3rd Grade Nutrition Unit Blueprint
1 Day
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The video, which is approximately two minutes in length, overviews the pyramid and explains how it is different from the previous version. |
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Food Pyramid Worksheet What is the food pyramid? Why is it important?
What are the basic food groups?
What do you need to do to be physically healthy?
How is the new food pyramid different from the old one? Why did it change?
The food pyramid provides guidelines for a healthy diet. It outlines the daily-recommended servings of each food group (grains, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat & beans, and oils). Following the recommendations helps maintain a balanced diet and healthy weight.
Health requires a balanced diet, exercise, and adequate sleep.
Science changes as new information becomes available. (This benchmark should be addressed in the conversation about the new and old food pyramids.)
Use the class discussion to collect information about students’ overall knowledge of the food pyramid, healthy eating, and the food groups.
- Are the students able to list the 5 basic food groups? What misconceptions do students have about the food groups?
- Are students able to give healthy examples of foods from the different food groups?
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.