1. Question

Part of a healthy lifestyle is making healthy choices about the food that you eat . Knowing how to read a food label can help you make the best choices. Which nutrients are most important for your body? How much fat should you consume in a day? What is the recommended serving size for your favorite food? Both videos come from the FDA

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Some foods are healthy for you, while other foods may not have the nutrients your body needs.

What’s In A Label?

How can you evaluate nutritional information in order to determine which breakfast foods are the healthiest?

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2. Information Sources

You will use the following information to gather information about nutrition labels.

Task 1: Interactive Food Label Food Label in detail More information on

food labels Food labels and the consumer

Complete Activity #1- Food Labels

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3. Student Activity

Task 2

1. Explore the following web resources.

2. Complete Activity 2-

Breakfast Nutrition Rating

Cheerios Pop Tarts Oatmeal- Brown Sugar Nutrigrain Bars

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Which would be the healthiest choice?

4. Assessment Activity

Using the information

you have learned about nutrition labels and breakfast foods, create the

Breakfast of Champions!

Some of the most nutritious foods are those without labels.

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What breakfast will you create?

5. Enrichment Activities

What are some of the snack foods you eat after school? Read about hidden sugars on a food label. Then, click on the links below and find the hidden sugars in these snack foods. Frito-Lay- Click on the brand. Click on your selected snack. Quaker Granola Bars- Click on a granola

bar. Click on “Nutritional Information”. Snyders Pretzels- Click on a snack. The

label will appear when you click. Coca Cola – Click on “Search Products for

Nutritional Information”. Click on a product in the “Product Name” menu.

Complete Find the Hidden Sugars Activity.

Use resources to expand knowledge about nutrition.

Defined STEM Nutrition and Croissants

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6. Teacher Support Materials

BCPS Curriculum- 7.2.5. Students will identify components of a food label in order to evaluate sample meals

Maryland State Curriculum6.7.I.1. Apply the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in meal planning.

Common Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.

Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.

Time Frame: It is suggested that this activity be completed in two 50 minute class periods.

Differentiation: Direct students to use comprehension tools

such as: audio read-aloud, embedded dictionaries, and links to related articles.

Learning Styles:Field Dependent, Field Independent, Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Sequential

AVID Strategies: The following AVID strategies are supported in this lesson: inquiry based learning, quick write, and use of Costa’s and Bloom’s questioning.Notes to the teacher:Consult with your School Library Media Specialist to implement this Slam Dunk Lesson. Students can turn in activities by saving Microsoft documents and copying it to a teacher or student drop folder.If a computer lab is not available, this lesson may be implemented in the classroom or library using an interactive whiteboard or printouts of the linked digital resources.

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Last update: July 2015Created by Katie Heer & Angelica Grant

BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module.