Assignment: 3 Day Food Journal
For the food and nutrition unit in my middle school FACS class I make the students fill out a three day food journal, similar to the image posted above. The students are required to record what they eat at every meal including snacks, if any, for three days. In a column, not listed in the image above, the students list the food groups they ate during that meal or snack. At the bottom the students record how much physical activity they did that day and what type of physical activity. For example, 60 minutes of soccer practice.
Evaluation/Feedback
I don't use a rubric for grading this assignment. The objective is to eat from all five food groups every day. If a student doesn't eat from every food group in a day I write feedback on how they can incorporate all food groups. If a student skips breakfast I write why it is important for an adolescence to eat breakfast. If a student athlete lists a lot of junk food in their food journal I explain how better nutrition will lead to better performance in their sport. A student only fails the assignment if they don't do it or don't fill out it out correctly. I always post a teacher example in my classroom for the students to refer to if they are confused or need guidance but are too shy to ask.
For the food and nutrition unit in my middle school FACS class I make the students fill out a three day food journal, similar to the image posted above. The students are required to record what they eat at every meal including snacks, if any, for three days. In a column, not listed in the image above, the students list the food groups they ate during that meal or snack. At the bottom the students record how much physical activity they did that day and what type of physical activity. For example, 60 minutes of soccer practice.
Evaluation/Feedback
I don't use a rubric for grading this assignment. The objective is to eat from all five food groups every day. If a student doesn't eat from every food group in a day I write feedback on how they can incorporate all food groups. If a student skips breakfast I write why it is important for an adolescence to eat breakfast. If a student athlete lists a lot of junk food in their food journal I explain how better nutrition will lead to better performance in their sport. A student only fails the assignment if they don't do it or don't fill out it out correctly. I always post a teacher example in my classroom for the students to refer to if they are confused or need guidance but are too shy to ask.