Stage 2 Nutrition

Stage 2 Nutrition - Length | Full Year - (20 credit)

Subject Description

Nutrition is a contemporary science which immerses students in the fundamentals of human nutrition, physiology and health and promotes investigation of current and emerging trends. It is the study of dietary, lifestyle, and healthy eating patterns with specific focus on nutrients in food, how the body uses nutrients, and the relationship between diet, health and disease. Students will apply knowledge and understanding of nutrition to conduct investigations and examine scenarios. Students use technologies, scientific evidence and research to critically analyse information and make informed decisions or recommendations.

Stage 2 Nutrition is a 20-credit subject that consists of the following interrelated concepts areas:

· Principles of nutrition, physiology, and health

· Health promotion and emerging trends

· Sustainable food systems

· Nutrition literacy and numeracy

· Nutrition and technology

Nutrition literacy and numeracy and Nutrition and technology underpin the content. They are not discrete topics taught in isolation but should be contextualised through case studies and real-life examples

The concepts in Stage 2 Nutrition provide the framework for developing integrated programs of learning through which students extend their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the following three strands of science:

· science inquiry skills

· science as a human endeavour

· nutrition science understanding.

Assessment

School assessment (70%)

All three topics must be assessed within the school assessment.

Assessment Type 1: Investigation Folio (30%) including:

· one design practical investigation

· one Science as a Human Endeavour (SHE) investigation

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks (40%) including:

· three skills and application tasks, one of which must be a case study

External assessment (30%)

· Assessment Type 3: Online Examination - using case studies

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