Lesson+Plan

= = Drive-Thru Nutrition

= Analyze the Learner = In this lesson, it will be a tenth grade health class. Students "understand the role of peers, family, and the community and how they influence their personal health." (HE.B.2.4.3) Students "understand methods for effectively expressing feelings and opinions on health issues." (HE.C.2.4.2) Students "understand how to delay the onset of and reduce the risk for potential health problems during adulthood." (HE.A.1.4.6) Students will identify the importance of limiting fats and "empty" calories in their diets by looking up information on the internet pertaining to health. Students will compare various food items in terms of fat and calorie content by gathering information from many different fast food menus. Students will comprehend the nutritional facts on food items consumed at fast food restaurants by reading information on how to read a nutrition facts label. Students will synthesize the information they have researched by creating one day's menu of healthful meals available at fast-food restaurants. Students will assess time management and basic computer skills. Laptop Cart and/or Computer Lab Internet MS Word Microsoft Excel Television VCR or DVD Player Supersize Me Film Reserve the laptop cart and/or computer lab for projects for one week. Create two spreadsheets using Excel to report the nutritional facts on the unhealthy and healthy items at a fast food restaurant. Create a menu of healthy foods from many different fast food restaurants that will appeal to your peers and yourself. Watch a couple important scenes from Supersize Me that will interest the students.
 * State Objectives **
 * Select and Utilize Methods, Media, and Materials **

Monday: I will explain the entire project to the students. I will describe what is expected of them and how to go about completing the group project. This includes telling the class the activities that are already planned for them. Also, on this day we will have a class lesson on how to read and understand the nutrition facts on the label. We will go into detail about everything on a nutrition facts label so that the students will understand what is healthy and unhealthy for them and the function of each thing on the label. After that is completed, and I am 99.9% sure every student understands how to read and comprehend the label, the class will break up into groups of four or five students. They can choose their own group. The students will then decide which ten fast food restaurants they want to research. I will have to approve their choices of restaurants before they continue on with the project.
 * Require Learner Participation **

Tuesday: Today will be a big day for the students, the students will be looking online for information on the ten fast food restaurants, and they will probably have many questions so I will make sure I am always available to help the students with any questions. I will be walking around the class to make sure the students are focused, on task, and follow directions.

Wednesday: Today, I will basically be doing the same thing as I did on Tuesday. These two days are mainly for the students to gather their information.

Thursday: Today, I will be repeating what I did on Tuesday and Wednesday and just make myself available to the students for any questions they will have. However, today I will also make sure to find the important clips and scenes in the movie Supersize Me that will pertain to the class lesson.

Friday: Since the students will be practicing their presentations, I will walk around and watch parts of their presentation to ensure that they are doing the project correctly. I will offer any help I can give the students. Then I will set up the movie Supersize Me and present the scenes I had previously found informational to the students. Students are assessed on the
 * Evaluate and Revise **
 * === understanding of the impact fat and calories have on health. ===
 * === comprehension of nutritional facts on food items consumed at fast food restaurants. ===
 * === synthesis of nutritional facts as shown by the daily menus they create. ===
 * === time management and basic computer skills. ===