You have learned that a baby’s readiness to eat solid foods, even soft ones, depends on the growth and development of its teeth, tongue, throat muscles, mouth, and lips. For this week’s activity, you will investigate the current guidelines for introducing solid foods to babies. You will also explore one of the following topics:
1) How feeding guidelines have changed over time, or
2) How feeding guidelines differ between cultures.
Click the Activity button below to access the worksheet where you will record your work for the rest of the week. When you have completed this assignment, submit it to your teacher.
Your work on this assignment will be evaluated according to the following rubric.
| Points | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Part A 30 Points |
15 | Each of your answers contains information from a current, reliable web site. |
| 15 | Each of your answers completely and thoroughly answers the question. | |
| Part B 30 Points |
15 | You research one of the given topics in print, online, or in a personal interview. |
| 15 | Each of your answers completely and thoroughly answers the question. | |
| Part C 40 Points |
10 | Your paragraph compares and contrasts current medical feeding guidelines with those of a previous time or with traditional cultural or ethnic guidelines and considers each of the questions listed. |
| 10 | Your paragraph is clearly organized. | |
| 10 | You use complete sentences in your paragraph. | |
| 10 | Your paragraph is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. |
