Discussion: Effects of Nutrition on the Human Body

Discussion: Effects of Nutrition on the Human Body

Discussion: Effects of Nutrition on the Human Body

1. Demonstrate ways in which science influences and is influenced by complex societies, including political and moral issues.
2. Use methods of science and knowledge derived from current scientific inquiry in life science to question existing explanations.
3. Advance the development of skills to be able to understand material, be able to organize it logically, compare/contrast and analyze facts and ideas and draw conclusions.
4. To apply comprehension and thinking skills in working with research materials in a manner leading to clarity, conciseness, and coherence in writing.
5. Discovering the effects of different eating styles on human health.
6. Becoming familiar with .

Activities

1. Read the instructions posted in this weeks Module, and attached here, for guidance on how discussions will be used for this class. The instructions include an example of how to format this type of discussion and a grading rubric. Discussion: Effects of Nutrition on the Human Body

2. This week we are learning about the digestive system. For this discussion, we’ll review how our eating choices and our environment affect our health. Choose an eating style for humans that is important to you or that you are curious about. Some suggested eating styles are provided below, but you may choose a different style than is listed. The style you choose must have peer-reviewed scientific research written about it’s effect on human health.

EXAMPLES OF EATING STYLES:

3. You will write a 220+ word essay/discussion about how this way of eating is beneficial to or detrimental to human health – what diseases/conditions does it cause/cure. You must use at least two valid peer-reviewed sources of scientific research, published within the last five years, to support your opinion. Be sure to include both in-text citations and list the references for your sources using MLA format. In-text citations and references do not count toward the discussion word count.

4. After you have posted your discussion, reply to at least two other student posts. Write 50+ words for each reply post. You must use peer-reviewed scientific research, published within the past five years, to support each of your responses. You may use the same research you used for your initial post if it is relevant to your reply. Be sure to include in-text citation(s) and reference(s) for your source(s) in MLA format. In-text citations and references do not count toward the reply word count.

5. To receive points for the discussion, you must post your initial research discussion by Thursday 11:59pm, and then reply to at least two other students posts by Sunday 11:59pm. Late posts will receive up to half credit if any part of the discussion is posted up to one week after the initial due date. Discussion posts and responses will not be accepted after one week of the original due date and you will receive zero points.

Netiquette in all online communication. This is not a ‘bash the other person’s opinion’ response. If you don’t agree with the post, you must support your disagreement with scientific evidence. It’s alright to disagree with someone else’s opinion, but you must be courteous in your reply.

How to Post

Here is .

• To post your original discussion, click on Reply right below this instruction. Enter your discussion content in the message box.
• If you have a file(s) attach to your post, click on Attach in the bottom-right corner of the message box. Once you attach the file, you should see the file name below the message box.
• To submit the post, click the Post Respond button. You should see your post on the board. If not, refresh the discussion page.
• To reply to another post, click on Reply below their posted message.