A Good Body
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Health Mathematics | |
| Author | Rick Davis
Jerry Duncan David L. Adkins | |
| Description | This is a discovery of the diet and lifestyle of the student. They will develop an understanding of the fat and calorie content of their daily diet. The students will also develop an understanding of what activities help develop a healthy lifestyle.
The student will also develop a plan for their future health. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer
Internet Connection Printer MS Office | |
| Grade Level | 9 10 11 12 | |
| National Standards | Health:
6. Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet. 1. Understands how nutrient and energy needs vary in relation to gender, activity level, and stage of life cycle. 2. Understands the reliability and validity of various sources of food and nutrition information (e.g., dietary supplements, diet aids, fad diets, food labels). Math: Level 4 (Grade 9-12) 1. Selects and uses the best method of representing and describing a set of data (e.g., scatter plot, line graph, two-way table). Language Arts: Level 4 (Grade 9-12) 5. Uses strategies to address writing to different audiences (e.g.,) includes explanations and definitions according to the audience's background, age, or knowledge of the topic, adjusts formality of style, considers interests of potential readers). | |
| Career Clusters | Health and Human Services | |
| Keywords | calories, diet, exercise, nutrition, fat, BMI, health, energy, foods, | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Overview
Lesson 1: What do we eat? Lesson 2: What do we need to eat? Lesson 3: What our body does with what we eat? Lesson 4: What outdoor activities help the body? Lesson 5: Planning for your life! | |
| References | Foodcount.com
FoundHealth.com WVDE MCREL.org USDA Nutristrategy.com About.com CA Project Lean | |
| English IGO or CSO | 10.21, 10.39, 10.40, 10.44, 10.83, 10.86, 10.87, 10.88
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| Health IGO or CSO | HE.1, HE.2, HE.3, HE.4, HE.5, HE.6, HE.7 ,HE.15 ,HE.22 , HE.28, HE.50, HE.52, HE.53, HE.54, HE.55, HE.56, HE.57, HE.59, HE.61, HE.62, HE.63 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | Al.6 9,10,11
AGP.4 9,10,11 AGP.5 9,10,11 AM1.11 9,10,11 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 9.8 9.12 9.20 9.24 9.25 9.26 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 9.45
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