GRADE LEVEL: 4

SUBJECTS: HEALTH, MATH, SCIENCE

LEARNER OUTCOMES:
1.  Students will be able to determine the number of grams of sugar in various food products.
2.  Students will be able to construct a bar graph comparing the grams of sugar in various products.
3.  Students will be able to determine which snack foods contain the most grams of sugar.
4.  Students will be able to determine which snack is the best for a snack food.

DURATION OF LESSON: one 45 minute class period.

MATERIALS: empty snack food wrapper, graph paper, colored pencils or crayons, and a computer.

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE: Internet

TEACHER NOTES:
 

• A student/parent Internet release form must be on file for each student.
• A computer will be needed for each student.

PROCEDURES:
NOTE:  Prior to lesson copy bar graph example for students.

1.  Discuss with students that they are going to find out how much sugar is found in their favorite snack food.
      Hand out bar graph example and discuss with students how  to do.

2.  Have students find the Nutrition Facts on the snack food label.

3.  List each snack food and the number of sugar grams in each on the chalkboard.

4.  Pass out the graph paper teachervision and colored pencils or crayons.

5.  Model for students how to make a bar graph with the graph paper.

6.  Have students make the bar graph using the grams of sugar in each snack food.  Make sure there are no duplications of snack foods on the graphs.

7.  Discuss with students other foods that have a high sugar content.
 

MODIFICATIONS:

Modifications will be made to meet the Individual Education Plan for students.
 

 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

1.  Have students locate the number of fat grams on the Nutrition Label.

2.  List the snack foods and the number of fat grams on the board for students to copy down on paper.

3.  Go to the computer lab.

4.  Students will go to the site for graphing.

5.  Scroll down to type of graph.  Choose bar graph and click go.

6.  Scroll down to Click Here to Create a Bar Graph.

7.  Place the number of snacks used in the number of bars to be displayed.

8.  Type in a title for the graph.

9.  Place the number of fat grams in each bar until you reach the bottom of the page.  Then check the create a 3D graph.

10.  Your graph will then be displayed in 3D form.

11. Print only if instructed to do so.

EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT: Oral and written assessment, rubric provided.

WEST VIRGINIA STANDARDS
HEALTH: 4.24, 4.27
MATH:  4.28, 4.52
SCIENCE:  4.6, 4.19, 4.24, 4.79

NATIONAL STANDARDS

HEALTH:
Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet

MATH:
Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis

RESOURCES:
1. teachervision : a site with "printables" for teachers

2. graphing site

3. Harcourt  Brace Math: a site with interactive games for students

4. abcteach: a site for teachers with activities and "printables" for teachers and students

5.  bar graph example: a printable for teachers

6.  rubric
 

AUTHORS:  Randa Baisden  Kathy Blankenship  Dixie Ingles