Transcript Introduction to Child Development and Your Teacher Ms McCain

Introduction to
Nutrition and
Wellness
and
Your Teacher
Ms McCain
How will the week be organized?
What are the Key Terms to Know?
Each week you will have approximately
10-20 Key Terms to know.
 Key Terms will be given on the first day of
the week, which is usually Monday.
 You will be tested on the Key Terms on
the last day of the week, which is usually
Friday.
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What are the Key Concepts?
The first day of each week, I will give you
fill-in-the-blank notes called Key
Concepts.
 The concepts will be enhanced during
rotation activities from Tuesday through
Thursday.
 You will be tested on the key concepts
and key terms on the last day of the
week, which is usually Friday.
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What if you are absent?
I will hand you the Key Terms and Key
Concepts the following day. The
computer grade book will reveal 2
ZERO's.
 The ZERO’s will be removed when YOU
turn in the completed terms & concepts
to me (3 days maximum).
 You may copy the information from a
classmate or see me during ________
break/before or after school or the
website.
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What are rotation activities?
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will
be days in which you complete 4 20+
minute activities each day.
 The activities will be rotated through the
four teams.
 Some of the activities will be completed
individually and others as partners or the
whole team.
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How do I make up rotation
activities?
Activities will be placed in the make-up
folder.
 Complete the activities as homework.
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You have 3
days!
Key Terms
1. ZAP
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ZEROS Are Prohibited is the Make-Up
Policy that must be followed when a
student is absent.
2. Teamwork
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Utilizing one’s talents to work with others
to produce a final product or products,
successfully. Teamwork counts 25% of
your final grade. Labs required teamwork.
3. Wellness
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a healthy state of wellbeing free from
disease; process of learning about and
engaging in behaviors that are likely to
result in optimal health.
4. Nutrition
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(also called nourishment) is the provision,
to cells and organisms, of the materials
necessary (in the form of food) to support
life. Many common health problems can be
prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
5. Nutrients
any substance (food) that can be
metabolized by an animal to give energy
and build tissue or
 any substance (such as a chemical
element or inorganic compound) that can
be taken in by a green plant and used in
organic synthesis.
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6. Organic nutrients
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the necessary building blocks of various
cell components that certain organisms
cannot synthesize and therefore must
obtain: carbohydrates, protein, lipids and
vitamins.
7. Inorganic nutrients
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A number of elements called minerals
which are essential for the growth of living
things such as: calcium, iron, potassium,
sodium, and zinc. Water is included in this
category.
59+ elements
are
found
in the
human body
8. Carbohydrates
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Organic nutrient which is the main source
of energy found mostly in plant foods.
Fruits, vegetables, grain products, dry
beans, nuts and seeds all have this
nutrient.
9. Protein
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Organic nutrient that built 1/5th of your
body’s total weight from amino acids.
Complete are from animal sources,
including meat, poultry, fish, eggs and
dairy products. Incomplete are found in food
from plant sources.
Incomplete Protein
Complete Protein
10. Lipids (fats and oils)
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Organic nutrients that are greasy
substances, either solid or liquid, that will
not dissolve in water. Liquid fats are called
oils. Foods high in fat include butter, margarine, oils,
cream, salad dressings, gravies, fried foods, some
baked goods, ice cream, nuts and seeds, egg yolks,
whole mile, some cheeses and meats products,
including bacon, sausage and hot dogs.
11. Vitamins
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Organic nutrients that support many
chemical reactions that go on constantly in
your body. They team with enzymes to
keep cellular activities from slowing down
or malfunctioning.
12. Minerals
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Vital inorganic nutrients making up only
about 4 – 5% of your body weight. Most
become part of your body structure such
as your teeth and bones. Others make
substances your body needs.
13. Kitchen Safety
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a room or place equipped for cooking in
which one knows how to prevent
accidents or injuries.
14. Sanitation
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Preventing foodborne (food poisoning)
illness by keeping food safe to eat by
following proper food handling and
cooking practices.
15. Abstract Outline
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An alternative make-up assignment in the
form of an outline to be used for missing any
assignment due to an absence. It can be used
to make-up any daily work assignments (solo,
partner, teamwork) or cooking labs.
The outline must include reference
information from an internet website or
publication (magazine, journal, book, etc)
The abstract will outline what the article is
about, how the article was helpful, plans to use
the information in the article and how the article
contributed to your knowledge.
Abstract outlines may not be used for key terms
and key concepts!
Key Concepts
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Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness
Do you eat plant parts?
Twelve things students
need to know on the first
day:
1.Am I in the right room?
If your schedule reads:
 Nutrition and Wellness
 Room B9, and
 Ms. McCain.
Then, you are in the correct classroom!
Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2.Where am I supposed to sit
As young adults, you may select your seat.
As mature young adults, you may keep that
seat.
Otherwise, as the leader of this group, I will
make alternative arrangements as
needed.
3.What will I be doing these 9 weeks?
about Nutrition and Wellness, which is a
course that develops skills related to
proper nutrition and the concept of overall
wellness.
 It includes instruction in nutrition, exercise
and diet, healthy food choices, meal
preparation, and components for a healthy
lifestyle. (Grades 9–12, 1 Semester, 0.5
Carnegie Unit)
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Following a
Weekly Schedule
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Monday – Your teacher’s day to teach,
demonstrate skills, and introduce key terms and
key concepts.
Tuesday through Thursday – rotation through 4
daily activities as a team, partner or solo.
Foods labs will replace rotations.
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Friday – Review, Test & Other Planned
Activities and/or Labs.
Completing your Homework
Schedule
Study your Key Terms for Tests on
Fridays.
 Study your Key Concepts for Tests on
Fridays.
 Study for your Make-up tests which will be
given on Monday.
 Make-up work is homework, due in 3 days.
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4. How is my average calculated?
25% = Daily and Homework
Grades includes
Daily Grades: Key Terms and Key
Concepts, Individual or Solo Rotation
Activities and Lab Plans.
Homework: Studying key terms and key
concepts for tests on Fridays and
completing any make-up assignments.
25% = Partnerships or Teams
producing products includes
a task to be completed with various job titles
to complete a final product ( cooking labs).
Partner’s means two produce the final
product and team means everyone in the
group works to complete the product.
30% = Test Grades includes
End of the Week Tests every Friday!
Make-up Tests every Monday! Bellwork
Tests every 10 days using your
Bellwork.
20 % = 9 Weeks Test includes
One comprehensive test covering all
key terms/concepts taught during the 9
weeks. Study guides will be provided
for the final test.
 20% is required by Desoto County
Schools.
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5. What are the rules and procedures for
this classroom?
#1. Keep gum, food, and beverages
including water bottles out of the
classroom at all times.
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#2. Be on time every day and
complete bellwork assignments after
entering the classroom until the roll
is taken. It is BELL WORK time!
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#3. Listen and follow directions given
by your teacher, after the roll has
been called and recorded.
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#4. Bring your 3-ring notebook with
paper for the course and
pencils/pens daily, without
exception.
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#5. Be prepared to learn! Sharpen
pencils before class or raise your hand
if an emergency arises to use the pencil
sharpener,
and
go to the restroom before class or run to the
restroom if it is an emergency. If you ask
to go to the restroom, you must fill our
YOUR PLANNER IN INK and I will sign
it with your ink pen.
Pet Peeve
DO NOT ask me, at the door, to go to
the restroom.
 In my opinion, this is asking
permission to be tardy.
 My answer will always be - - - - “Yes, go
to the restroom but if you are late get a
tardy admit to class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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No No No
#6. Keep cell phones and other
electronic devices (iPods, portable
video games, MP3 players, etc.) out
of the classroom, at all times!
I see the cords & I hear the music!
I will take the prohibited items up!
6.Will the teacher treat me as a
human being?
Yes, because you are human beings!
7.Who is the teacher as a person?
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Mother to my 33 year-old son, Nick
Mother-in-law to Katie, his wife
Grandmother to J.T. (James Thomas) and
Hanna
Daughter to Betty and Bob (deceased)
Granddaughter (deceased grandparents)
Sister to Pam
Aunt to David, John and my deceased niece,
Jennifer (Died May 22, 2009)
Caregiver to Oliver (Yorkshire Terrier) and
Savannah (Labradoddle)
Great Aunt to Kenley and Kaeson
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Graduate of Hillcrest High School
Graduate of The University of Memphis:
Bachelor’s Degree (General Sciences,
Biology, Family & Consumer Science,
Biochemistry of Food, & Care & Guidance of
Children)
Master’s Degree (Secondary Education)
+45 Quarter Hours (Science & more)
35th Year as a Teacher
5 Years Pharmaceutical Sales
8. What do I do if I am absent?
Follow ZAP (Zeros are Prohibited)
1. All assignments are expected to be
completed.
2. Make-up assignments will be placed in
the make-up folder. Exception: Makeup tests will be given on the following
Monday! Be prepared by studying
terms and concepts!
ZAP continued
3. All make-up assignments are due within 3
days of returning to school from your
absence.
4. All classroom assignments become
HOMEWORK, if they are not complete at
the end of the period. Each assignment is
due the following day at the beginning of
class
5. Place all homework and/or make-up work
in my box on my desk.
ZAP continued
6. Use the abstract outline as an
alternative for making up rotation
activities that you missed (one
abstract per activity).
The outline will require the use of the
Internet or articles from reputable
publications such as Bon Appetite
Magazine, etc.
Food for Today, our textbook!
We will be using a classroom set of
textbooks.
 If the need arises, I have a few books that
may be checked out for make-up work.
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9. What does your teacher
expect?
A+
10. What should you expect?
To gain knowledge about nutrition!
 To increase skills in meal preparation!
 To be better prepared for YOUR Life!
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11. Where do I go for information?
http://obh.desotocountyschools.org/
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Teacher Websites (McCain)
12. What materials are needed????
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Notebook with Paper & Pencils/Pens
and 5 divider tabs.
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Set-up your Notebook as follows:
Tab #1 – Informational Handouts: Guidelines,
Policies and Procedures, Make-Up Policy and
Sample Abstract Outline for Make-Up labs.
Tab#2 – Bellwork
Tab #3 – Key Concepts and Key Terms
Tab #4 –Recipes and RLC’s
Tab #5 – Graded Papers in order for you to check
PowerSchool!
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Making Up Planning for Labs
and Labs
Lab Make-Ups
If absent on lab days, prepare the recipe at
home or complete an Abstract Outline as
it relates to the recipe skill or ingredients
in the recipe.
Abstract
Outline
I.
II.
III.
PLANNING Lab Make-Ups
If absent on planning days, copy the recipe
at home on notebook paper: Title of
Recipe, Ingredients, Directions and Yield
(how much the recipe makes)
I can’t buy groceries without lab
fees.
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$
.00 lab fee needs to be paid by
Question: Name 3 things you have
learned today.
Form shoulder partners & name 1
partner Chef (oldest) and 1 partner Sous
Chef (youngest).
 Chef will begin talking for 1 minute while
the Sous Chef listens.
 Switch roles: Sous Chef will begin talking
for 1 minute while the Chef listens.
 Thank your partners.
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