Metabolism

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Metabolism Engineering Internship
Day 1: Introducing the
Engineering Internship

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Activity 1

Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

Starting today, you will be
working as engineering
interns for a company
called Futura.

You will start each day of
your internship by
reading a new message.

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You’ll open Futura Workspace on the next slide.

NOTE - You may need to open in a new tab and sign in first. Then it will work.

Watch this brief instructional video. Then, you’ll open the Day 1 message to read about your new internship.

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

Home

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Multiple Select

According to the Day 1 message, What were the three things we have to consider for our health bars?

• Metabolic needs

• Taste score

• Cost

• Packaging

• The dossier

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

Where have you heard the word engineer
before? What kind of work do engineers do?

What about food engineers? What do you
think they do?

​When you see this symbol, you are supposed to talk quietly with your partners about the questions.

Word Cloud

In one-two word(s), what do you think of when you hear the word "engineer"?

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All engineers design
solutions to problems.
Food engineers solve
problems related to food
materials, safety, storage,
and distribution. You will
be working as food
engineering interns.

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Activity T

Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

What are some of your favorite foods?

Discuss whether any of these foods may
have been designed by a food engineer.

Poll

Do you think any of your favorite foods may have been made by an food engineer?

• Yes, for sure!

• Probably

• Not likely

• No way

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Your project director is
Amina Reid.

Amina has sent a video
message to explain more
about Futura and your
engineering project.

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Amina wants you to design health bars
for disaster relief.

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What are some goals that
might be important to
make sure your health
bars are successful?

Open Ended

Think-Pair-Share here: What are some goals that
might be important to make sure your health bars are successful?

Open Ended

What is the project you will work on?

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As food engineering interns, you will use what
you have learned about metabolism to solve a
real and important problem.

Remember, Amina Reid will be the project
director for this internship. She will send you
messages, assign you tasks to do, and give
you feedback on your work.

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

Your internship will have
three phases: Research,
Design, and Proposal.

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

These are the three criteria for your health
bars:

1. meet metabolic needs
2. high taste score
3. keep costs low

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Reading About
Metabolism

20 MIN

Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

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You will begin your
research on metabolism
by reading part of the
Futura Food Engineer’s
Dossier.

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

It’s essential to
understand metabolic
needs for this project, so
you’ll read Chapter 2.

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Activity 2

Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

Engineers read like scientists: reading
multiple times, making connections to things
they already know about, and asking critical
questions.

As engineering interns, you should practice
these skills, just as you have been doing in
science class by using Active Reading.

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Think carefully about what you read. Pay attention to your own
understanding.

As you read, annotate the text to make a record of your thinking. Highlight
challenging words and add notes to record questions and make
connections to your own experience.

Examine all visual representations carefully. Consider how they go
together with the text.

After you read, discuss what you have read with others to help you better
understand the text.

Active Reading Guidelines

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You can open the Dossier using the link
in the Welcome message. Or follow this

Read and annotate
Chapter 2: “Meeting Your
Metabolic Needs” in the
Dossier.

Futura Food Engineer’s Dossier pg 3

Multiple Choice

When the metabolic needs of a body are met what means _________

• The body has everything it needs for growth, repair and energy release.

• The body has all the cells it needs in the lungs for breathing.

• The body is tired and needs to rest to gain more cells for growth and repair.

• Trick question, there is no such thing as meeting metabolic needs.

Multiple Choice

All people have the same metabolic needs.

• True

• False

Drag and Drop

Glycemic index is the measure of ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

how fast carbohydrates break down into glucose

how quickly proteins are broken into amino acids

how slowly oxygen enters the respiratory system

the cells in the body that make up systems

Categorize

Options (4)

Energy lasts longer over a period of time.

Broccoli

Energy that is available almost immediately.

Watermelon

Organize these options into the right categories

Low Glycemic Index

High Glycemic Index

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After-Hours Work

Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1

​This is homework, unless you can get it done during class time.

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Activity 3 - Screen 1

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For this task, you’ll read
and annotate Chapter 1:
“Request for Proposals
(RFP)” in the Dossier.

Then, you’ll answer the questions on the following slides.

Drag and Drop

Rescue workers need more ​

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and patients need energy and ​

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.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

energy

protein

fiber

injuries

Multiple Select

Who are the target population(s) for the health bars?

• Patients

• Rescue workers

• Bystanders

• Shoppers

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Metabolism Engineering Internship: Day 1