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ALL ABOARD THE NUTRITION TRAIN!
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AUTHORS: Randa Baisden, Kathleen Blankenship, and Dixie Ingles
GRADE LEVEL(S): 3-4
SUBJECTS: English/Language Arts, Math, Health, Social Studies
DESCRIPTION: This unit is designed to enable students to learn
about healthy eating habits, use of food labels, resource management, and
the writing process while incorporating technology in the study of nutritional
health.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Students shall be able to:
- identify food groups and explain why they are important
- distinguish between fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, fats, and
grains.
- demonstrate a willingness to present relevant ideas in discussions
- use technology to write a process paragraph
- explain what a balanced diet is and why it is important
- create a food pyramid
- locate states on a map
- identify food products from each state
- identify the regions of the United States
- recognize the steps that food products follow from the farm
to the table
- use Internet skills to complete educational activities pertaining
to the unit lessons
- determine the number of grams of sugar in various food products.
- construct a bar graph comparing the grams of sugar in various products.
- determine which snack foods contain the most grams of sugar.
- Determine which snack is the best for a snack food.
DURATION OF LESSON: One week
WEST VIRGINIA IGO'S:
Reading: 3.22
Reading Vocabulary: 3.41
Composition: 3.46, 4.49, 4.53
Spelling: 3.56
Language: 3.66, 3.70
Social Studies: 3.29,3.30, 3.35, 4.23, 4.26, 4.43
Art: 3.11, 3.19, 3.22, 3.23, 3.25, 4.16
Health: 3.29, 3.30, 3.33, 4.13, 4.23, 4.24, 4.27, 4.29
Math: 4.17, 4.18, 4.28, 4.52
Science: 4.6, 4.19, 4.24, 4.79
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
Language Arts:
- Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
- Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
- Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
Health:
- Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet
- Knows the availability and effective use of health services,
products, and information
- Knows how to maintain mental and emotional health
Mathematics:
- Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics
and data analysis
- Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet
- Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process
Art:
- Understands connections among the various art
forms and other disciplines
KEYWORDS: nutrition, train, maze, map, snacks, food label,
health, graph
COMMENTS:
DATE CREATED: January 2003
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