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Why Purchase This Curriculum:
Unit includes 4 programs: 3 sequential middle school units and 1 high school unit*
Step -by-step Teacher Directions walk you through each lesson! The numbered directions match PowerPoint slide #’s to walk you through lessons!
Students can complete this whole unit in class or online! All student worksheets and unit PowerPoints are editable for print AND online on Google Slides and Forms.
Includes 142+ high school nutrition student worksheets, surveys, and tests created on Google Slides with fill-in text boxes! And PowerPoints are now on Google Slides too!
Also includes 90 middle school Google Slideshow worksheets with fill-in text boxes for the 3 middle school programs! PowerPoints are on Google Slides!
Compatible with Microsoft platforms! Simply download my “Student Docs Google Slideshow” (which includes fill-in text boxes) to your computer (Yes- text boxes remain intact!) and upload and assign on your online Microsoft platform!
There’s More:
Includes a step-by-step instructional video I created to show you not only howto navigate my files and folders; but also how to use the Google Slideshows, how Microsoft users can use my Google Slideshows, how to send only one day’s lessons to your students, how to add new information/pages to a Google Slideshow, how to edit and upload worksheets, how to voice-over slides, and more!
GREAT PHOTOS! I just finished an amazing update. There are now all-new photos AND backgrounds on all Nutrition PowerPoints!
As one buyer said, “Best unit I’ve ever used!”
Step-by-step teacher directions include talking points, as PowerPoint slides walk you through the lesson!
There is nothing canned about these lessons: Lessons are all kid-tested, revised, edited, and have been deemed “a fun unit” by the high standards of my many 14 year old students!
SUMMER 2022 UPDATE: NEWLY UPDATED STATISTICS, ARTICLES AND VIDEO LINKS
The Program Meets These Health Standards:
14 Washington State Health Standards (It’s very likely to meet your state standards as well
Here is what sets this curriculum apart from others:
Do you want your students to be more engaged, be empowered to make healthy choices, and also love your Health class? Read on…
Will this program be easy to teach? Yes! It’s not just a unit outline. 247 pages of highly organized step-by-step teacher directions follow 6 PowerPoints, and the directions suggest just what to say and do!
Is this program researched-based? Yes, in this curriculum you will find health goals and behavioral outcomes that are research-based and theory-driven. Statistics, articles and videos are updated frequently.
Should I buy this program or one created by a curriculum company? Why buy lessons designed by people who’ve possibly never taught in a classroom when you can get lessons from a teacher with a National Board Certification in Health and 19 years of experience teaching 9th grade Health? This curriculum is fun, interactive, and has engaging lessons, and it’s amazingly more affordable than ones created by publishing companies!
Will the lessons be effective for my students? Yes! It’s been “teacher and kid tested.” I’ve taught this Nutrition Unit and revised it, taught it again, perfected it, and improved it.
What if I need to change a lesson? No problem! Documents and PowerPoints are editable and docs are included in both Word and PDF formats.
Will my students like this program? Students love this program, and students who like what they’re learning are more likely to choose to actually use what they learned outside the classroom.
It’s perfect for any 6th through 12th grader, and is also included in Word and PDF for easy editing! Personally, I feel this is one of my best units!
ALL FUTURE UPDATES ARE INCLUDED!! All new lessons, activities, and any changes that I create for this unit are FREE! Simply go to your “My Purchases” folder and download anytime!
Here are some of the reviews from buyers:
“Best unit I’ve ever used!”
“This is a lifesaver unit because it is fully developed and the teacher does not need to do anything but follow it.”
“This is amazing and I can’t wait to purchase the FULL semester Health!!! This is any teacher’s DREAM!!! Everything you could ever want from an experienced teacher! AMAZING!!!!!”
“VERY thorough, activities are engaging and the students LOVED it! Great resource!”
“Awesome unit! I purchased the entire Health semester as a result. Thanks!!!”
4 programs to choose from to use for your Nutrition Unit!*
3 Middle/Jr. High School sequential Nutrition programs; or
1 High School Nutrition program
*The 3 grade levels of Middle/Jr. High School Nutrition lessons are sequential within the middle level and do not repeat activities, but be aware there is overlap between the middle and high school level lessons!
Here are some of the activities included in the Middle/Jr. High School Lessons:
These 3 programs are sequential, so use one program or use all of the 27 lessons!
LEVEL 1 Nutrition Unit:
-What is a Calorie?
-Understanding and Reading Label Ingredients
-Students make “Best or Worst Foods” Posters
-“Ingredients Quiz”
-“Where is Your Health?” Assessment
-“Where is Your Health?” Goal-setting Acronym
-Food Label Scramble with New U.S.D.A food labels!
LEVEL 2 Nutrition Unit:
-Intro to Nutrition
-MyPlate Activity
-Vending Machine Savvy and Food Label Reading
-Iron and Anemia
-Understanding
-Protein needs
-Protein supplements and Creatine
-Sodium Facts
-“Food Records”
-“Count Your Calcium Worksheet”
-“Think Your Drink Caffeine and Sugar Activity” (Energy Drink Dangers)
-“Are you Eating Healthy? Survey”
-How diet affects CANCER
-Cancer Warning Signs
-The Benefits of Exercise
-“MyFitnessPal” Activity
– “Analyzing Fad Diets Project” (“Is This Diet Healthy?”)
LEVEL 3 Nutrition Unit:
-Introduction to Nutrition
-Obesity in the U.S
-Why Americans are Overweight
-Understanding Calories with ★New U.S.D.A food labels!
-Understanding Fat and Cholesterol
-“Fast Food Restaurant Posters”
-Carbohydrates
-Diabetes
-Water Extra Credit Activity
-How Much Sugar Should I Have?
-“Sugar and Fat Science Lab Experiment”
-Getting Vitamins
-The Importance of Breakfast
-“Mayo Clinic Food Guide Pyramid” or Using the “USDA MyPlate”
-Personalized Food Group Tally
-Media Literacy: Grocery Store Savvy and Product Manipulation
-“How to Read a Food Label Activity” ★New U.S.D.A food labels!
-“Food Label Scavenger Hunt”-★NEW!★ Labels now on Google Docs to save paper, and ★New labels edited to match U.S.D.A food labels! (see note below)
-“Eating Healthy for Life Survey” (What bad habits do I have?)
Students LOVE this unit because it’s personalized to them! They will use formulas to figure out how many of each nutrient THEY need to eat per day (see the bullets below.) And they really like all the personal surveys!!
Here is a glance at the High School Level of this Nutrition Unit:
449-slide Nutrition PowerPoint that walks you through the lessons!
All new PowerPoint backgrounds and tons of new photos and graphics. (Now uploaded to Google Slides!)
247 pages of step-by-step teacher directions that follow the PowerPoint slides and tell you what to say
4 additional PowerPoints on “Obesity,” “Models Without Their Make-Up,” “Portion Sizes,” and “Body Image.”
38 video links all set in one spreadsheet and with suggested lesson days
A 6-page “Nutrition Packet” that students fill out as you go over the PowerPoint (This is on Google Slides with fill-in text boxes!)
“Nutrition Packet” for student notes and “Nutrition Packet Key”
Organizational Materials:
Top Heading for each lesson with State, National and Common Core standards met; Exit Tasks; Learning Targets; and Assessments
Learning Target Posters and “Success Criteria” Worksheets
Table of Content Links ALL daily lessons for quick navigation!
Updated statistics throughout!
142+ worksheets/activities that go with the lessons! (These are on Google Slides with fill-in text boxes!)
Here are SOME of the worksheets:
MyPlate Worksheets
Nutrition Board Game
Nutrition Test
Personal Health Assessment
Fat and Sugar Experiment
Trends in Health Newsletters
Why Water is Wonderful
Interactive Food Label
Food Label Scavenger Hunt
Food Label Scramble
Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt
Good Proteins
GMOs
FITT Plan Worksheets
Exercise Worksheet
Figuring Heart Rate
Counting Calories
Energy Drinks
Family Medical History
Full “Measuring Body Fat” Lesson.
Exercise video and review sheet.
Food Label Quiz”-Give this before and after your unit, it’s perfect for meeting evaluation student improvement goals!
“7 Side Effects of Drinking Diet Soda, and Energy Drinks” articles
AND SO MUCH MORE!!…
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Day 1: INTRODUCTION, OBESITY, AND CALORIES
– Understanding obesity and why so many Americans are overweight.
– Unhealthy habits: sugar, fat, fast food, portion sizes, lack of exercise, media…
– Understanding calories
– Set Point Theory
– Portion sizes compared to 1950’s
Day 2: CALORIES, FAT AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
– Understanding how calories relate to weight loss or gain.
♦Formula– How many calories do I need per day? U.S.D.A food labels!
– Good fats -vs- bad fats. (Trans and Saturated Fats)
♦Formula– How many fat grams should I eat per day?
– Fast food restaurants: Analyzing calories and fat.
-Are there any healthy choices for me at fast food restaurants?
Day 3: CHOLESTEROL, CARBOHYDRATES, AND DIABETES
– What is cholesterol?
♦Formula– How much cholesterol do I need?
– Carbohydrates: the good (whole grains) and the bad (sugar and white flour)
– Understanding Diabetes
♦Formula– How many carbohydrates do I need per day?
♦Formula– What should my limit on sugar be per day?
– Food container deception!
Day 4: MORE ON CARBOHYDRATES
– Analyzing food labels to know if a product is “healthy”
– “Fat and Sugar Experiment Lesson”: Measure Crisco and sugar into baggies! Fun!
– Reflection to personalize!
– Better choices!
-“Fat and Sugar Homework”
Day 5: BREAKFAST, VITAMINS, EATING FROM FOOD GROUPS
– The MAYO Clinic Food Guide Pyramid
– The USDA MyPlate Program
– Personal food records tally
– The importance of water!
– “Extra Credit -Drinking Water”
– Why eating balanced is important, and knowing if a typical day of meals for me meet the healthy standards?
*Each purchase is for single teacher use only, and should not be shared with others.
*Additional license for other teachers to buy this product are discounted if done during original purchase (Click the license button during purchase). (SAVE $$$)
The purchaser is granted permission to make duplicates for classroom use only. Redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited unless it is a password-protected student website. Violations are subject to penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
THIS UNIT AND ALL ITS MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED IN MY FULL SEMESTER/YEAR PROGRAMS: Full Semester/Year High School Health, and my Middle/Junior High School Health.
-Each purchase is for single teacher use only, and should not be shared with others.
-The purchaser is granted permission to make duplicates for classroom use only. Redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited unless it is a password-protected student website. Violations are subject to penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
