| Nutri-Bee 2001!
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 Middle school students across Tennessee are invited to participate in a Nutri-Bee Competition. The Nutri-Bee is one of the highlights the Healthy Bodies – Healthy Minds interactive web campaign sponsored by the Vanderbilt Virtual School and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dietetic Internship program. Here's how to compete...  Register for the Nutri-Bee
If you live in Tennessee, follow the instructions on this page and complete the form below to take the Nutri-Bee on the Internet. If you prefer to register by phone, call Jan Zanetis at the Vanderbilt Virtual School 615-343-8848. Registration deadline is March 9, 2001 at noon.
 Visit the Web Site
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy Read the following sections: From "Fabulous Food": -
All about what vitamins and minerals do (13 pages) -
Figuring out food labels (7 pages) -
Learning about proteins, carbohydrates, calories and fat (7 pages) -
The food guide pyramid (9 pages) -
Why drinking water is the way to go (7 pages) From "Keeping Fit and Having Fun":
Questions about nutrition and exercise will be taken from these sections of the kidshealth web site.These topics will also be covered in weekly interactive web pages and videoconferences during March’s National Nutrition Month.
 Take the Nutri-Bee Quiz
This is a multiple choice quiz just like the Nutri-Bee. It will give you your score at the end. More important, this will also give you the opportunity to test your network connections and make sure that you're not going to have trouble connecting to the test location on Nutri-Bee Day. Questions about network connections should be addressed to your school's computer technicians.  Take the Nutri-Bee exam on March 14.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, March 14, 2001, students who have registered to participate in the Nutri-Bee will go to the Nutri-Bee Exam page on Vanderbilt's Virtual School site on the World Wide Web and answer as many of the questions about nutrition as they can. Students will have one hour to complete the exam. The site will be open from 6 AM to 10 PM CST and will set an on-line timer when the student logs in. The snow day for the exam will be March 16. This is NOT an open-book test. Students may not consult any notes or other persons while taking the test.  Prizes.
The responses will be graded and all students will receive feedback on their performance by March 30 when the winners will be announced. All participants will receive a Certificate of Accomplishment in the 2001 Nutri-Bee. All decisions by the judges will be final. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a Nutri-Bee Plaque to be displayed at the winning school each year. Other prizes for participating students and schools can be seen on the Prize Page!  Deadline.
The Nutri-Bee registration deadline is noon March 9, 2001. For more information contact Jan Zanetis at jan.zanetis@vanderbilt.edu or Dianne Killebrew at Dianne.Killebrew@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu. You can reach the Virtual School office by phone at 615 343-8848. Nutri-Bee Registration Form | | |
