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Adolescence/Adolescents' Health

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 91.05.03

Unit Guide

A Sense of Wonder

Bethania Hernandez

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Activities to do during the development of this unit:

	1.	Students will read names of foods, nutrients and what these nutrients do to the body.
	2.	Students will classify foods according to the four different groups: milk, meat, fruits and vegetables, bread and cereal.
	3.	Students will prepare their own posters by cutting pictures of food from magazines and newspapers according to the content table.
	4.	Students can group pictures of food according to nutrients.
	5.	Students and teacher could visit a supermarket to see the different types of food according to the four different food groups.
	6.	The teacher can show the students how they can figure out the nutrients in foods by reading labels.
	7.	Students will learn the importance of checking expiration dates.
	8.	Students will learn the importance of selecting fresh and healthy food, especially milk, eggs, cheese, bread and others.
	9.	Students can prepare a list of fruits and vegetables produced in each season.
	10.	Teacher and students could prepare some easy and healthy meals in the classroom.
	11.	Finally, students will copy down some easy recipes to prepare at home.

I will invite parents to many of these activities, especially when looking at transparencies of sick children, preparing the content table of food and nutrients, going to the supermarket, and preparing easy meals.

In all of these activities the importance of good hygiene will be stressed, especially when cooking, when using cooking utensils, and before and after eating.

NUTRIENTS YOU NEED

What does the nutrient

What foods have Nutrient

do for you?

this nutrient?

Protein

helps build muscles, bones,

meat, fish, chicken, eggs,

and teeth

turkey, milk, cheese, peanut

butter, beans

____ helps the body make new cells

		cereal, rice, potatoes, sugar, Carbohydrates	help the body cells get energy	spaghetti, corn, peas, fruits,		bread
Fats	keep the body warm	butter, margarine, mayonnaise,	give the body energy	peanut butter, oils, fatty meat,		whole milk, cheese

Minerals

Iron

helps red blood cells carry

meat, eggs, beans, green

oxygen

vegetables

Calcium

helps build strong bones and

milk, cheese, peas, beans,

teeth

green vegetables

Vitamins

Vitamin A	helps you see in the dark	carrots, green vegetables,	helps build healthy skin and	butter, cream, whole milk,	teeth	cheese
Vitamin B ¹	helps keep the brain and nerve	brown rice, cereal, milk, meat,	cells healthy	fish, eggs, potatoes, bread
Vitamin B ²	helps keep the skin healthy	milk, cereal, cheese, meat,		eggs, fish, chicken
Vitamin C	helps keep skin, gums, and	tomatoes, oranges, lemons,	bones healthy	grapefruits, potatoes

Vitamin D

helps build strong bones and

eggs, milk, butter, fish, oils

teeth

Water

helps the body digest food and

water, milk, juice

get rid of wastes

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