CHED 168 |
| This paper describes the nutrient bioenergetics portion of a course in exercise physiology for non-science majors. The objective of this portion of the course is to present the thermochemistry of nutrients in such a way as to illustrate how they function as energy sources during physical activity. A process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning approach is used. Students begin with a calorimetric exploration of the energy content of foods and are guided to an understanding of how energy stored in chemical bonds is made available to do work. Along the way, standard measures of caloric content, like the Atwater general factors for nutrients, and standard measures of physical performance, like the respiratory quotients for nutrients, are explained in terms of the underlying chemistry. Our experience teaching the subject to student athletes will be described. |
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Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
1:30 PM-4:55 PM, Monday, 11 September 2006 San Francisco Marriott -- Salon A1, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |