Yaquie Lopez
Florida International Univerisity
FL

The Solar System (Sun, Planet, Objects in Orbit Interactions) Collection

Sun, Jun 17, 2012 5:39 PM
The Solar System

I really enjoyed this collection. This collection has a lot of variety. There are different types of different readings such as articles, book chapters, and science objects. I enjoyed that she had different readings from the sun, the stars, planets and the sky. This collection is helpful when learning about the concept of space and also the solar system. I can tell she spend a good amount of time and dedication on going through these because some of them take time to complete. Great job on the variety, I will keep this collection in mind when I need to search on things related to it.

Nutrition: Grades K-4

Sun, Jun 10, 2012 7:57 PM
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This sciguide talks about the nutrition in Elementary schools. It talks about how nutrition education is science-based. It explains how smart food choices can help you be the best you can be. It brings up the importance about physical activities and to be physically fit. Some questions that are brought up are “What is food for living things? And what are nutrients? What do they do and where do they come from? I like this sciguide because it helps students learn at a young age what is good for them and to be smart about what they are putting in their bodies. Students get to participate and learn such things like the sun is a source of energy for plants and the animal’s hat eat plants. It makes me glad that students are learning about nutrients and good and bad food to consume. This is important at that age because children at that age are not consuming the correct foods. Eating better leads to a healthier body and healthier life. The sciguides explains that you can now explore nutrition through three themes such as online downloadable classroom activities. I like that students can go online and learn these things because the online services provides games and activities t get the students involved and they are learning as they are having fun playing.

Podcast: Food Safety and Nutrition: Nutrition Label Footnotes

Sun, Jun 10, 2012 7:43 PM
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I enjoyed this podcast because she helps you take a look at what you are supposed to be consuming on a daily 2,000 calorie diet. She begins this video by showing us how to find such things as a total fat, sat fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates and dietary fiber based on the 2,000 calorie diet. She explains that sodium and cholesterol stay the same but total fat, sat fat and total carbohydrates differ depending on the person. For example they mentioned if someone that consumes 1,600 calories than than that person should stick to something less than what was shown. This helps the audience understand how that works. I like the way they brought up someone’s concern in the chat room asking what about sodium, if high blood pressure is an issue? And if so what is recommended? They went on to explain that depending on the person they would need to consume more. They expressed to the person that asked to talk to their doctor in order to level their consuming. She mentions that your body needs little sodium to replace what is lost. So someone with that problem would be consuming 1,000-2,400 milligrams, and in their case those numbers would not apply. I really enjoyed this podcast I thought it was very informative. She person talking sounded like she knew what she was talking about and she was very helpful with the question being asked.