Share with students the nutrition information on the packages of some common foods. Talk about the information displayed on the nutrition information panels.
project the chart from the Internet onto a screen;
copy the chart onto a transparency and use an overhead projector to project the chart; or
provide a photocopy of the chart for each student.
Discuss the chart.
Provide each student with a copy of the How Nutritious Are Your Snacks? work sheet. Give students time to complete the work sheet on their own or in pairs. After students complete the work sheet, go over it with them to make sure they know how to read the chart and understand the meaning of the chart's nutritional information.
Assessment
Students should provide at least eight correct answers: 1. 343 calories; 2. fruit roll-up; 3. potato chips; 4. wafer and milk chocolate candy bar; 5. vanilla ice cream cone; 6. vanilla ice cream cone; 7. potato chips; 8. 71 grams; 9. 1 gram; 10. 107 grams.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
MATHEMATICS: Number and Operations GRADES 3 - 5 NM-NUM.3-5.1 Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems NM-NUM.3-5.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates GRADES 6 - 8 NM-NUM.6-8.1 Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems NM-NUM.6-8.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
MATHEMATICS: Measurement GRADES 3 - 5 NM-MEA.3-5.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement GRADES 6 - 8 NM-MEA.6-8.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
MATHEMATICS: Data Analysis and Probability GRADES 3 - 5 NM-DATA.3-5.2 Select and Use Appropriate Statistical Methods to Analyze Data NM-DATA.3-5.3 Develop and Evaluate Inferences and Predictions That Are Based on Data NM-DATA.3-5.4 Understand and Apply Basic Concepts of Probability GRADES 6 - 8 NM-DATA.6-8.2 Select and Use Appropriate Statistical Methods to Analyze Data NM-DATA.6-8.3 Develop and Evaluate Inferences and Predictions That Are Based on Data
MATHEMATICS: Connections GRADES Pre-K - 12 NM-CONN.PK-12.3 Recognize and Apply Mathematics in Contexts Outside of Mathematics
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH: Health GRADES K - 4 NPH-H.K-4.1 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention NPH-H.K-4.2 Health Information, Products, and Services NPH-H.K-4.3 Reducing Health Risks GRADES 5 - 8 NPH-H.5-8.1 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention NPH-H.5-8.2 Health Information, Products and Services NPH-H.5-8.3 Reducing Health Risks
