Post- test Unit 2

Dear students, I hope you have enjoyed this lesson and learned enough to care about your food choices, from a scientific point of view. Remember the KWL chart we used before starting this unit? Now is the time to fill in the last section: I learned!Please, open again the file and fill in the last column. Then, upload it to Google Classroom (the file is also available there).Stay tuned for a new post on Unit 3!Have a great week,Ms....

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Session 6

 Dear students, Let's play! This last NearPod activity (Time to Climb) is part of our review before our end-of-unit test. I hope you all enjoy it. Let's see who climbs all the way to the top first!I'm sure you will do beautifully on Unit 2 test. Remember that I'm always available to answer any questions or doubts you may ha...

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Session 5

 Dear students, We are wrapping up Unit 2! Can you believe it?During this session, everything that you have learned will come together in task 5.1. You will create a Google Slide presentation to showcase how important it is to have a balanced diet. Choose a person (a family member, acquaintance, celebrity…) and create a personalized meal plan for 5 days. Include: A profile of the customer (gender, age, lifestyle information,...

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Session 4

 Dear students, Welcome to session 4!During activity 4.1 you will become a reporter (interviewer) and an interviewee to talk about eating habits! Check NearPod (slide 9) to access the FlipGrid assessment. You will access FlipGrid using your Google Classroom account. In the first stage of this task, you will be paired up with a partner. One will interview the other first. The interviewee has to choose one dietary restrictions...

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Session 3

 Dear students,We're going social!During task 3.1, you will edit the template* below. There are three templates. You need to edit all of them so each one includes one meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner).Download the slides and upload them to our Padlet (column #4).Comment on, at least, 2 other posts. The comments should be positive and focus on the nutritional aspects we are studying. These are some structures you can use: Your meal...

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Session 2

Dear students, During activity 2.1, you will: research in groups typical staple foods and ingredients of a given English-speaking country (not the usual ones!) create a food pyramid on Google Slides by adding the pictures and the names of those items. Then, you will download your slide and upload it to our Padlet (column #2) so everybody can see them. During activity 2.2., you will: practice the structure Would you rather...

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Session 1

 Dear students, This is our first session of the unit Food and Nutrition. Today, we will discuss the difference between the concepts "food" and "nutrition".During activity 1.1, you will:be paired with a classmate to discuss possible answers to the questions posed by the teacher.discuss your answers.share the answers with the rest of the class using the collaborative boards on NearPod. During activity 1.2, you will:Watch an EdPuzzle...

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