Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal

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  • Introduction
  • What Is Obesity?
  • Fast Food and Obesity
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  • Typical Fast Food Meal
  • Supersizing
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  • A Legal Matter
  • Your Challenge
  • The Engineering Design Process
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  • Explore Possibilities: Mathematics
  • Children's Meal Data
  • Explore Possibilities: Biology
  • Explore Possibilities: Social Studies
  • Explore Possibilities: Art
  • Explore Possibilities: Health
  • Select an Approach and Design Your Proposal
  • Make a Prototype and Test Your Design
  • Refine and Create Your Final Children's Meal
  • Communicate Your Results
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    • Introduction (15-20 minutes)
    • What Is Obesity? (45 minutes) 
    • Fast Food and Obesity (15-20 minutes)
    • Food and Nutrition (45 minutes – 1 hour)
    • Typical Fast Food Meal (45 minutes)
    • Supersizing (45 minutes – 1 hour)
    • Fast Food Marketing (45 minutes – 1 hour)
    • A Legal Matter (1 – 1 ½ hours)
    • Your Challenge (15 -20 minutes)
    • The Engineering Design Process (45 minutes)
    • Explore Possibilities (15 minutes)
    • Explore Possibilities: Mathematics (1 -1 ½ hours)
    • Explore Possibilities: Biology (1 -1 ½ hours)
    • Explore Possibilities: Social Studies (45 minutes)
    • Explore Possibilities: Health or Family Consumer Science (45 minutes)
    • Select an Approach and Design Your Proposal (45 minutes – 1 hour)
    • Make a Prototype and Test Your Design (1- 1 ½ hours)
    • Refine Your Design and Create Your Final Kids' Meal (1 hour)
    • Communicate Your Results (1 -1 ½)
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A: Engineering Portfolio
    • Appendix B: Engineering Design Process
    • Appendix C: Working with STEM Teams
    • Appendix D: Assessment Rubric for Persuasive Essay
    • Appendix E: Assessment Rubric for Final Project (Meal and Advertisement)
    • Appendix F: Differentiation
    • Appendix G: Extension Activities
    • Appendix H: MSDE Standards
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