1. Grapefruit Magic!
package shared by Maureen Zimmerman (Mesa Community College)
This is a critical thinking exercise for FON 241 Principles of Human Nutrition which requires students to actively participate.
(last updated Mar 29, 2004)

2. "Understanding Nutrition" Chapter 1 ( Presentation)
package shared by Lori Zienkewicz (Mesa Community College)
This powerpoint presentation was created to compliment the text Understanding Nutrition by Whitney and Rolfes, 9th Ed.: specifically chapter one.
(last updated Jan 21, 2004)

3. "Understanding Nutrition" chapter 20: Hunger ( Presentation)
package shared by Lori Zienkewicz (Mesa Community College)
This presentation complements chapter 20(Hunger and Global Problems) from Whitney and Rolfe's "Understanding Nutrition" 9th edition.
(last updated Mar 31, 2004)

4. "Understanding Nutrition" Chapter 7: Metabolism (Presentation)
package shared by Lori Zienkewicz (Mesa Community College)
This powerpoint presentation is used in conjunction with Whitney and Rolfes "Understanding Nutrition" 9th edition. Students are given an overview of human metabolism.
(last updated Mar 31, 2004)

5. 54 Billion Meals!
package shared by Maureen Zimmerman (Mesa Community College)
This activity will help students make connections about how eating out at restaurants and fast food establishments can contribute to excessive caloric intake.
(last updated Mar 29, 2004)

6. Academic Controversy: The Atkins Diet
package shared by Maureen Zimmerman (Mesa Community College)
Academic controversy is the conflict that emerges in the classroom when it is discovered amongst students that they have different information, perceptions, opinions, reasoning, processes, theories, and conclusions, yet they must reach consensus (Johnson and Johnson, 1989). A properly facilitated academic controversy often results in students questioning their own views. It usually sends them in search of new information.
(last updated Jan 11, 2004)

7. Acting out fat digestion
package shared by Susan Gaumont (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
In this learning activity, students play the parts of the digestive system to enhance the complex process of fat digestion.
(last updated Sep 30, 2003)

8. Believe it or Not--Part 1.
package shared by Maureen Zimmerman (Mesa Community College)
This activity is the first step in helping students discern credible from non-credible nutrition information found in the popular press.
(last updated Jan 26, 2004)

9. Biggie-size myself!
package shared by Lori Zienkewicz (Mesa Community College)
Nutrition group exercise designed to encourage reflection of current nutrition issues related to weight, food consumption and hunger in the United States.
(last updated Jan 13, 2004)

10. Calcium Checker
package shared by Laura May (Mesa Community College)
Students determine how much calcium they consumed the day before and name foods they can add to increase their calcium intake.
(last updated Jan 25, 2004)