LESSON UNIT: “HOW TO BE HEALTHY”“HOW TO BE HEALTHY”Level group: 6th form to bilingual school students

LESSON # 1 : INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

Warmer: (5/ 7 minutes)The teacher will start the lesson by asking students the different kinds of food they like most and least. And then T will ask them to reflect about what they think they should eat to be healthy and what kinds of food should they avoid. A mini debate from 5 to 7 minutes will be enough.

Web (23 minutes)The teacher will show the following picture:

Using this image the T will explain to students that there are different types of food and that there is a way in which they can classify them (meat, fish, grain, fruit, vegetables, dairy, etc). Then T will give examples with the kinds of food students mentioned before.

Activity # 1:

T will clarify some words such as: dairy, grain and oils.

Now the students will play a game in this link: Sheppard software(n.d.) The foodgroups game. In nutrition for kids. Retreived October 12th , 2010 from .http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/games/foodgroupsgame.html

What next (10 minutes)

T will summarize the information covered in the lesson, and play a game of “Name That Food”.

Name That Food T will divide the class into several small teams. Each team will need a pencil and a piece of paper. The teacher selects a section from the Food Pyramid, and a letter of the alphabet. For example, foods from the bread and cereals group that start with the letter "B." The students have one minute to record a list of foods. When the minute is up, each group reads their list. The teacher records the number of items on each group's list, and another category and letter are selected. The game continues until all sections of the pyramid have been covered. The group with the highest score wins the game!

LESSON # 2 : WEBQUEST

Warmer (5 minutes) T will ask students to go to this link in order to refresh some things they had talked about in the previous lesson.Food standard agency (n.d.)Place the food groups onto the correct areas of the plate. In Glasgows. Retreived October 12th, 2010 fromhttp://www.glasgows.co.uk/fsa_interactives/PltLoad.swf

Web (30 minutes)

Students will now work on the webquest: http://phpwebquest.org/newphp/webquest/soporte_tabbed_w.php?id_actividad=1031&id_pagina=1

Title: “How to be healthy”

Introduction: We will focus on the area of Food & Health. The title of the WebQuest is “How to be healthy” because our purpose is to give you a piece of advice and some useful tips so you can take care of your body. In order to grow properly, we need the right nutrition and healthy food every day; otherwise, we may be in poor health or become ill.

Task : You are required to group with your classmates; each group has four members, including you. That means you will be working with another three students to finish this WebQuest.

Task You will have to surf the Internet so you can find the information as regards food components and diseases. You are required to answer some questions so you get to know more about healthy food.

Process :

Following each link and find out more about how to be healthy!

Part A: 1. What is to be healthy?2. What’s the importance of being healthy?3. What’s the difference between physical health and mental health?

1) Ron Kutus, (August 18th, 2002). Energy, Endurance and Health in School. School for champions. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://www.school-for-champions.com/grades/health.htm

2) CHY, (n.d.), Healthy eating. Children, Youth and Women's Health Service. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=240&np=297&id=1998

Part B: 1. What is a calorie?2. Are they good or bad for you?3. How many calories are there in one gram?4. How many calories do children need?5. To burn calories, what do we have to do?

3) The Nemours Foundation, (1995). Learning about calories. Kids Health. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/calorie.html

Part C: 1. What is fat?2. Are there different types of fats? If there are explain each group briefly.

4) The Nemours Foundation, (1995). Learning about s. Kids Health. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html

Part D: 1. What are carbohydrates?2. Explain briefly the diffirent types of carbohydrates.3. Are carbohydrates useful? What for?

5) The Nemours Foundation, (1995). Learning about carbohydrates. Kids Health. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html

Part E: 4. What are the different groups in the food pyramid?

5. Give examples of food for each group.

6) The Nemours Foundation, (1995). The food guide pyramid. Kids Health. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/healthy_eating/pyramid.html

Part F: 1. What is diabetes?2. What do you have to do if you have diabetes?3. What is cholesterol?4. How many types are there of cholesterol? Are they both good for our body?

7) The Nemours Foundation, (1995).What`s cholesterol?. Kids Health. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 from http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/cholesterol.html

8) Centres for Disease and Control prevention, (n.d.). Questions answered. Department of health and human services. Retreived, October 12th, 2010 fromhttp://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_diabetes_questions.html#1

Evaluation:Sts have to keep track of all of their findings. Then they have to open up words processing document and copy the answers for each questions then save them on a diskto be corrected by the teacher.

What next (10 minutes)Conclusion:As a conclusion to this project sts will have to write a composition to the teacher telling him/her about their experience.  They must write at least 100 words. If sts do not finish, they will do this part for homework.

LESSON # 3

Warmer (5 minutes)

Game: Following this link students will have to choose what to put in their lunch box!Food standard agency (n.d.) A healthy lunchbox. In Glasgows. Retreived 12th October from http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/flash/a_healthy_lunchbox_intro.swf

Web (30 minutes)

T will explain to the students that the Food Pyramid shows us the variety of foods we need to eat each day to keep our bodies healthy and will explain how the food pyramid is organized:

1. The bottom level of the pyramid is the bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group. These foods help to give us energy. We should eat 6-11 servings from this group a day.

2. On the second level of the pyramid, we have two categories - the vegetable group and the fruit group. The vegetable group gives us vitamins and minerals our bodies need to stay healthy. We should eat 3-5 servings a day. The fruit group also gives us vitamins and minerals. We should eat 2-4 servings a day.

3. The third level of the pyramid includes the milk yogurt, and cheese group, and also the meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and beans group. The milk group gives us calcium to keep our teeth and bones strong. We should eat 2-3 servings a day. The meat group gives us protein to help build new cells and tissues in our bodies. We should eat 2-3 servings from this group a day.

4. The top of the pyramid is the fats, oils, and sweets group. Although our bodies need a little bit of food from this group, eating too much is not good for us. We should eat foods from this group only once in a while.

Activity # 1:

Sts will complete the food pyramid as an interactive activity

Alan and Hui Meng (n.d.) Build a food pyramid. In vtaide. Retreived October 12th 2010 from http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodPyramidF.htm

What next (10 minutes)Sts will work on the following questionnaire to find out how healthy they are.

Being Healthy Questionnaire

1. What kind of food do you usually eat?a. vegetables and fruitsb. fried food and sweetsc. meat and milk derivatives

2. How often do you do exercise?a. Three times a weekb. neverc. once a week

3. If you have to choose between the following foods, what would you choose?

a. cereal and orange juiceb. coffee and cookiesc. chips and bacon

4. How many times a day do you eat?a. two times (lunch and dinner)b. four times (breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner)c. three times (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

5. How often do you go to the doctor?a. once a yearb. once every six monthsc. once every two years

6. Do you think that your weight is according to your age and height?a. Yes, I do.b. No, I don’tc. I don’t know

7. How many litters of water do you drink every day?a. 5oo millilitresb. one litterc. two litters

8. How many hours a day do you sleep?a. five hoursb. eight hours c. ten hours

Score

Question / Option

A B C

1 3 2 12 3 1 23 3 2 14 1 3 25 2 3 16 3 1 27 1 2 38 1 3 2

From 0 – 8 points: You are not healthy

Try to take care of more body every day. You should have a healthy diet and do exercise! You ought to go to the doctor more frequently.

From 9 – 16: You are quite healthy

Try to eat healthier food than you eat now. Please, do exercise regularly. Don’t forget to go to the doctor.

From 17 – 24: You are healthy

Congratulations! You have great eating habits and you really take good care of your body. Keep on behaving like that!