Designing a Nutritional Bar

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MYP Year Level: …1…
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Maximum
Criteria Name of Criterion: Your Grade
Points
Criterion 8

Subject/Unit Statement of Inquiry Global Context Key Concept

Grade 6 Science Understanding Scientific and Relationships
relationships within and Technical
Title of the Unit between organisms and Innovation.
how it affects the
human metabolism,
using technology,
scientific observation,
and experimentation
can allows us to respond
effectively and
innovatively to the
consequences of these
relationships.  

If you fail to complete this summative assessment in class, you can submit it later only
if a medical report is submitted. Date due:
Goal 
Your goal is to design a nutritional bar that will provide the proper balance of protein and
carbohydrates for one of two target populations (rescue workers and patients). You need to take into
consideration 3 factors: metabolic needs of the population, taste, and cost. You will design a recipe for
a health bar that addresses the needs of one of the populations (rescue workers or patients) while
maximizing the taste score and minimizing cost.

Role 
You are a food engineer intern working at Futura Engineering (a United Arab Emirates non-profit
firm)

Audience   
Your audience will be the head engineers. They will be choosing one of each type of bar (rescue
workers and patients) to go into production to help out next time there is a natural disaster.

Situation 
Natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, typhoons, etc.) are becoming
more frequent and affecting more people than ever before. Getting people food in these situations is
hard and only adds to these disasters. The UAE had decided that they will do something about it.
They will fund the research and development of supplement bars to send to countries experiencing
these disasters. The bars will be easy to drop into by airplanes into areas when the roads have been
damaged, they won’t spoil or rot like food does, and they will be packaged so they won’t get ruined if
they get wet. Two different bars will be produced one for patients and one for rescue workers. This
way the UAE will be ready to help immediately next time disaster strikes.

Product   
Your report must include the following explanations:
 Does the bar meet the nutrimental needs of your chosen population?
 How good does your bar taste. (You want this to be high as possible)
 How much does your bar cost. (You want this number to be as low as possible)

Your presentation should be in the form of a Power Point. You need to include the following in your
presentation:
 A name for your bar and a package design.
 An explanation of how it meets the nutritional needs of your chosen population.
 How well it scores in the taste test.
 Results from the test groups
 How much will it cost to make a bar, and how many people can you serve with the budget of
$10,000.
 If you needed to sacrifice one of these 3 things, why did you choose that category and what are
the pros and cons of that choice.

Standards 
MS-LS1-7 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new
 molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

Instructions:

1. Fill out the answers to the questions on this report and submit
this with your final presentation.
2. Cite all your sources (websites or books where you found
information) if you used any using MLA style.
3. Make a Power-Point

Questions to include in your presentation:

A. Circle the population are you designing the nutritional bar for: rescue worker or patients

B. Using the Day 3 material summarize the nutritional needs of your target population. (D i
1-8)
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C. Explain what kind of foods from the Day 2 material would be good to meet the needs of
your target population. (D i. 1-8)
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D. Using the Futura Recipe test simulation design a bar that meets the needs of your
population. Write down the recipe. (D i. 1-8)

E. Describe the results from the test population. Make sure to include a screenshot of
your findings (D ii. 1-8)
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F. Describe how your bar meets the needs of the target population (D iii. 1-8)

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G. Explain the benefits of sacrificing one of the criteria to make the others as high as
possible. (D ii. 1-8)
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H. Explain the consequences of sacrificing one of the criteria to make the others as high as
possible. (D ii. 1-8)
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Cite your sources using MLA style: Fill in as much information as possible (D iv. 1-8) Use this
format:
Author. “Page Title” Website Title. publishing date. Publisher/Sponsor. Date of Access. URL

For Example:
Science Mission Directorate. "Introduction to The Electromagnetic Spectrum" Mission: Science.
2010. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ____ Oct. 2020
https://science.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro

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ATL Skills

Communication skills
Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information.
 Consistently apply scientific language effectively to communicate understanding clearly
and precisely, students must use appropriate forms of writing for their audience.

Critical thinking skills

 Analyse and evaluate information to make scientifically supported judgments.

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Rubric

(Criterion D) Reflecting on the Impacts of Science (maximum 8)

Level Descriptor Task Specific Descriptor

0 The student does not reach a standard You don’t do anything listed below.
described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 You: Your answers show that:
i. State the ways in which science is used to i. State the ways in which science is used by
address a specific problem or issue. stating the

ii. State the implications of using science by

stating the implications
ii. State the implications of using science to
solve a specific problem or issue, interacting
with a factor. iii. Apply scientific language by using _ of the
following terms correctly in your
responses:
iii. Apply scientific language to communicate
understanding.
iv. Document sources by including at least an
attempt at one citation.

iv. Document sources.

3-4 You: Your answers show:
i. State the ways in which science is used to i. State the ways in which science is used by
address a specific issue. stating the ways

ii. State the implications of using science by

stating the implications of
ii. State the implications of using science to
solve a specific problem or issue, interacting
with a factor.
iii. Apply s scientific language by using _ of the
following terms correctly in your
responses:
 iii. Sometimes apply scientific language to
communicate understanding clearly and iv. Documents sources by citing at least one
precisely. source attempting to use MLA style.

iv. Sometimes documents sources correctly.

5-6 You: Your answers show:
i. Outline the ways in which science is used to i. Outline the ways in which science is used
address a specific issue. by stating the ways

ii. Outline the implications of using science by

stating the implications of
ii. Outline the implications of using science to
solve a specific problem or issue, interacting
with a factor.
iii. Apply scientific language by using _ of the
following terms correctly in your
responses:
iii. Usually apply scientific language to
communicate understanding clearly and
precisely. iv. Document sources correctly by citing at
least one source using MLA style and
attempted to cite all other sources.

iv. Usually document sources correctly.

7-8 You: Your answers show:
i. Summarize the ways in which science is i. Summarize the ways in which science by
applied and used to address a specific summarizing the ways in which
problem or issue.

ii. Describe and summarize the implications

of using science by summarizing the
implications
ii. Describe and summarize the implications of
using science and its application to solve a
specific problem or issue, interacting with a
iii. Apply scientific language by using all the
factor.
following terms correctly in your
responses:

iii. Consistently apply scientific language to

iv. Document sources by correctly citing all
communicate understanding clearly and
your sources using MLA style.
precisely.
iv. Document sources completely.