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Health & Safety
Foodaholics
2009
.Essential Questions
What is the importance of good health & eating habits?
What is the concept of health & nutrition?
2.Curriculum and Standards
To understand the concept of Healthy living.
To develop good eating habits.
To understand balanced diet.
To understand the advantages and disadvantages of junk food.
To reduce the gap between children’s life at school and their life outside the school.
To aware of various food components.
To develop the 21st century skills.
3.Expected outcomes
A collection of samples of food items eaten by the students of various classes during recess hours.
An animation,
A skit,
A survey report,
An interview,
Thinkquest web pages
4.Required resources
Computer,
Software applications,
Internet Access,
Access to library print material,
Paper, Pens, Ink and Files,
CDs and Pen-drive,
Video Camera,
Overhead projector,
Transport,
Tiffin boxes of different students with food inside it,and
A place to assemble, discuss and do.
5.How will this project help the class, school, community or world?
Children will be aware of their own health, eating habits and nutrients present in different foostuffs taken in their daily meal and also should be awared of the others' health and about different ways to make their living better which in the long run will make them fit for the society and the nation as a whole.
Membership
Closed (Class 10-12)
Timeline
15 Apr, 2009 - 1 May, 2009
Publishing & Editing
Members may create content, but only coaches can publish it.
Student members cannot edit / delete another member's content.
Team
hanielKendriya Vidyalaya Project Sewak, Dimapur, Nagaland, India
MADHURIMAKendriya Vidyalaya Project Sewak, Dimapur, Nagaland, India
SONALIKendriya Vidyalaya Project Sewak, Dimapur, Nagaland, India
Age Range
19 & under
Coaches
B DasKendriya Vidyalaya Project Sewak, Dimapur, Nagaland, India
Category
Health & Safety > Nutrition > Eating Disorders
Audience
All ages
Language
English
Team Collaboration
Actually the project has been started with effect from 22nd April’09 with a Team of three students under 19. It was a challenge for the team members to complete the project as per the target laid down by 4th May’09. Right from that day our work started with full enthusiasm. The members were assigned with different work with a particular time frame mentioned as under.
1. Madhurima Nandi- i) Collecting information on health, Nutrition and food, typing and downloading.
ii) Preparation of food quest papers for students from VI to X th std, their distribution and collection. Making pie-chart and Bar diagram on them.
iii)Tiffin Box survey of the students from primary classes as well as secondary classes.
iv) Preparation of Interview questions of two teachers and also taking Interview.
v) Personal observation- Market survey for different food stuff.
vi) Drawing pictures.
vii) Taking Interview of a Doctor.
2. Sonali Rudra- i) Collecting information of balanced diet, Typing and downloading.
ii) Preparation of food quest papers for the teachers, distribution and collection.
iii) Composition of the skit on food and nutrition, Conducting the skit by taking few students actively involving herself.
iv) Personal observation- Market survey for different food stuff.
v) Preparation of Interview questions for a Doctor and also taking Interview.
vi) Drawing pictures.
Haniel K - i) writing a note on healthy food habits.
ii) Tiffin survey.
iii) Collecting snaps of different food components.
iv) Videography.
Team Diversity
My team comprises three members out of which two girls and one boy. Two girls are of Xth std. and the boy is of XIIth std. Both of the girls are from Hindu Bengali Community and the boy is from Christian South Indian Community.
The boy viz., Haniel K is found so interested though he is from Arts Stream. He is not from economically sound family. He has no PC at his home. Even though he contributed his best.
Among the girls member only Madhurima Nandi has a computer with Net connection. She is found to be the most active member of the Team and has the knowledge of handling computer, drawing pictures, composition etc. In all adverse condition she showed her patience to complete the project as the target was made. She has the capability to lead the team
Another girl member namely Sonali Rudra is also an active member. She was also regular in attending different places when the team aspected her in spite of staying in a far distance. She also don’t have PC at her home. So she came to school time to time and contributed her best by joining the team. She has composed and also directed the skit.
