Lesson #2

Grade Level

5^th Grade

Technologies Used

The internet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Overview

A health lesson teaching students about calories and fat using the internet to view fast food nutritional information as well as the food pyramid.

Procedures

Students will be asked to choose a fast food restaurant with an online menu that features the number of calories and calories from fat in each of the food items. Once there students will make their own meal choosing a sandwich, a side dish, a drink and dessert. Students will then create a chart in Excel showing the calories and calories from fat. Students will then view the online food pyramid and healthy eating habits website. After reading about what they should eat, students will write a reflection/answer these questions in Word. Paragraph 1: Introduction, restaurant and food chosen, paragraph 2: summarize the findings of the meal, copy and past a chart from excel, paragraph #3: compare and contrast your meal with another student, paragraph #4 what choices can you make to help make your meal healthier?

Standards

Iowa Core Curriculum

Know and use concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

Analyze influencing factors on health enhancing behaviors.

Advocate for personal, family and community health.

Apply writing strategies to communicate in a variety of genres.

NETS-S

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.