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This document outlines a lesson plan on making better nutritional choices. The learning goals are for students to learn how to make healthy eating choices and understand how food impacts the body. The lesson involves students discussing favorite foods, watching videos on athlete diets and nutrition tips, and creating an ideal diet plan. Students then do a virtual grocery shopping activity to purchase foods for their plan. Assessments include a food journal, presentations on food group processing, and research projects on nutrition and disease prevention.

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Strand C Ilp Lesson Plan

This document outlines a lesson plan on making better nutritional choices. The learning goals are for students to learn how to make healthy eating choices and understand how food impacts the body. The lesson involves students discussing favorite foods, watching videos on athlete diets and nutrition tips, and creating an ideal diet plan. Students then do a virtual grocery shopping activity to purchase foods for their plan. Assessments include a food journal, presentations on food group processing, and research projects on nutrition and disease prevention.

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Strand C.

Healthy Living: Making Better Nutritional Choices

Grade: 9
Subject: PPL1O

Strand C. Healthy Living: One of the 4 Healthy Living Topics, or you may also select a Mental wellness topic
that can be done.

Learning Goals(s)
∙ students will learn how to make better healthy eating choices

∙ students will learn about the nutritional processes and impacts of food on our bodies and overall well
being

Curriculum Correlation

Key Concept/Question/Issue

- how our body processes different food groups


- how to recognize and prioritize rich diet that optimizes health and fitness
- relationship between diet and energy
- dangers of unhealthy through eating or lack of eating

MOE Learning Expectations


∙ C2.1 apply their knowledge of basic nutrition principles and healthy eating practices (e.g., relating food
intake to activity level, ensuring their diet includes foods from all food groups in Canada’s Food Guide,
using healthy preparation methods) to develop a healthy eating plan [PS, CT]

∙ C2.2 assess the nutritional implications of a variety of dietary choices, including those reflecting current
dietary trends, and explain how they can make person

Learning Skills: lesson focus

Responsibility Independent Work Organization Collaboration Initiative Self regulation

Assessment for/as/of Learning

Success Criteria
∙ Students are able to create an informed diet plan

∙ Students can demonstrate knowledge on the impact of different food groups

- Students are able to link nutritional choices with health and wellbeing
Materials & Resources
∙ projector and laptop

∙ students will need notebooks and a pencil

- Permission slips and $10 if opting for the grocery shopping trip option

Instructional Strategies

Differentiation

Teaching/Assessment Differentiation Student Learning


∙ Learning Materials ∙ All: Variation
Wide range of videos showcasing multiple perspectives on healthy ∙ Some: Accommodation
nutrition from around the world. ∙ A Few: Modification

∙ Learning Environment
Students will be able to work in small group settings and independently.
Students will be going on a field trip to the a grocery store to put their
learning into action. However, there is also a virtual grocery store option
- students can browse the website of a grocery store.
∙ Ways of Demonstrating Learning
Multiple assessment options available to demonstrate learning

©York University Faculty of Education: Professional Learning


2
3-Part Lesson

1. Activation: prompt/review connection to prior Instructional Groupings

Minds On:

Students will pair up and discuss their favorite foods. Ask them to share
why they enjoy those foods and how they feel after eating them. Once Variation: All
they are done they will write their favourite food on the board.

1. Students will form groups of four and discuss their responses to


the following questions:
○ What foods make you feel good, and why do you think Accommodation: Some
that is?
○ How do you determine if a food provides optimal
nutritional benefits for you?
○ Do all foods have the same effect on your body? Modification: a Few
learning 2. Action: task/activity/problem/inquiry

1. Show students videos modeling different perspectives on


optimal nutrition:
○ Athletes' diets and how they optimize their performance
through food choices.
Olympic Athletes’ diet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQ7tpBhxS0

Usain Bolt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6PgyJchEI

How a chef feeds an NBA team:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezCSRmmJXN0

○ Nutritionists' suggestions on creating balanced and


nutritious meals + Canada food guide information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmh_xMMJ2Pw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZL2BBU7Dyk

○ Innovative and healthy ways to prepare simple meals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs7ZTz0Xw0w

2. Group Activity: "Create Your Ideal Diet Plan"


○ Divide students into small groups and have each group
create a meal plan for their ideal diet.
○ Instruct them to include alternative meals and foods they
don't typically consume.
○ The meal plan should be balanced and consider
nutritional needs for overall well-being.
3. Grocery Shopping Challenge:
○ Give each group a budget of $10 and take them on a
virtual or real grocery shopping trip.
○ The challenge is to buy foods for their ideal diet plan
within the budget.

Continuing the Learning: Reflection/Cumulative Consolidation

∙ Students will maintain a food journal throughout the week with photos of at least one meal per day -
noting how the new foods they incorporate into their diet affect their mood, energy levels, hunger, etc.

Assessment Ideas:

1. Presentation: Ask students to prepare a short presentation on how the body processes and reacts to foods
from particular food groups.
2. Healthy Body Image/Relationship with Food Reflection: Have students write a reflective piece on
maintaining a healthy body image and fostering a positive relationship with food.
3. Alternatives to Junk Food Poster: Students can create posters showcasing healthy alternatives to
commonly consumed junk food items.
4. Research Project: Assign a research project where students investigate how poor nutritional choices
worsen diseases/illnesses and explore preventive measures.
5. Impact of Different Food Groups: Students will write a quiz or a short written assignment to demonstrate
understanding of the impact of different food groups on overall health

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