The Task

Imagine that you are a passenger taking a trip on the food train which is traveling through the land of breads and grains. Each internet site that you visit is a "town" where the train is stopping. During the stops you have the chance to visit that area. While here you must gather information and record it in your travel journal. Your journal should include information from the following tasks and at least five interesting facts that you learned on your trip.

• Today there are many different types of breakfast cereals sold in stores. What must the makers of these cereals do to the grains before they can be made into cereals? What are the three types of cereal they can then make?
  

• Look through some of the recipes listed on the sites. You may also use a search engine to find new recipes. Choose one of the recipes which fits into the breads and grains food group. Copy the recipe into your journal and tell why it is part of the breads and grains food group. Now list four other products that you eat that are part of the breads and grains food group.
  

• Everyone always seems to be telling us not to eat too much candy. What about breads and grains? Find out how many servings we are supposed to eat daily out of the breads and grains food group.
  
  

  Resources

  Kid's Food Cyber Club
  Breakfast Cereals
  Food Tips!
  Food Fun For Kids
  

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  The Process

  1. Look through each of the resources listed to learn what type of information they contain. While at each site you may browse through what they have to offer and take part in any activities they provide. This will give you time to become familiar with the site. It will also allow you to find your five new and interesting facts for your journal.
  2. At any time you may record interesting facts in your journal. You must have at least five items, but you can have as many more than that as you like.
  3. Complete the given tasks in the order they are listed.
  4. Write the task that you are completing on the top of your page.
  5. Once you have found the answers to your tasks write them below the title. Complete all that the task asks for before moving on. (You may also write notes from the site that you are looking at on those pages.
  6. Start each task on a new page. This will allow you to keep the information separate.
  7. Make sure that your full name is printed on the inside cover of your journal.
  8. Once you have completed all the project asks for you may use your extra time to do more research on the breads and grains food group, or you may research other sections of the food pyramid.

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  Learning Advice

  

  Now that you have all this information, what are you going to do with it? Keep your journals so that you will remember the trip through the land of breads and grains. If you want to organize the information even more here are some helpful hints.

  • Write a story about a journey through the land of breads and grains. You may make up characters and actions, but use real facts and information that you learned on your trip.

  • Form groups with other students and share your information with them.

  • Create a concept map using one of the food groups or food in general as your center.

  • Pick something that interested you and do more research on your own.

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  Conclusion

  I hope that you have learned a little bit more about the breads and grains food group. The information you take away from this webquest should allow you to be knowledgable about the food pyramid, the breads and grains food group in particular. Eating healthy helps us feel good and stay strong.

  
  

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  Comments. Questions? Email me at jamieyoung@rocketmail.com