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Healthy choices: Part II
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.2
Children's snack items can have high amounts of both fat and sugar. This fifth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students how to make wise and healthy decisions when choosing snacks and beverages.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Healthful Living)
How can I make sure I'm getting what I need?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 9
Through mathematics and technology integration, students will further understand what it means to have a balanced diet, as well as explore the causes and effects of healthy and unhealthy eating habits, and eating in moderation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Computer/Technology Skills, Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
How much am I supposed to eat?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 3
In this lesson, students compare serving sizes with portions, and discover their personal energy requirements through the integration of math and technology. In the end, students will understand diets are as individual as people.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science
In this unit, students will be involved in hands-on, inquiry activities that integrate various subject areas in order to learn and apply concepts of food chemistry and nutrition.
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
What is a balanced diet?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 8
Through mathematics and technology integration, students will understand what it means to have a balanced diet, as well as explore the causes and effects of healthy and unhealthy eating habits.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
What is nutrition?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 10
Students use all they’ve learned and experienced throughout the I'm On a Diet and Proud of It unit to choose and complete an assessment option that will immerse them in food chemistry and nutrition careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Guidance, Healthful Living, and Science)
By Karina Colón.