Family Studies
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute
Course Overview
Food and Nutrition, Grade 10, Open, HFN20
Teacher: Ms. Freedman
Secondary Policy Document: The Ontario Curriculum: Grade 11 and 12 Social Sciences and Humanities 2000
Description/Rationale
This course explores the factors that affect attitudes and decisions about food, examines current issues of body image and food marketing, and is grounded in the scientific study of nutrition. Students will learn how to make informed food choices and how to prepare foods, and will investigate our Canadian food heritage and food industries, as well as global food issues. The course also introduces students to research skills related to food and nutrition.
Units of Study
Unit 1 Investigation of Food Choices
Unit 2 Food Needs of Individuals and Families
Unit 3 Nutrition, Health and Well-Being
Unit 4 Body Image
Unit 5 Food from Canadian and Global Perspectives
Course Evaluation
All work submitted in this course will be assessed and evaluated using the standards set by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Student’s performance is evaluated on assignments (oral and written), research projects, reports, presentations, co-operative learning group work, practical applications, quizzes and unit tests/activities. The evaluation of student achievement demonstrated in this course is based on the following four categories of the achievement chart:
(A) Ongoing Course Work – 70% (B) Summative Evaluation – 30%
Category
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Description
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Knowledge and Understanding
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Evaluation of your knowledge of facts and terms and understanding of concepts and theories.
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Thinking/Inquiry
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Evaluation of your critical and creative thinking and inquiry skills.
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Communication
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Evaluation of your ability to communicate information and ideas.
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Application
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Evaluation of your ability to transfer ideas, draw conclusions and make connections.
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Grade Weighting
Course Grading
Summative Evaluation 30%
Food Labs 20%
Research Projects/Reports/Presentations 20%
Co-operative Learning Group Work 10%
Unit Tests/Activity Quizzes 20%
Course Grade 100%
Learning Skills and Work habits
Students are evaluated not only on the content they have learned by six learning skills and work habit that evaluate key student work habits and are considered essential skills. These learning skills and work habits evaluated on your report card are:
Responsibility Collaboration Organization
Initiative Independent Work Self-Regulation
These six attributes are evaluated on a scale of Excellent (E), Good (G), Satisfactory (S), and Needs (N).
EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS:
To all students; please note that each teacher will have their own expectations and rules for their classroom (separate from the rules/expectations of the hallways and common areas of the school). This could change with each teacher and classroom you visit. Please be sure to review the following expectations carefully and follow them when in their classroom.
GENERAL SCHOOL RULES
Late/absence policy – please see agenda if you would like to use school policy
Use of technological devices in the classroom – NO cell phones at ALL!!!!
NO wearing of hats in the classroom.
CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
Attendance: Regular attendance is mandatory. In order to ensure success in the course, students are expected to be punctual and to attend class regularly. Students are to come prepared with their textbook (if required), notebook, handouts, and writing tools.
Behaviour: Students are also expected to respect their peers and teachers; inappropriate behaviour and attitude will not be tolerated and will be dealt with disciplinary action if needed.
Missed Class: If a student misses a class, it is the student’s responsibility to catch up on missed work and to see the teacher to ensure that all the material covered in the class is clearly understood.
Assignments: Students are expected to hand in all assignments on time. Unless given a legitimate excuse, late assignments will not be accepted after I mark and return assignments back to the class. If the student is experiencing difficulty completing an assignment, please do not hesitate to see the teacher for extra assistance. ***Remediation (Monday to Thursday, 11:35 to 12:00 noon) is the time to do this.
Test Policy
If a student is absent for a unit test, or major culminating assignment a doctor’s note must be provided for the student’s absence. The doctor’s note should state the reason for the absence, the date of the absence(s), and should have the medical office’s contact information.
I think being able to attend nutrition courses online would be interesting.
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