Food & Nutrition Kit

Technology Resources for Use in Teaching Science

Technology Resources for the Food & Nutrition kit - Grade 5
The activities in this module require students to analyze common foods for fats, sugars, and acids. "Free Lunch," the fourth and final activity, asks students to identify 20 lunch foods by their ingredients alone and to plan lunch menus based on a proper balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

1. Lesson Plans and Student Activities

Name of Lesson or Activity

Description

Got Broccoli?

Congratulations! You have been hired by the School Cafeteria Workers Association to create an advertisement that encourages kids to eat healthy foods - specifically, vegetables. This could be a tough job, for as you know, many people prefer the fancy advertisements and taste of foods with lower nutritional values. But you can change that.

You Are What You Eat

Students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one assesses whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. Students work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices. For homework, students maintain a food diary over the course of a week and write a reflective essay discussing their food intake and proposing ways to make their diet healthier.

Food & the Digestive System

Learn about the digestive system. Begin to explore where nutrients come from, as well as their importance for particular tasks in the body.

2. United Streaming Videos for Food & Nutrition kit:

To access these videos:

a. Log into ASSET, www.asset.asu.edu
b. Click on the gray curriculum resources tab.
c. Click on unitedstreaming video
d. In the search field at the top of the page that opens, type in the title of the video and click GO.
e. Download in the correct format for your computer. You may download the entire video, or just the segments that you want.
f. Show video on your computer to small groups or via a projector to the whole class.

Title of Video	Total Time	# of Segments	Description
Nutrition Labels: Guides to Healthy Eating	18:00	4	This program and the support materials have been based on and developed from the revised food labeling procedures that went into effect in 1994. Compatible and complementary to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid, this live-action program explains how to read the new food labels, how to interpret the nutrition facts on labels, and how to relate the Nutrition Facts label information to the Food Guide Pyramid.
Food & Nutrition	16:00	8	Making good food choices is critical to give the body energy and the resources it needs to grow. Students explore the effects that food choices have on our bodies and see the benefits of eating healthful foods. The video discusses proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, and fibers.
Daily Food Choices for Healthy Living	21:13	1	This best-selling program has been revised using the latest USDA research on what foods North Americans eat and what nutrients are in those foods. With input from nutrition experts, health specialists, and home economics teachers, the program teaches how to make the best food choices. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid is used to illustrate the basic food groups. The program then helps the students put the dietary guidelines into practice. Students will learn what and how much to eat from each food group to get the nutrients needed, but not too many calories or too much fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar, sodium or alcohol. Following the Pyramid will help keep the intake of total fat and saturated fat low and reduce chances of getting certain diseases and help maintain healthy weight. Students will also see how to control the sugar and salt in their diets and to make fewer sugar and salt choices. Special activities are provided for pregnant teens and young women.
Elementary Spanish: Nutrition	21:27	8	This lesson introduces more general classifications of foods, reviews the fruits and vegetables, and relates the foods to the nutrients we obtain from them. The video is entirely in Spanish.

3. Earth Science websites for Food & Nutrition kit:

Name of Site	Description
Nutrition Sleuths	Hangman-type of game in which students identify the missing nutrient.
Nutrition: A Quest for the Perfect Food	Research nutrition and different types of foods. Then choose one “perfect food”, something that’s both nutritious and delicious. Next, create an advertising campaign to convince your classmates that your edible is indeed the perfect food! Be sure to explain why that food is nutritious, how it helps your body’s health, and why you think it’s a tasty treat.
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label	Use these label-building skills to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that contribute to a healthy diet. Great graphics for use in teaching.
Nutrition Explorations	Lessons, activities, food pyramid to teach the importance of proper nutrition.

4. The following SmartBoard activities for use with the Smart Notebook software are available for the Food & Nutrition kit at the Smarttech Education Site.

a. Organs of the Digestive System
b. Digestion
c. Learning About Nutrition