My Food, Your Food, Our Food!

Project Guide

Curtis Taylor and Gabrielle Thinh
6th Grade Humanities and Math/Science
HTMNC

ProjectDescription

Everydayweareexposedtodifferentindividuals,perspectives,anddifferentwalksoflife.We
havenoticedthatHighTechMiddleNorthCountyhasaverydiversestudentbody,andwerarely
haveopportunitiestocelebrateourculturaldiversity.Inthisproject,studentswillbecreatinga
culturalcookbookthatwillincludevariousrecipesthataresignificanttotheirbackground.Also,
studentswillbetakingtheserecipesandmodifyingthemtopromotebetterhealth,learninghow
toreadfoodlabelsandcalculateservingsizes.Studentswillalsolearnhowtomaintaintheir
ownorganicgarden.Thiswillbringaboutsomesolutionstoanationwideproblemofunhealthy
eatingandmakingbetterchoiceswithfood.

EssentialQuestions

Howisfoodrelatedtoculture?
Whydosomefoodscreateasenseofsentimentwithinyou?
Howcanwemodifyrecipesforhealthyeating?
HowcanIgrowandmaintainanenvironmentallyfriendlygarden?
Howdoeswhatwechoosetoconsumeimpactourhealthandournaturalresources?
WhatmustIknowinordertomakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhatIeat?
HowdoIcalculatethenutritionalcontentofamealinordertodesignanidealnutritional
plan?
Whatroledoesfractions,decimals,andratiosplayincookingandnutrition?

LearningGoals
Exposestudentstothetruthaboutfoodinourcountry.Providethemwiththetoolsto
makeinformeddecisionsaboutwhattheychoosetoeat.
Provideasetofusableskillstostudentssothattheycangarden,cookinahealthy,fun,
andorganicway.
Applytheuseoffractions,percentages,decimals,andmultiplicationinauseful,reallife
waysothatstudentscandeterminetheiroptimalnutritionalneeds.
Practiceandapplyprofessionalinterviewingskills.
Knowandunderstandtheoriginoftheirrecipeanditssignificance.
Studentswillcomposeafiveparagraphessayexplaininghowtheirrecipeconnectsto
them.

Product
Theclasswillcreateacookbookthatwillencompassacollectionofthevariousrecipesthat
studentshavebeenworkingonaswellasapersonalstatementontheirlearningthroughoutthe
project.

ProjectTimeline(9weeks)

Dates Focus/Tasks
Oct.16
th
24
th
ProjectDescription
HealthChalkTalk
Brainstormfavoritefamilydishesand
whyitsyourfavorite
Askforandinterviewfamilymember
aboutrecipe
Researchandselectvegetables
Practicereadingnutritionallabels
(mathproblems)
Oct.27
th
Nov.7
th
Typerecipe
NutritionalLabels(cont.):Calories,fat,
vitamins/minerals
Nutritioncreateafoldableofnutrients
onyourvegetable
Researchoriginofrecipe
Begingarden
WatchDocumentary(Food,Inc.)
Nov.10
th
21
st
Startwriting5paragraphessayabout
connectiontorecipe
Critiqueandreviseessay
Fieldtrip/Expert
Prepseedsinclassgrowseedlings
Presentresearchfindingstoclass
(aboutyourvegetable)
Beginmodifyingrecipe
Calculateservingsizeforrecipe
Dec.1
st
12
th
Critiqueandreviseessay
WritefinaldraftofConnectionessay
BringinrecipeforFreeSampleDay
(getfeedbackonhowtomakerecipe
kidfriendly/fun)
Begincompilingelementsfor
cookbook.
Beginartpieceforvegetables
(multipledrafts)
TurninFinalcomponentsfor
cookbook(artwork,recipe,andessay
piece)
Dec.15th19th Designbooklayout
Editcookbook
Wrapupandsendworktopublisher
Exhibition

Exhibition
FoodExpo
Cookbookwillbeondisplay
Studentswillpresenttheirmodifiedrecipesandsamplesfortasting
Studentsteachvisitorshowtochangeservingsizesandreadfoodlabels
Tourofgarden
Displayartanddraftprocesses(processfolders)

Assessment:
Fiveparagraphessay
Recipewithcalculatedservingsizesandcaloricvalue
Foodlabelcalculations
Actionplan
Vegetablefoldableandpresentation
Vegetableartwork
Interviewtranscription
Recordinggardendataandobservations

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