Health

= Subject: Health =

National Health Education Standards:

 * Standard 1 Core Concepts**
 * Benchmark:** Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health


 * Grade Level Indicator:** Name the food groups and a variety of nutritious food choices for each food group.

Technologies Incorporated in this Lesson:

 * Turning Point Response System with PowerPoint




 * LCD Projector and computer



Classroom and Activity Description:
The lesson takes place in a regular fourth grade classroom. The students have various academic levels including below, at, and above grade levels. Students will work independently to fill out a worksheet with questions about the foods they like. Examples of Questions: > My two favorite fruits are: > An example of a green vegetable I like is: > My favorite cereal is: > My favorite sweet is: > My two favorite snacks are:

Students will then get together and compare their answers. After comparing, students will play "Go, Slow or Whoa" using PowerPoint and clickers. The game consists of the teacher using PowerPoint to put up examples of food from the different food groups with one food item at a time. Using the clickers, students will vote for each food item as either Go (students think it's ok to eat almost anytime), Slow (students think it's ok to eat sometimes) and Whoa (students think they should only eat once in a while). The teacher will explain the correct answers as they go through the game. After the game, using the worksheet the students filled out earlier, students will mark their favorite foods as either Go, Slow or Whoa. The teacher will collect the papers and look over to make sure the students understand that the foods they like are food that are good to eat anytime or food they should eat in moderation.

Tried and True or New and Innovative?
Tried and True. Response systems are commonly used in classrooms today.

**Supporting Research:**
According to the research article "//Can a $30 Piece of Plastic Improve Learning? An Evaluation of Personal Response Systems in Large Classroom Settings//" submitted by Eric E. Fredericksen and Molly Ames, the repsonse systems have a positive impact in classrooms. TurningPoint is a way to get students actively participating in the learning process. The system requires students to pay more attention in class because they will have to give a response to a question. Also, response systems are equally important for teachers to evaluate whether the students understand the concepts before moving on.

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