Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.1C Grade 4 CPI 4

 

Standard: 2.1 - Wellness

 

Strand: C - Nutrition

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 - The student will discuss how healthy eating provides energy, helps to maintain healthy weight, lowers risk of disease, and keeps body systems working.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        SELLING A NEW FOOD PRODUCT - Divide the class into two teams. Each team develops a new breakfast bar that provides the nutritional
value equal to six ounces of orange juice, two slices of buttered whole-wheat toast, one poached egg, and one peach. Students create a name, packaging, and advertising campaign for the new product and design a full-page ad to inform the public about the product. Each group presents their product and ad campaign to the rest of the class. Students vote on whether they would buy the product based on the ad.

Variation: Divide the class into three teams. Assign each team a meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and have them develop a bar that provides a balanced menu for that meal.

Variation: Bring in an assortment of “space food”—the prepackaged foods used in the space program. Students note the nutritional content and design a balanced diet using these foods.

Variation: Rather than focusing on advertising, ask students to consider if it is satisfying to eat “just a bar.” Ask: “What feelings might one have after eating a “meal in a minute?”