Science Lesson_Plan_Template

Name: Brigette
Title: Balanced Diet
Summary:   The students will develop a sense of self through learning the importance of a balanced diet for their well being.
Primary Core Objective:   Science: 2nd grade Standard 1 Students will develop a sense of self. Objective 1 Describe and adopt behaviors for health and safety. a.        Explain the importance of balance in a diet.
Materials Used by the Teacher:   ·       Large picture/poster of food Pyramid ·       2-3 pictures of different foods per student for promethean board ·       2-3 pictures from each category of the pyramid for scavenger hunt ·       Tape ·       scissors	Materials Used by the Students:   ·       2-3 Pictures of different foods for promethean board ·       2 + pictures of different foods from each category for scavenger hunt ·       Pre-cut out pictures of various food items from each category of the food pyramid for “you are what you eat” activity ·       Sheet with a person pre-traced on it ·       glue
Technologies Used by the Teacher:   ·       Computer ·       Printer ·       Internet	Technologies Used by the Students:   ·       Promethean Board
Intended Learning Outcomes:   ·       My students will develop health awareness, specifically with regards to what they eat. ·       The students will demonstrate and understanding of the food groups by categorizing foods in the proper area.
Instructional Procedures:   1.) This activity involves using the promethean board to teach the students about the parts of the food pyramid.  Preparation:  The teacher will need to have a picture of the food pyramid along with at least 2 pictures of foods that match each part of the pyramid.  Implementation: Teach the children what each part of the pyramid is.  Then have the children match the pictures of food items to each part of the pyramid. 2.) This activity involves having the children go on a scavenger hunt for the food items that match each part of the food pyramid.  Preparation:  The teacher will need to design a scavenger hunt checklist.  Here are some ideas. a.)            It can have the main categories of the pyramid written in bold or underlined with specific pictures of items and their labels under each category for the student to find or b.)            It can be a picture of the food pyramid with just the parts labeled and the students have to write or draw a picture of the items they find in the correct category. The teacher will also need to print of pictures of the items that the students need to find.  There should be at least 2 pictures for each part of the pyramid.  Try to have one picture in each category different from those used in activity one.  Tape the pictures up around the classroom.  Be creative, but don’t make them too hard to find. Implementation: Explain how to do the scavenger hunt and explain how to do the scavenger hunt check list before starting.  Set a time limit.  Let the kids know when they have 5 minutes left.  After the time is up, gather the students together and go through the checklist with them.  For example, “How many of you found the apple?  Good!  What category does the apple go in?  Perfect, the apple goes in the fruit category.”
Extensions:   ·       This activity involves using pre-cut out pictures of different food items to make a person.  Preparation:  Have a sheet of paper per student with a person traced onto it.  Pre-cut out enough pictures of food items from each part of the food pyramid for each student to glue them onto the traced person. Implementation: Give the student a sheet of paper with a person already traced onto it.  Ask the child to find pictures of his or her favorite food and glue them onto the person, so that it becomes him or her.  (e.g., carrots for legs, egg for the head, spaghetti for hair, potato for the body, apple slices for the ears, etc.).  This shows that you are what you eat.
Assessment Plan: ·       I will be able to tell whether my student has learned the material by the accuracy of the scavenger hunt checklist and the accuracy of matching items to the correct part of the food pyramid.