Personal Project

Steve Matheson

IP&T 286

Danny Young

Personal Project

Lesson Plan

My Food Guide Pyramid and Exercise

Objective:

Students will learn more about the food guide pyramid

Students will learn to make the food guide pyramid

Materials needed:

Ø a computer with internet connection

Ø a mind willing to be creative

Ø a mind willing to explore

Prior Knowledge:

Review the food groups and the pyramid with the students from the last lesson(s). Ask the students to give their pyramid a name.

Teach:

Show the students the prezi that you have from the previous lesson(s). Review each of the food groups, the names of food groups, the order that they are in on the pyramid, the list of foods that you created from each food group, and the color of each food group. List the name of each food group large enough for all students to see on the chalkboard.

Procedure:

v Explain to the students that they are going to create the food guide pyramid using Prezi.

v Pass out an outline of the instructions on how to create the food guide pyramid on prezi to each student. The students will begin this activity by making a rough draft on paper as to what they want to create on the prezi itself. Then, they need to get onto a computer that has internet access so they can begin working on their assignment.

v Optional- as a fun celebration of learning about health and the food groups on the food guide pyramid, plan ahead and take a walk to the cafeteria (during non-lunch hours) to meet the cafeteria staff and have them explain how important it is to eat healthy.

Assess:

o Can students follow directions about how to create a prezi presentation of the food guide pyramid?

o Do students have the food groups in the correct order?

o Did the students color the food group in the correct color?

o Neatness in how the assignment is carried out and finished.

*Here is a link to the Prezi that I’ve created as an example of what the students would create and turn in to me for this assignment. Prezi link

For December 6, 2010

We are back from Hawaii :( and not getting ready for finals and two games this week. We just played UVU and beat them pretty good. And tomorrow (Saturday) we play against Weber St. at the Marriott Center. We should do pretty well against them too. I've been way busy trying to play catch up with all of my homework from every single one of my classes. I didn't realize how hard it is to travel with the team and try to stay on top of school and homework! Its redunkulous!!! But somehow, someway, we are making it happen. I've been blessed with really cool and understanding teachers that allow me to make up the work that I've missed. Especially my IP&T teacher. He is the BOMB.COM :) You're awesome Danny! Now we are just getting ready for finals, which I know is going to kick my BUTT! :/

For November 29, 2010

This week, the basketball team traveled to Hawaii for a tournament held at BYU Hawaii. We played BYU Hawaii and USD (University of San Diego). We beat BYUH by 50 points and beat USD by 26. It was more like a vacation being in Hawaii rather than a tournament. We had a blast. I had never been to Hawaii before this trip so I loved every minute of it! The food was great. I gained 5 pounds while we were there :) The pineapple was AMAZING!!! And I loved the feeling of the people because they were sooooo laid back. Nothing bothered them at all. I want to move to Hawaii :)

For November 22, 2010

The ladies played Utah St. and Washington St. and whooped on both of them! These were two crucial home wins.

I talk/post about my traveling and games with the BYU Women's basketball team because I'm with them every single day...except for Sundays. So my whole life right now revolves around Basketball, then school, and not much of a social life :/

For November 15, 2010

We (the BYU Women's basketball team and I) left for North Carolina to play duke. We had our hands full, but we couldn't hit a broad side of a barn that night! It was pathetic. During this week, we also traveled to Chicago to play the University of Illinois Chicago. We should have killed this team, but we lost by 3 points. The ladies need to get their act together...and quick!!!

Another week and another blog that needs to be posted :) I finished up my website last week, which was a big project. The only problem now, is the fact that we have another project due in the next couple weeks. I don't mind too much, other than the fact that I am technologically incapable of accomplishing these projects. :( But Danny (my professor) said that I can always ask him for help. I might need to do that this next class period.

I've been working on creating my website for awhile now. It's been taking me forever to figure out how to do it. But I got the hang of it and finished it up. Here is the link to it. It was fun and interesting learning how to create my own website. Difficult at times, but after it's all done, it's pretty legit :)