Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.1C Grade 8 CPI 4

 

Standard: 2.1 - Wellness

 

Strand: C - Nutrition

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 - The student will analyze how healthy eating patterns throughout life can reduce the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol, cancer, osteoporosis, and other health conditions.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        YOU GOTTA HAVE FUEL - Ask students to describe how a car converts fuel to energy. Point out that a car needs gasoline, and explain how the engine works to produce power. Ask students to describe how the body is like a car and relate the role of proper nutrition to fuel intake. Divide the class into groups and have each group design a “car” that operates on a healthy diet.