Title: Lesson 4  "Will the Brand Make It Grand?"

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th

Subjects:  Health, Mathematics

Learner Outcomes:

•     Students will taste test generic and name brand products and graph the results.
•     Students will evaluate results and draw conclusions.

Duration of the lesson:  60 minute class period

Materials:

•     Three products- the generic brand and a name brand of each
•     Bowls
•     Spoons
•     Labels for products ( three label A and three labels B)

Technology Tools/ Courseware:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word

Teacher Notes:

•     Check student records for food allergies.

Procedures:

1.  Choose three products for the students to sample. For our lesson we chose corn, whipped cream, and pumpkin pie.  Have a bowl with the generic in one bowl and the name brand in another bowl.   Under the bowl label it either generic or name brand.  Students should not be able to see the label. Then put a label in front of the bowl with the letter A or B.
2.  Give the students a recording form so he/she can list his/her preference.  Have each student try the product and record the preference.
3.  Then have students tally the class results and chart in Excel.
4.  After the students have charted the results then reveal the name brand and generic for each product.
5.  Discuss cost comparisons for each product.
6.  List times cost would outweigh taste considerations or the reverse.

Enrichment Activities:  You could extend this to include a comparison of ingredients.  Students could compare labels.
 

Evaluation/Assessment:

•  Student completed forms
•  Graphs

West Virginia IGO's

Health 4.2
Health 4.14
Health 4.24
Mathematics 4.25
Mathematics4.27
Mathematics 4.28

Health
1. Knows the availability and effective use of health services, products, and information
6. Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet
Mathematics Standards
 1. Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process
6. Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis
 9. Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics
Thinking and Reasoning Standards
 3. Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences
  4. Understands and applies basic principles of hypothesis testing and scientific inquiry
 5. Applies basic trouble-shooting and problem-solving techniques
 6. Applies decision-making techniques

Author:

Deborah Hinkle
Rebecca Custer
Marcy Bisher