1.1.9: Assignment- Nutritionist for a Day
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You have been hired as a high school nutritionist and your first big task is to carry out a “Healthy Lifestyles” nutrition campaign. You want the students you work with to understand the relationship between the four categories of biological macromolecules and the food they eat.
Prepare a brochure or flyer that clearly and accurately educates your students about lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids. Your flyer should include the following information about each type of macromolecule:
- overall function in the body
- types of food where each biomolecule can be found
Your flyer should also include an overall theme that emphasizes the importance of a healthy diet.
Take a look at the hints in this worked example for help completing this assessment.
Basic Requirements (the assignment will not be accepted or assessed unless the follow criteria have been met):
- Assignment has been proofread and does not contain any major spelling or grammatical errors
- Assignment includes appropriate references
- Assignment includes a food source for each biomolecule illustrated.
- Assignment emphasizes an overall healthy diet.
Rubric
| Nutritionist for a Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome: Identify and describe the main features of the four main classes of important biomolecules | ||||
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||
| The role of carbohydrates in the body is identified and their structural makeup summarized. |
Carbohydrates and their role in the body identified; structural makeup discussed/illustrated in detail in connection to role in the body.
5.0 pts |
Carbohydrates and their basic role in the body identified; structural makeup summarized/illustrated.
4.0 pts |
Carbohydrates are not discussed sufficiently.
0.0 pts |
5 pts |
| The role of lipids in the body is identified and the structural makeup of each type is summarized. |
Lipids and their role in the body identified; structural makeup discussed/illustrated in detail in connection to role in the body.
5.0 pts |
Lipids and their basic role in the body identified; structural makeup summarized/illustrated.
4.0 pts |
Lipids are not discussed sufficiently.
0.0 pts |
5 pts |
| The role of proteins in the body is identified and their structural makeup summarized. |
Proteins and their role in the body identified; structural makeup discussed/illustrated in detail in connection to role in the body.
5.0 pts |
Proteins and their basic role in the body identified; structural makeup summarized/illustrated.
4.0 pts |
Proteins are not discussed sufficiently.
0.0 pts |
5 pts |
| The role of nucleic acids in the body is identified and the structural makeup of DNA and RNA summarized. |
Nucleic acids and their role in the body identified; structural makeup discussed/illustrated in detail in connection to role in the body.
5.0 pts |
Nucleic acids and their basic role in the body identified; structural makeup summarized/illustrated.
4.0 pts |
Nucleic acids are not discussed sufficiently.
0.0 pts |
5 pts |
| Total points: 20 |
Contributors and Attributions
- Performance Assessment: Nutritionist for a Day. Authored by : Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning. Provided by : Columbia Basin College. Located at : https://www.columbiabasin.edu/ . License : CC BY: Attribution