11/25/14

Tonight's homework is to finish preparing for your presentations (if necessary) and to record your food/drink consumption for today on cronometer.com.

11/24/14

Tonight's homework is to finish preparing for tomorrow's presentations.

11/21/14

This weekend's homework is to complete the draft of your presentation, your handout, as well as your quiz questions.

11/20/14

Again, tonight's homework is to continue researching your micronutrient in order to generate notes, build a handout and presentation to teach other students, and draft 2 quiz questions to assess the students about your topic. Be sure to record your sources as well in order to craft your bibliography.

Your presentation and handout should be complete and present in class on Monday.

11/19/14

Tonight's homework is to continue researching your micronutrient in order to generate notes, build a handout and presentation to teach other students, and draft 2 quiz questions to assess the students about your topic. Be sure to record your sources as well in order to craft your bibliography.

11/18/14

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 21 and also to begin researching your micronutrient for the upcoming project/presentation.

Assignment #21 Iron Comprehension and Thinking Questions

Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. Why is it a problem if people (especially women or young children) do not consume enough iron?

2. How does one’s choice of foods consumed affect iron absorption in the digestive tract?

3. Read “The Doctor’s World” by Lawrence K. Altman. One way to combat iron deficiency anemia and its consequences is to fortify foods with iron. However, in light of what you just read, do you think that this is a good idea? Support your opinion. If you feel as though you require more information to make informed judgment, then identify the type of information that you would need and try to find it online.

11/17/14

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 20. 

Assignment #20 - Vitamin A Comprehension and Discussion Questions

Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. Why is it a problem if people (especially young children) do not consume enough vitamin A?

2. Why are some populations unable to obtain vitamin A?

3a. You discussed in genetic engineering/modification in your biology class. What is genetic engineering again?

3b. That’s right, it’s when scientists actually insert genetic material from one species into another (typically into a plant or bacterium). It turns out that genes can be introduced into rice in order to boost its vitamin A production. How excellent! However, this technology is not without controversy. Read “Golden Rice: Lifesaver?” by Amy Harmon and state your opinion on the matter (Should GMOs be used to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies?). Be sure to support your opinion. 

Other Resources

In A Grain Of Golden Rice, A World Of Controversy Over GMO Foods from NPR (You don't have to read this! You can just listen to it in the background)

11/14/14

If you have finished your reflection about why people prefer certain tastes and/or smells then you have no homework this weekend.

Recommended reading

Ah, Sweet Skunk! Why We Like or Dislike What We Smell - by Rachel Herz
The Smell Report - by Kate Fox

11/13/14

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 19.

“Taste Test!” Discussion Questions

Answer each of the following questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences.

1. Summarize your observations and make inferences about the relationship between taste and smell.

2. Why does everything taste bland when you have a cold and/or a stuffed nose?

3. There is a body of evidence that one’s sense of smell declines as they age. Keeping the activity you just completed in mind, design an experiment to investigate the effect of age on the ability to smell and taste foods.

11/12/14

Tonight's homework is to read/annotate this article about your senses of smell and taste and then write a brief summary as well as at least two questions you have your senses of smell or taste.

11/10/14

Tonight's homework is just to study for Wednesday's quiz on digestion, calories, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and indicators. If you would like, use Assignment 18 from class today to help guide your preparation.

11/7/14

This weekend's homework is to complete Assignment 16C based on today's experiment.

Assignment #16C - Investigating the Foods We Eat – Part 3

Procedure

Your tasks include the following:

·         State a hypothesis that you tested. Make sure that it was specific, clear, and measurable and supported by rationale.

·         Explain whether or not the data from your experiment supported or refuted the hypothesis.

·         Support this conclusion with specific evidence rooted in your observations.

Read this process twice for two separate hypotheses.

Criteria	4 (Mastery)	3 (Proficient)	2 (Approaching)	1 (Needs Revision)
Presents a clear and testable hypothesis that answers investigative question	Hypothesis concisely but clearly establishes a logical measureable relationship and/or prediction and supported with a logical rationale.	Hypothesis establishes a logical relationship and/or prediction but it may not be apparent how to measure one and supported with a logical rationale.	Hypothesis establishes a logical relationship and/or prediction OR the hypothesis may be illogical or contradictory to what we learn from class OR lacking a rationale.	Hypothesis does not discuss variables clearly, only implies a vague relationship/prediction and may be hypothesis may be illogical or contradictory to what we learn from class to what we discuss in class.
Identifies whether or not hypothesis is supported by data.	Specifically and correctly states if and to what degree the hypothesis is supported by the data, accounting for complexities and anomalies.	(NONE)	Incorrectly states whether or not the hypothesis is generally supported by the data  and/or does not discuss complexities – ex. data that does not fit trend.	Does not clearly state whether or not the hypothesis is supported by the data
Draws conclusions based on evidence	Correctly and clearly states a conclusion/relationship that is supported by specific and convincing evidence.	Correctly states a conclusion/relationship that is supported by specific and convincing evidence, but the connection could be more clear.	Correctly states a conclusion/relationship that is vague or is supported by vague evidence OR states an incorrect conclusion but with evidence as support.	States a conclusion/ relationship with little to no evidence to support it.

Class Data

	Food A	Food B	Food C
Fats/lipids	No stain	Stain	Stain
Protein	No color change	Purple	Purple
Simple sugars	No color change	No color change	No color change
Starches	Blue black color	Brown color	Brown color

11/6/14

There is no formal homework tonight... but you do you have a quiz on Wednesday about digestion, calories, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and indicators. Prepare accordingly.

11/3/14

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 17. The reading for Assignment can be found here and this link leads to a helpful video clip. There will also be a quiz on Unit 2 so far (digestion, calories, macronutrients - proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids) next Wednesday (11/12). 

Assignment #17 “Everything You Know About Calories Is Wrong” Comprehension and Discussion Questions

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability and in complete sentences.

1. How does this article relate to our discussions of macronutrients and their roles in our bodies?

2. Are all Calories posted on nutrition labels alike? Support your reasoning.