Grade/Content area: 4th grade HEALTH
Stage 1—Desired Results
Established Goals:
INDIANA STANDARDS 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.2, 4.8
MCCSC HEALTH STANDARDS
MICHIGAN MODEL
Understandings:
Essential Questions:
A balanced diet promotes good health.
How does what I eat affect my health?
The USDA food pyramid has guidelines.
Are you a healthful eater? How would you
Dietary requirements vary based on age,
know?
activity, weight, and overall health.
How could a healthy diet for one person be
unhealthy for another?
How do you begin to make healthy changes?
Students will know…..
Students will be able to…
*Functions of nutrients and the value of
*Determine what vitamins are contained
healthy food choices
in which foods.
*Reading food labels
*Compare and contrast labels of similar
*Criteria for selecting serving sizes
foods.
*Benefits of fitness
*Create a meal based on USDA
*Health problems from poor nutrition
guidelines.
*Key vocabulary: calorie,
*Check with an adult before starting a
complex/simple carbohydrate, protein,
diet.
fat, vitamins
*Analyze diets for nutritional value.
Stage 2—Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
*Create a balanced lunch brought from
home: write or draw product.
*Create a balanced lunch from a day on
a cafeteria menu.
*Place food pictures into a food pyramid
chart.
Other Evidence:
*Give examples of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates.
*Explain pyramid model.
*Student writing pieces
*Teacher constructed assessment/quiz
Stage 3—Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
* Ask students to Think-Pair-Share on How does what I eat affect my health?
*Lecture: Explain what students will be learning (and why) and the products they will
produce.
*Note-taking: Teach note-taking skills. Graphic organizers, note cards, etc.
*Memorization: Use visual representations to introduce key vocabulary.
*Cooperative learning: Students work in small groups to create visuals to be used in
designing meals.
*Selecting serving sizes and analyzing food labels: Students can bring labels from home.
Online sites (food companies) also provide labels. This is a great math extension.
RELATED RESOURCES:
Use literature to support the topic.
Example: Gregory the Terrible Eater
Food Pyramid at USDA.gov