Food and Nutrition 2015-2016 Syllabus
Susan Biba
susan.biba@fillmorecentral.org
Food and Nutrition is a full year course. This course takes you beyond what you learned in
9th Grade FCS and explores some previous food-related topics more deeply. Our textbook
is called Food For Today and will be required reading. You will be responsible for the
care (this means a book cover) and use of your assigned textbook. There is a Food Lab
Fee of $25 for this class. You may pay the food lab fee to Fillmore Central Public School.
The 1st semester of this course focuses on nutrition, food origins, food safety, and dietary
issues. There will be fewer labs in the first semester of the course (than you might expect).
During the 2nd semester, we focus on the preparation of many different types of foods and
labs are more frequent. 
Grading:
Grading in this class will be divided into two categories, Formative (or practice work) and
Summative (or assessment work). While points are assigned to reflect the relative
importance of each assignment, ultimately, no more than 20% of a student’s score will
come from Formative assignments. Summative assessments will account for at least 80%
of a student’s final grade in the class.
Grading in this class includes the following components:
Assignment
Category
Formative
Assignment
type
Bellringers
Point
Value
5 points
Formative
Study Guides
20 points
Formative
Vocabulary
Worksheets
10 points
Formative
News Article
10 points
Formative
Worksheets
or some
quizzes
10 points
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Comments
These may or may not be graded, but written work is
always read.
These may or may not be graded. They are graded
for completeness only. Because you have access to
your textbook and notes for this part of your work,
there is no reason for you to have wrong answers.
Take the time to look up the answer or to ask for
help. See the separate sheet on Study Guide
Expectations for more information.
A vocabulary worksheet that applies to the essential
vocabulary list for the section will be due the day of
the unit or chapter test.
Expect to turn in 1 or 2 per grading quarter. Article
should be current and you need to complete a short
summary sheet that explains why this news is
important for people who eat food.
Worksheets may not always be graded, but they can
be useful to see how well you know or understand
the material.
Other assignments like this might be a video guide
or a short quiz!
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Assignment Assignment
Category
type
Summative Tests
Point
Value
100 points
Summative
Major Quiz
30—70
points
Summative
Quick Quiz
Summative
Projects
10—25
points
50—150
points
Summative
Other items
will vary
Summative
Lab Grades
25 points
Summative
Final Exam
200 points
(2 times
the value
of unit
tests)
Comments
Most tests will be on Angel and worth 100 points
each test. Bonus questions may be included and will
vary in the amount of points given. Bonus points will
not raise a test score above 100%. Read your
textbook as most test questions come from there!
Occasionally, a longer quiz will replace a test for a
particular segment. Point value may vary from 30 to
70 points, based on the quiz.
This might be a pop quiz (or one you have prepared
for) over a short section of material.
Projects might include PowerPoint presentations or
other project. One project we have is the Food
Record Project, which uses the USDA SuperTracker
program to record food eaten. Point value for
projects will vary with the difficulty of the project.
Usually, they will be in the 50 to 150 point range.
The nature and value of these assignments will vary
with the unit we are studying. Assignments of this
type might include a reflection paper on a video,
news story or field trip. Or it might be a poster. Or
something else…
The point value for labs may vary for some labs.
You must take an active part in the lab in order to be
eligible to turn in a lab sheet. You must turn in a lab
sheet to get credit (and a grade) for a lab. Lab sheets
need to be turned in immediately or their value is
lost. See me about the possibility of making up lab
assignments if you are ill.
The final exam for this course will be given during
the time allotted at the end of the semester. It will
follow the same format as the regular tests in the
class. It will cover all of the chapters we have
covered during the semester. The final exam is
usually twice as long as a regular exam and is worth
twice as much. No re-takes on final exams!
Retakes and Remediation:
Retakes are allowed on unit tests, but the retake score WILL BE the score that goes in the
grade book. You will be required to do some extra study (remediation) before taking the
test a second time. In most cases, remediation will consist of the completion of a more
extensive vocabulary work sheet prior to re-taking a new test on the same material.
Other Grading Policies:
Other grading policies will follow the guidelines in your student handbook.
Contact:
You may contact me during the school day or via school email (above).
Please monitor your school email account daily for notices relating to this class.
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