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Healthy Eating for Academic Success Project

Engage students in researching breakfast habits, creating a nutritional drink, and promoting health awareness. Develop skills in communication, collaboration, and critical thinking while emphasizing the importance of proper nutrition for academic performance.

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Healthy Eating for Academic Success Project

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  1. PROJECT BASED LEARNING HEALTH IS WEALTH 2009

  2. INTRODUCTION • Students are poor time managers • Always do not have enough time • Skip meals and prefer to eat unhealthy food • Eating habits and preferences of food affect their concentration and academic performance • Should choose proper food so that they can proceed with their day-to-day activities and build a healthy eating habit

  3. WE LIVE TO EAT, WE EAT TO LIVE….We are what we eat….. http://www.whale.to/a/food_pyramid.gif

  4. Health Quotes • The groundwork of all happiness is health Leigh Hunt • The first wealth is health Ralph Waldo Emerson • Health is not valued till sickness come. Thomas Fuller http://wwwmamashealth.com/

  5. YOUR first TASK YOU ARE HEALTH OFFICERS AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN IMPORTANT TASK: IN GROUPS • Investigate breakfast eating habits a. Brainstorm and plan a survey / questionnaire b. Conduct survey – 20 students c. Present findings – multimedia presentations d. Report on findings

  6. SURVEY/QUESTIONNAIRE • IS BREAKFAST IMPORTANT? • DO STUDENTS TAKE BREAKFAST? • IF YES – WHAT DO THEY TAKE? • IF NOT - WHY? • WHAT IS A HEALTHY BREAKFAST? • WHAT IMPACT DOES BREAKFAST HAVE ON STUDENTS? • ETC………

  7. YOUR second TASK • AS HEALTH SPECIALISTS DO RESEARCH ON JUICES AND NUTRITIONAL VALUES • PLAN AN AUTHENTIC NUTRITIONAL DRINK USING FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS • PRESENT/DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MAKE YOUR DRINK TO YOUR CLASS • WRITE A REPORT ON YOUR DRINK

  8. Checklists and Rubrics Students checklist Report writing checklist Nutritional drink presentation rubric Bulletin rubric Report rubric Presentation rubric Group performance rubric

  9. PRESENT BOTH TASKS IN A Bulletin CONTENT OF BULLETIN AIMS OF PROJECT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY GROUP DRINK RECIPE & NUTRITIONAL FOOD VALUE QUOTES OF FOOD/HEALTH REFERENCES

  10. Language Skills involved

  11. 21 century skills • Accountability and adaptability • Communication skills • Creativity and intellectual curiosity • Creative and critical thinking • Information and media literacy skills • Interpersonal and collaborative skills

  12. Share your findings with your school and outside community • Speakers’ Corner • Class blog

  13. Time frame 3 weeks July/August 2009

  14. References • Wake Up to the benefits of breakfast! http://www.ific.org/publications/other/upload/CONSUMER-TIP-SHEET-FINAL.pdf • AMERICANS SAY A GOOD BREAKFAST IS WORTH LOSING SLEEP OVERhttp://www.panerabread.com/pdf/breakfast-sandwich-survey-release.pdf • Breakfast Survey http://www.quibblo.com/tag/breakfast • Breakfast Survey http://www.breakfastsurvey.com/ • MyPyramid Breakfast and Health Communicator's Tool Kithttp://www.ific.org/publications/other/breakfast.cfm • Breakfast in Japan http://www.japan-guide.com/topic/0007.html • http://www.mypyramid.gov/

  15. Good Luck and feel free to ask if you have any doubts.

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