What Makes A Snack Healthy?
Created By:
Violet Harada
Title/Role:
Professor
Organization/School Name:
University of Hawaii
Location:
Hawaii
Grade Level:
5 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Combination Collaboration Continuum:
Intensive Content Area:
Health Content Topic:
Importance of diet in a healthy lifestyle Scenario:
Fifth-grade classes are studying the importance of healthy diets. The teacher and LMS want to adopt a project-based approach to learning that will engage student interest. They collaborate on a unit on nutrition that focuses on snacks popular with youngsters. The teacher introduces background information on nutrition and healthy eating. The LMS and teacher combine efforts in helping students with a survey they conduct to identify the most popular snacks among their peers and interviews with resource people like the cafeteria manager and a dietitian. The LMS teaches students how to take notes with data and information they collect. Both teacher and LMS assist the students in preparing electronic brochures and digital posters to communicate the message about which types of snacks are the healthiest. NOTE: This particular unit is an adapted version of a unit conducted at Mililani Waena Elementary in Hawaii several years ago. Overview:
Students are concerned about obesity and healthy eating habits. They want to know if all popular snacks are bad for you and how to determine the nutritional value of various snacks. They tackle the following essential questions in their study: What snacks do we like to eat? What’s in our snacks? How healthy are the snacks? What snacks might be healthier? Final Product:
Students elect to either produce an electronic brochure or a digital poster promoting healthy snacking habits. Library Lesson:
Students in grade five will (1) collect survey information from family and friends on snacks consumed, (2) contribute to a class graph of the survey data, (3) identify at least three factors that make a snack nutritious, (4) analyze whether the snacks from their survey are healthy or not, and (5) identify at least two healthy snacks with details on their nutritional value. In this lesson, students establish criteria to assess their note-taking skills. Estimated Lesson Time:
60 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
No Strategies for differentiation:
The teacher and LMS allow students to serve as critiquing buddies to assist one another in improving their note-taking skills. They also circulate as students work on their notes during the guided practice session and provide on-the-spot help as needed.