Lesson 1

Lesson 1
Body Image
Body Image

Title: Body Image

Grade Level(s): 5-6

Subject(s): Health, Language Arts, and Math

Learner Outcomes:

Students will be able to define the(BMI) Body-mass index.
Students will demonstrate how to calculate their BMI manually and compare it to their internet calculations.
Students will able to identify other factors which are involved in measuring body fat.
Students will use the internet to find their ideal weight .
Students will keep an electronic portfolio using Microsoft Word throughout the unit and BMI chart to calculate information they have obtained and create a bar graph of their final results.

Duration of Lesson:

4-5 lessons @ 30 minutes each

Materials:

Charts to keep track of height, weight, and BMI totals.
Machines to measure height and weight.
Body-mass index calculator and body-mass index chart

Technology Tools/Courseware:

Multimedia Computer with internet access.
Microsoft Office

Teacher Notes:

The Presidential Physical Fitness test will be used as pre and posttest for this unit.
This unit should begin early in the school year to assess results and continued through out the school year.
Pair children carefully with a partner.
Make sure students know this is only one way to measure body fat.
The electronic portfolio may contain worksheets completed in Word, handwritten activities, and journal entries.

Procedures:

In a large group have students discuss what BMI may mean to them.
Have students go to Self.com to find the definition of BMI (click on body mass) and why this is important to their health.
Discuss with students that this is only one way to measure body fat in a person.
In groups of two, have students measure their weight and height. This will be put in their electronic portfolios. They will use this chart throughout the year (at least 4 times) to measure their BMI.
After students get their heights and weights have them manually calculate their BMI using the Weight/Height formula they will find on their chart.
After they manually calculate their BMI, have students go to calculate Your Body-Mass web site.
On this site, students will scroll down to BMI calculator. They will add their height and weight to the chart. Students will go to calculate, click on that and their BMI will come up on the screen.
Have students compare the BMI they did manually to the one that they did on the web site.
Have students write down their BMI percentage on their chart.
Discuss orally with students that this is only one way to determine body fat percentages in their bodies. They may explore other factors that may be involved including their personal health problems.
Students may want to look at the the Ideal Weight Chart and compare their weight to this chart.
Students will write in their electronic journals daily. They may want to include ways they would like to change their lifestyle and goals they may want to achieve.
At the end of the school year students will enter their data from their chart into Excel and create bar graphs of their progress.

Modifications:

Make any adjustments for students who have special needs according to their IEP's

Enrichment Activities:

Have each student to set a long-term goal at the beginning of the school year. This may include a plan to exercise more, eat healthier, look at sleep habits, weight and stress management skills.

Evaluation/Assessment: