YEAR 3 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
My Friend's Lunch Box
CURRICULUM (Year 3 Technology)
Knowledge and understanding
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented in different ways (ACTDIK008).
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recognising that numbers, text, and images are all forms of data when stored or viewed using a digital system
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using a table to reorganise information that includes words, and/or numbers
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recognising representations of different types of data
Processes and production skills
Collect, access and present different types of data using simple software to create information and solve problems (ACTSDIP009).
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selecting appropriate formats or layout styles to present data as information depending on the type of data and the audience, for example lists, tables, graphs and presentations.
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using different techniques to present data as information, for example creating a column chart in a spreadsheet by colouring cells to represent different items.
Cross- Curriculum priorities:
Sustainability: understanding the ways social, economic and environmental systems interact to support and maintain human life.
General Capabilities:
Literacy, numeracy, information and communication technology, critical and creative thinking, and personal and social capabilities will be implemented throughout the unit.
Links to other Key Learning Areas:
Health and Physical Education: Healthy choices and the five food groups.
English: surveys, labelled texts, and analytical writing.
Useful Links
Healthy Kids Association: Five Food Groups
http://healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/5-food-groups/
Healthy Kids Association: Five Food Groups
Chart.
http://healthy-kids.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AGTHE.png
Australian Government. Department of
Health: Eat for Health.
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/food-essentials/five-food-groups
Nourish Interactive: Free Nutrition
Printables.
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables
Women's and Children's Health Network,
Kid's Health: Food groups. http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=284&id=1443
Kid;'s Educational Games:
Food Pyramid, the 5 Different Food Groups. Learn the healthy and unhealthy foods, Video for Kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS8pb8lRBc4
Healthy eating and good food choices are important for a healthy life. In this task, students investigate the five food groups and the lunchtime eating choices of classmates. Students will use digital technology to explore the five food groups, undertake surveys, construct graphs and tables and to prepare a report on the food choices of classmates. Various modes of digital software will be explored throughout the learning experience to evaluate the food choices of classmates and make suggestions on the best food choices for a healthy lifestyle.
Whilst the assessment task explicitly assesses Digital Technology, fundamental elements of HPE (healthy choices, five food groups) and English (surveys, procedural texts, labelled drawings, journals) are strongly embedded.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
The unit, “My Friend's Lunch Box” is designed around a unit of 8 hours classwork and integrates digital technology for exploration and compilation of data and its representation.
What is to be accomplished by the students:
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Construction of new knowledge·
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generate simple ideas for designs ·
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select resources, simple techniques and tools to make products · plan and sequence main steps
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evaluate food choices and healthy lifestyle choices by analysing the five food groups, determine which foods were suitable, which foods were unsuitable and ways to improve eating habits
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reflect on the uses of technology and describe the impact in everyday situations reflect on learning to identify new understandings.
The teacher's role is to:
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Ensure that students have the required prerequisite knowledge
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Offer explicit teaching of digital software, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to demonstrate table and graphing construction.
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Facilitate learning and to guide students as necessary
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Assist with technical difficulties
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Conduct formative assessment as students’ progress through tasks and offer timely and appropriate feedback to clarify and promote understanding
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Examine summative assessment task to determine learning outcomes
SUGGESTED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Time
Student activity.
Teacher role
Section 1. Investigate: Research the five food groups
1 hour
Explore food choices and the types of foods in each of the five food groups.
Students are to complete a healthy food pyramid table of possible lunch choices and consider where each item appears in the food pyramid.
Students will use websites to investigate healthy lunch choices
Review prior learning about the five food groups (e.g. with a simple “picture sort” classifying activity) and the principles of healthy eating and health and well-being. If possible, invite the tuckshop convenor to discuss food choices in the school tuckshop.
Construct a “Word Wall” of new or difficult vocabulary for students to assist students with their assessment.
Differentiation strategies: Use of pictures to support word wall vocabulary and consider use of personal word journals for low literacy students.
1 hour
Students’ will complete a survey of their own lunch foods.
Students are to answer survey questions and assess their own eating according to the five food groups.
Individual survey forms are to be printed by students for sharing with classmates.
Set up a survey form in either Survey Monkey or Google docs for students to answer. Questions should discuss types of foods and servings of each food type.
Differentiation strategies: Teacher Aide assistance to complete survey and categorising food groups, or students may be placed with a high ability peer to assist learning.
ICT: Survey Monkey
Section 2. Design: How data will be recorded?
1 hour
Students will work collaboratively to analyse and evaluate data.
Students will work in small groups to analyse classmate’s lunch food choices according to the five food groups.
Construct a table suitable for displaying food choices and food groups.
A random sample of 5 survey forms will be given to each group of 5 students.
Students to reflect on five food groups and healthy eating options for lunch foods.
Model appropriate table suggestions.
Differentiation strategies: Mixed ability groups to support all learning abilities.
30 mins.
Students will evaluate the data and complete data table.
Support students to complete table analysis.
Differentiation strategies: Special needs students may be given picture category charts of the five food groups to assist data sort. Scaffolded table may also be useful to construct data.
Section 3. Produce: How will data be displayed?
1 hour
Students will construct digital data.
Students will construct a table in Microsoft Word.
Students to enter own groups data into Microsoft Word table. Students to save all work onto school network drive.
Explicitly teach students to construct a table in Microsoft Word or Excel.
Model use of data to explain task.
Teacher guidance throughout task to check.
Differentiation strategies: Some students may need additional time to complete this task. Additional teaching may also be required.
ICT: Construct a table using either Microsoft Word or Excel
1 hour 30 mins
Students will copy and paste data into Microsoft Excel. A column graph is to be constructed with chart title, axis title and legend identifying categories.
Save graphs onto school network drive.
Explicitly teach graphing in Microsoft Excel. Determine type of graph, e.g. column graph.
Model use of data and graphing requirements.
Differentiation strategies: Students may need additional time to assist completion of this task. Additional teaching and/or teacher assistance may also be required.
ICT: Construct graph in Microsoft Excel
Section 4. Evaluate: Analyse data to construct a report
1 hour
Students will construct a report on their findings of classmate’s lunch food choices.
Construct a formal report on food choices and evaluate how well these choices support healthy eating.
Report will include: title page, data table, a graph and a summary of whether the food choices support healthy eating and wellbeing.
Include recommendations on how the food choices may be improved.
Support students to construct a report of lunch food choices. Ensure students include data table graph and a summary of their findings of food choices.
Differentiation strategies: Using visual information of the five food groups students may alternatively present their information as an oral, answer questions to analyse the information or complete a scaffolded written report.
ICT: Students to use Microsoft Word to analyse data created in Microsoft Word/Excel tables and Microsoft Excel graphs and construct a report.
References
Australian Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2015). Design and Technologies (v. 8.1). Retrieved May 1, 2016 from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/design-and-technologies/curriculum/f-10?layout=1
Clip Art:
Boy and girl eating lunch. (Public Domain).) Retrieved April 14, 2016 from http://www.mycutegraphics.com/graphics/school/kids-eating-school-lunch.html
Kids eating at a table Clip Art. (Public Domain). Retrieved May 2, 2016 from http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/kids-eating-at-table-clipart
MyPyramid: Steps to a healthier you. (Public Domain). Retrieved May 7, 2016 from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MyPyramidFood.svg/2000px-MyPyramidFood.svg.png