Nutrition Infographic Assignment - Weebly · PDF file You will create an infographic poster to hang in the school to help your peers improve their nutrition choices. It will include

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Nutrition Infographic Assignment Everything we eat today is necessary for our everyday functions. These everyday functions are controlled by the amount of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids that we consume- basically our macromolecules. We have to be aware that the consumption of our macromolecules is a delicate balance - leading to the overall health and nutrition of ourselves. Today, nutrition is a very important issue in American culture. More than ⅔ of American adults are considered to be obese and ⅓ children is obese. This and other nutritional issues increase healthcare costs for the country and decrease the quality of life for the individuals affected. Whether obese, or not, nearly all of us can improve our

health by making better eating choices. In this assignment, you will be creating an infographic aimed at tackling one nutrition issue facing you or your peers while taking the idea of macromolecule consumption and their importance for our bodies (energy storage, cell structure, cell membrane, etc…) into consideration.

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The Task: You will create an infographic poster to hang in the school to help your peers improve their nutrition choices. It will include 3 major parts: Claim: What Do You Know? You will make a claim about a specific nutrition issue and present an alternative option for the viewer. You will present the issue clearly and make your argument known. Evidence: How Do You Know This? You will present evidence backing your claim. This should be just facts. Include:

● Research from respectable sources including: ○ Negative effects of unhealthy choices ○ Recommendations for healthier choices ○ Additional information/statistics to inform reader about the problem

● At least one graph or pie chart to display information ● Background information about one or more organic molecules related to your issue

Reasoning: Why Does Your Evidence Support Your Claim?

● Connect the evidence presented to your claim. ● Be sure to base your reasoning on sound scientific principles. ● Address potential arguments against your claim.

Additional Requirements:

● Cite sources in MLA format ● Include at least 2 images in addition to your chart or graph

You can choose any issue relevant to you or pick one from the following list:

● Soft drinks ● Fast food ● Trans Fats

● Fad diets ● Skipping breakfast/lunch

● Making healthy choices for school lunch

This project is designed to persuade people to make better choices, so be sure to make it visually interesting and attractive. It will be created on Canva. You must make a free account using your gmail address. We will do this part together.

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Conclusion: Scientific

Explanation

Category Beginning (0-2 pts) Approaching (4pts) Meets (6pts) Exceeds (8 pts)

Claim: What Do You Know?

A statement or conclusion that answers the original

question/problem

Does not make a claim or makes an inaccurate claim or claim is

not related to issue

Unable to locate claim

Claim is unclear, does not related to a nutrition issue

Claim is difficult to locate

Claim is clear but does not related to a relevant nutrition issue

Claim appears at top of infographic

Claim is clear and specific while relating to a relevant nutrition

issue

Claim appears at top of infographic

Evidence: How Do You Know That?

Scientific data that supports the claim. The data needs to be appropriate and sufficient

to support the claim

Does not provide (enough) evidence, or only provides inappropriate evidence

(Evidence that does not support claim).

Evidence is not from a reliable

source

Provides appropriate but insufficient evidence to support

claim. May include some inappropriate evidence that does

not support claim.

Evidence is from a questionable source

Evidence may be missing a few details but is till persuasive

Evidence is from a reliable source

Evidence is detailed and from a reputable source

Includes: negative effects,

recommendations, statistics, at least one graph, connection to

organic macromolecule

Reasoning: Why Does Your Evidence Support Your Claim?

A justification that connects the evidence to the claim. It shows why the data counts as

evidence by using appropriate and sufficient

scientific principles

Does not provide reasoning linking evidence to claim or only provides reasoning that does not

link evidence to claim

Provides reasoning that links claim and evidence. Repeats the evidence and or includes some scientific principles, but not sufficient.

Reasoning may not be adequate or

scientifically sound

Provides accurate and complete reasoning that links evidence to

claim.

Reasoning is sound by may not elaborate on evidence adequately

Explanations and organization of reasoning strongly enhances communication of evidence.

Reasoning is based on clear and sound scientific principles

Other

Sources are not cited

Images are missing or serve no purpose to infographic topic

Infographic is confusing and

messy

Sources are not properly cited.

Once image is missing or images do not relate to topic

Infographic is messy

Sources are cited in MLA format

At least 2 images are present

Infographic is neat and visually appealing

Three or more sources are cited in MLA Format

At least 2 images are present and

contribute meaningfully to infographic

Infographic is organized, neat, beautiful, and visually appealing

Total

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Nutrition Infographic Organizer

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Topic: Why did you choose this topic? Why is this topic interesting? How is this topic a nutrition issue?

Evidence #1: Negative Effects (Symptoms) of Unhealthy Choices

Reasoning #1: Why are these negative symptoms? Consider that you are growing and need to maintain certain levels of macromolecules Reliable Source #1: Make sure your sources are from groups that don’t have a political, religious, or economic stake in this issue.

Evidence #2: Additional Information/Statistics to Inform Reader

Reasoning #2: Why are these statistics important? Reliable Source #2: Make sure your sources are from groups that don’t have a political, religious, or economic stake in this issue.

Evidence #3: Recommendations for Healthy Choices

Reasoning #3: How are these healthier choices? Reliable Source #3: Make sure your sources are from groups that don’t have a political, religious, or economic stake in this issue.

Background information about one or more organic macromolecule relating to your issue:

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Claim

Evidence #1 Evidence #2

Link to M acrom

olecule Ev id en ce # 3

So ur ce s i n M

LA fo rm at

Reasoning 1,2, and 3