Student+Activities

Ms. O'Neil's Health Class

Nutrition

This page shows the assigments for the week of Dec. 6th through Dec.10th.

Monday: Food Pyramid

Take a quick pre-test to see how much you already know about nutrition. Find pictures of foods to go in each level of the food pyramid (magazines, internet, and newspaper). Print or cut the pictures out and paste onto the food pyramid provided in class. When pyramid is full with the correct amount of servings in each level, then go play this interactive game using some of the foods that are in the pyramid you made. Read the directions at the beginning of the game to know what you are supposed to accomplish.
 * The object of the game is to create a balanced meal plan for a day and have enough fuel to blast off.

Tuesday: Reading Labels

Play this interactive game about reading nutrition labels. This will prepare you for tomorrows lesson.

Wednesday: Nutritional Labels

Here is a list of foods that you will need to find some of the nutritional values on the nutritional label for. Use the internet, magazines, grocery ads, and any other resource to find the information needed. You will need to print or cut out the label for some of the items. (NOTE: Make sure you write what food the label is for) Using the labels either printed or cut out, make a meal under 400 calories.

Thursday: Exercise

Read and print out worksheet, "The Calories I Eat". Complete using previous days foods. Calculate total calories eaten. Read and print worksheet, "The Calories I Burn". Complete using previous days events to fill out information. Calculate your approximate total calories burned. Now using both worksheets, calculate how many calories, if any, are being stored in your body (or not burned). If you finish early, play the interactive game that was played on Monday.

Friday: Vitamins

Print out list of vitamins. Use the computer to find a food or drink that contains the vitamins listed. Also, use computer to look up what each vitamin does in our bodies. Take post-test to see how much we have learned over the week.