LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.

Objective 4.02

Evaluate the benefits of limiting the consumption of foods and beverages high in fat and added sugar.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

Good food, good health
Students use Internet resources to explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for their bodies. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Healthful Living Education)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Group rules and expectations
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students focus on how groups influence the behavior of their members and learn how groups have certain expectations and rules that promote a desired type of behavior. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living Education)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Hey, mom! What's for breakfast?
Students work in cooperative groups to learn about food use throughout the world. They will discuss causes and cures of world hunger and use map skills to investigate the production and distribution of food worldwide. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living Education and Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education
What is the best chip?
In this lesson, from Illuminations, students use data analysis to seek answers to the types of questions often posed by consumer agencies and people who work in sales and marketing. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics and Healthful Living Education)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics