4          3          2          1                      _______________

Cooking:   Did your child cook/prepare the food to your specifications?   Was it cooked the way you like it?  Was it brought to an appropriate temperature to kill any bacteria that might be present?  Did they appear to be organized in their efforts?

5          4          3          2          1                      _______________

Presentation:   Was the meal appealing?  Was it presented in an organized fashion or just thrown on the plate?  Was the table set in an appropriate manner?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________

Taste:  Was the meal tasty?  Did they work to make it appetizing?  Did you personally enjoy it?  Did your family members enjoy it and feel that it was a meal they would like to have again?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________

Nutritional Assessment:  Did your child include the basic five food groups or a nice variety of foods?  Did you feel that it was a nutritious meal?   Did you feel your meal was “calorically responsible”?  J  Did you happen to notice that they included foods that act as “antioxidants”?

5          4          3          2          1                      ________________

Total Score                                                     ________________  25 points possible

***Please make sure your child (or you) takes photos, as they are part of the process of the assessment. 

As Good As It Gets!

                                               i.     How did Melvin’s (Jack Nicholson) character impact you?  What did you think of him?  Why?

                                             ii.     How did Carol’s character change throughout the film?  Why?  

                                            iii.     Simon played an interesting role.   The film was shot in 1997.   Think about the way he was portrayed.  Was it accurate?  What does the films representation of him say about our culture?  Do you agree with it?

                                            iv.     You were all engaged in this film.  Probably more than any other film.  Please write down why?   What drew you in to the film?  Why did you NOT want Carol to kiss Melvin?  Why did you care?

                                              v.     Finally,  what was the main lesson that you took away from this film.  Please explain your thoughts fully.  I want to know IN DEPTH what you thought about this film.  (Minimum half of a page.  Use examples). 

Dangerous minds questions (brief overview)

1.    Does Dangerous Minds promote or challenge stereotypes of urban youth? Give two reasons for your answer.



2.    Why do you think this movie is called Dangerous Minds?
If you had to give the movie a different name, what would you give it?




3.    How believable is this movie? Explain your answer with three good reasons why it is or isn’t believable.




4.    Dangerous Minds was shot 29 years ago. Things have changed over the past decades. How do you think LouAnne would be accepted today given her rather unconventional style? How would students, parents, colleagues, administration, and community members respond to her?




5.    What is the most significant thing you have learned from watching the movie?



6.    Do you think that a film like this should be used as a model for beginning teachers? If so, explain why? If not, explain why?



7.    What does the film tell you about constructions of race and schooling in American culture? 


8.  How is Summit like the school in the movie?  Are there any similarities?  What are they?


9.  What is Summit High's biggest cultural challenge?  


10.  Is culture at Summit good or bad?  How can we change?  Should we?  

Contagion Critical Thought Questions

Analysis of the Movie “Contagion”

1. What country did the disease originate in? What two types of animals did this virus develop in before it made the jump to infecting humans? Who was the first person infected?
2. What type of infectious agent was this, and what was its specific name?
3. What are fomites, and which character in the movie explained how fomites can be involved in the transmission of infectious disease?
4. What is the difference between a sign and a symptom of disease? What are the signs and symptoms of the disease featured in this movie?
5. How long did it take a person infected with this disease to develop symptoms? About how long from time of exposure to death? What was the average number of people that an infected person would directly transmit the infection to?
6. Why was the blogger Alan Krumwiede (played by Jude Law) considered such a threat? At best he believed he was helping the public, at worst, he was just trying to make money by exploiting the situation. Regardless, his actions were making things worse. Explain how.
7. Dr. Leonora Orantes (Marion Cotillard), a World Health Organization epidemiologist, was kidnapped. Why? Did the kidnappers get what they wanted? Explain.
8. Dr. Ellis Cheever (played by Lawrence Fishburne) was a medical official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What did he get in trouble for doing, and why?
9. Before a vaccine can be developed, researchers need to find a way to grow the infectious agent in a laboratory. The problem with this microbe was that it quickly killed any in vitro cells the researchers infected. What type of cell do researchers eventually find that allows them to successfully grow the microbe in the lab?
10. Dr. Ally Hextall (played by Jennifer Ehle) was the main character working on development of a vaccine. She eventually injected herself with one of the experimental vaccines she developed. She then went to visit her father who was sick. In doing so, she purposely exposed herself to the illness. While visiting her father, they discussed the parallels between what she had just done and the work of Dr. Barry Marshall. Who was Barry Marshall, and in what way was his scientific work similar to that of the fictional Dr. Hextall?
11. Alan Krumwiede (Jude Law) ingested Forsythia when he began feeling ill, and he ultimately did not get the disease. Why can one not conclude that the Forsythia prevented Alan from developing the disease? Please give a detailed response. There are several reasons why we cannot conclude that Forsythia cured him.

PART II:

Directions: Please answer the following questions.  Please answer in complete sentences.   

1.     Who is patient zero?  "Patient zero was discovered to be  __________".  

2.     Why did her husband not get infected? 

3. What was the role of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in the film?

4. What part does private industry play in fighting this epidemic?

5. What is the name of the worldwide organization that deals with the outbreak?

6. What role did social media play in the outbreak?

7. What were the origins of this virus? (species origins)

8. What were the modes of transmission of this disease?

9. Would this virus be categorized as an emerging virus? Why?

10. How realistic do you think this film was? Explain in a well- developed paragraph.

In one paragraph, describe the ethical issues you felt were presented in the film.