Nutrition Shared Research Project using Google Docs

1. Nutrition Shared Research Project using Google Docs Magdalena Chavarria Sierra Middle School

2. Group students • A shared project is where students can work together to find topic they are interested in. • A research project works best with groups of two students • It can work for 3-4 students in a group, but after 4 students it tends to be too many in a group .

3. Choose a nutrition/fitness topic to research • Some examples to research: • Unique fruits and vegetables • A sport • A physical activity

4. Planning/Graphic Organizer

5. Google Shared Documents • 1. You will need to have a Google account to access Google docs. • 2. Sign in • 3. Click on Drive • 4. Create • 5. Presentation • 6. Share with others to create with you

6. https://www.google.com/

7. Presentations on Unique Fruit or Vegetable Have Student Present Project • Evaluation form:

8. Class Examples • 13 Weird Fruits and Vegetables: Exotic Produce • http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/story?id=7095647&page=1

9. Uglq Fruit

10. Country of Origin • The Uglq Fruit originally comes from a town in Jamaica.

11. History • Originated in 1914, Jamaica it was discovered as an accident. But in the early months when it was discovered this fruit was exported worldwide.

12. Where and How it Grows • Grown and raised in Jamaica the Uglq Fruit grows just like another orange ON A TREE.

13. Nutrient Content • Serving Size: ½ fruit • Calories:45 • Total Fat: 0g • Saturated fat: 0g • Trans Fat: 0g • Cholesterol: 0mg • Sodium: 0mg • Total Carbohydrate 11g • Sugar: 8g Dietary Fiber:2g • Protein: 1g

14. How can it be prepared • By getting into its thick skin of the fruit you can include it in a fruit salad and add to a dessert called Jamaican Uglq fruit pie.

15. Interesting Fact • First produced in Jamaica it was a cross breed of a grape fruit seed and an orange seed.

16. Websites • www.abcnews.go.com • www.onlyfoods.net • www.ehow.com • www.en.wikipedia.org

17. Thank you! • Please contact me with any question • Magdalena Chavarria • Sierra Middle School • magdalenac@susd12.org • 545-4834