Researching Recipes:
A Sixth Grade WebQuest on the Food Pyramid
Kristen McClafferty ~ km4654@desales.edu
Introduction
America needs YOUR help!
The MyPyramid recipe
research committee went on strike!
This group is responsible for
finding healthy recipes for
American citizens. Do you know
enough about foods in the five food
groups to be able to help
MyPyramid and save the general
welfare of the American people?
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Task
This WebQuest is to
help you understand what
food groups are a part of
MyPyramid. It will give
you ideas to use at home,
so you can have a wellbalanced diet. You will
visit different websites
and gather recipes from
each of the food groups.
You will use these to
compile a class cookbook.
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Process
There will be 5 groups of 4 students. The orange group is the grain group, the green
group is the vegetable group, the red group is the fruit group, the blue group is
the milk group, and the purple group is the meat and beans group.
Inside each group, there will be 3 recipe researchers and 1 layout designer.
Here is what each student must do:
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Recipe Researcher: Each recipe researcher must find 2 recipes for his/her
food group. As a group of 3, you must find 6 different recipes: 1 for breakfast,
1 for lunch, 1 for a snack, 1 for dinner, and 1 for dessert. These 3 students will
decide amongst themselves who will find which recipes.
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Each group must also have 1 recipe from the oils subgroup that is found on
MyPyramid. The grain group will find a breakfast recipe including oil(s), the
vegetable group will find a lunch recipe including oil(s), the fruit group will
find a snack recipe including oil(s), the milk group will find a dinner recipe
including oil(s), and the meat and beans group will find a dessert recipe
including oil(s).
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Process
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Layout Designer: The Layout Designer will copy and paste all 6 recipes into a
Microsoft Publisher document. They should be in order: breakfast, lunch, snack,
dinner, and dessert. (The oils recipe should be on a separate page, with at least
1 appropriate picture.)
There should be 2 recipes on the first 2 pages, and 1 recipe on the last page.
The first 2 pages should include at least 2 appropriate pictures, and the last
page should include at least 1 appropriate picture. Also, this individual will
design a title page for his/her food group. This page should include your food
group, your food group’s motto from MyPyramid, which can be found on the 3rd
Resources page, and at least 5 different foods that belong to your food
group (which can also be found on the 3rd Resources page). (I will design a
title page for oils, because it doesn’t have a motto). This page should also have
at least 1 appropriate picture. E-mail me your portion of the cookbook when
you are finished. I will print them out for the entire class and send a copy
to MyPyramid!
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Resources
Orange Group Links
(Grains):
Green Group Links
What's in the grain group?
What foods are in the
vegetable group?
Breakfast Cereal Recipes
Lunch Pasta Recipes
Snack Grains Recipes
Dinner Grains Recipes
Dessert Grains Recipes
Oil Breakfast Recipes
(Vegetables):
Breakfast Vegetable Recipes
Lunch Vegetable Recipes
Snack Vegetable Recipes
Dinner Vegetable Recipes
Dessert Vegetable Recipes
Oil Lunch Recipes
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Resources
Red Group Links
(Fruits):
Blue Group Links
What foods are in the fruit
group?
Breakfast Fruit Recipes
Lunch Fruit Recipes
Snack Fruit Recipes
Dinner Fruit Recipes
Dessert Fruit Recipes
Oil Snack Recipes
What foods are included in the
milk group?
(Milk):
Breakfast Milk Recipes
Lunch Milk Recipes
Snack Milk Recipes
Dinner Milk Recipes
Dessert Milk Recipes
Oil Dessert Recipes
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Resources
Purple Group Links
Links for All Groups:
(Meat and Beans):
Food group mottos
What foods are included in the
meat & beans group?
What are "oils"?
Breakfast Meat Recipes
Lunch Chicken Recipes
Snack Beans Recipes
Fish Dinner Recipes
Dessert Eggs Recipes
Oil Dessert Recipes
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Evaluation
The students will receive a group grade
for their portion of the class cookbook.
They will be evaluated using the following
rubric.
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Conclusion
If you worked hard and
followed the guidelines I
laid out for you, you should
now have your very own
class cookbook! Take it
home and share it with
your friends and family
members. This cookbook
includes a week’s worth of
recipes that you can make
together. Remember to eat
from all food groups
every day!
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Teacher Page
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This WebQuest encourages students to work together to achieve a
common goal. It also serves to help students apply the
government’s food regulations, from MyPyramid, to their daily
diets. It addresses the following Pennsylvania Academic Standard:
Family & Consumer Sciences
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11.3. Food Science and Nutrition
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11.3.6. GRADE 6
 D. Describe a well-balanced daily menu using the dietary guidelines and the
food guide pyramid.
Additional Resources:
• MyPyramid
• The Food Guide Pyramid
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