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An Interdisciplinary Unit on Childhood Obesity
Week 2
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes for Week 2 focus on using the concepts learned in Week 1 to work on skills in various disciplines. Students will use math to add up a healthy meal. This will not only give students ideas of healthy meals so that they will be able to identify healthy meals on their own, but will also be able to use addition and subtraction in a skill needed for real life. By making a food log, students will gain the skill of being able to think critically and reflect on themselves in regards to what they are eating. Creating the snack of champions shows students synthesizing and thinking critically about the information they have learned so far in the Unit. In this activity, students will also be able to learn how to effectively work with peers in a group, and how to talk in front of the class. Students will also show their knowledge gained in the Unit by drawing what the perfect meal. This will also allow students to show their artistic skills. Learning the "Move Your Body" dance not only teaches dancing skills and about exercise, but teaches students another way in which they can express themselves.
Suggestions for Teachers
Before handing out the math worksheet, give a lecture on proper portion sizes in relation to various food groups. I suggest looking through the resources provided on the Choose My Plate website for this Week, since the majority of activites for this week were taken from ideas on this website. When creating the worksheet for students to calculate the cost of a healthy meal, I suggest listing foods and their prices and giving students specific items to add. This will give them direction, allow them to focus on completing the math in the problem, and see what ingredients used to make certain meals.
Explain to students that creating a food log is a helpful tool to keep track of what they are eating and how healthy they are. Stress the importance of eating healthy, but also stress moderation and that it is okay to have sweets and junk food occasionally.
When introducing the snack of chapmions activity, talk with the class about who Olympic athletes are and why they need to eat very healthy. As students present their snacks, be sure to ask them why they chose the foods they did.
When having students draw their ideal meals, show some photos and art examples of different foods. This will give them ideas of how to draw different foods.
Finally, when teaching the "Move Your Body" dance be patient with the students since many may have no dance experience. Emphasize doing your best, and tell them that everyone looks differenent dancing and no way is better than another.
