Standard of Learning

10.1The student will demonstrate an understanding of health concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health risks and enhance the health and well-being of self and others throughout life. Key concepts/skills include:

1. the impact of healthy and poor nutritional choices;
2. the effects of an active and sedentary lifestyle;
3. the effects of tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, and other drug use;
4. behaviors that result in intentional and unintentional injury.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will understand the impact of poor dietary choices on mental and physical health.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

The student will:

• define weight management, underweight, overweight, and obesity.
• explain the health risks associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity.
• determine body mass index (BMI).
• explore weight management strategies for weight loss or weight gain.
• investigate common fad diets and their impact on mental and physical health.
• define eating disorders.
• define sports nutrition.
• identify types of vegetarianism.
• identify types of nutrient supplements.
• list and explain types of food-borne illnesses and how to minimize risks of food-borne illnesses.
• explain food allergies or intolerance.
• identify dietary changes to improve mental and physical health. (reduce consumption of caffeine, refined sugars, common allergens, or problem foods, etc.)

Sample Lessons

About All You Can Eat: Feast or Famine
Design an experiment to test if Pima Indians develop diabetes because of genetics or diet.
Sponsor: PBS
One class period
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Body Weight and Body Image Lessons for Adolescents
Grades 9-12
Multidisciplinary, interactive lessons:
--Normal Eating and Exercise
--Eating Volumetrically - Eating More for Less
--Portions are Out of Proportion
--Food-Mood Connection
--It's the Little Things That Count
--Barbie, Ken, and Action Toys
--Body Image Distortion
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Deptartment of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/food_nutrition

Discovery Education: "Eating Disorders: When Food Becomes an Enemy"
Grade(s): 9-12
Students in this lesson will understand the complexity of eating disorders and their possible causes.  Along with starting to understand these disorders, they will also learn to recognize the identifiable symptoms of the most prevalent eating disorders.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/eatingdisorders/
Free

Discovery Education: "Overcoming Eating Disorders"
Grade(s): 9-12
In this lesson, students will learn about two common eating disorders and compare the two.  While learning about these eating disorders, students will then also consider their own body image.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/overcomingdisorders/
Free

Dying to be Thin Supporting Friends with Eating Disorders
Grade(s): 6-12
In this lesson, students role-play scenarios in which they encounter a friend or acquaintance who may have an eating disorder. Students brainstorm ways to help the friend. Students then create informational brochures with useful information about eating disorder prevention.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001121tuesday.html
Free

Eating Disorders - Five-Day Lesson Plan
Grades 7-12
Cultural basis for body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, prejudice, and dieting.
Sponsor: National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?webpage_id=365&profile_id=46
+Cost

Eating Forever
Grades 6-12
Importance of healthy diet and regular exercise.
Sponsor: PBS
One-two class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Fast Fats: A Nutritional Analysis of America's Obsession with Fast Foods
Grade(s): 10-12
In this three part lesson, students will examine nutrition labels for caloric intake using various snack foods. Then, they will determine the number of calories in a food item. Finally, they will conduct a research project in which they examine the food choices of their classmates.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/nutrition.html
Free

Fat: Ideal Weight, Cultural Stereotypes, and Eating Disorders
Explore societal prejudices against people who are overweight; research "ideal weight"; identify how body image may lead to eating disorders.
Sponsor: PBS
One class period
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Fat: Obesity, Eating Habits, and Weight Loss
Discuss current guideline for a healthy diet; compare them with their own diet; and learn safe ways to lose weight.
Sponsor: PBS
One class period
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
Grades 9-12
International classroom for exploring the problems of hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
--What Are Hunger and Malnutrition?
--Who Are the Hungry?
--Why Are People Hungry and Malnourished?
--What Can We Do to Help End Hunger?
Three or more class periods
Contact: http://www.feedingminds.org
Free

Go Girls!
Grades 7-12
Enhances girls' self-esteem; empowers media advocacy; explores body image issues; and discusses eating disorders.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
+Cost

A "Heart"-y Look at Diet
Grades 9-12
Explores how diet is related to heart disease.
Sponsor: PBS
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

LOAFS - Learning on a Full Stomach
Grades 5-12
Students look at hunger problems within their own communities and are encouraged to implement a LOAFS program.
Sponsor: Ask ERIC Lesson Plan
Three classes
http://www.eduref.org (select lesson plans - health - nutrition)
Free

New Moves
Grades 9-12
*Evaluated program
Targets females to increase healthy eating and physical activity. Places emphasis on feeling good about the self. Provides nutrition guidance, non-competitive physical activity, and social support.
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
E-mail: neumark@epi.umn.edu

Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will identity the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle: proper nutrition, balancing caloric intake with energy output, and the role of exercise.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1156
Free

Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: SPECIFIC ILLNESSES THAT ARE DIET RELATED
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will identify specific illnesses that are diet related: anemia, osteoporosis, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and eating disorders.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1155
Free

Secondary-Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Grades 9-12
Critical nutrition needs of adolescents.
--Special Nutrition Problems of Adolescence
--Alternative Eating in the 1990s
--Prevention of Disordered Eating
--Increasing Physical Activity
--Food Safety
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Deptartment of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/food_nutrition

Skating on Thin Ice Examining Eating Disorders and Various Means to Treat Them
Grade(s): 6-12
In this lesson, students research various eating disorders and their treatments. They then create fictional case studies of teenagers suffering from these disorders and synthesize their understanding by writing suggestions for treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessonsFree

Soft Drink Sales in Schools
Grades 9-12
Analyzes sugar content in soda and physical activity needed to burn these calories. Students formulate position on soft drink sales in school.
Sponsor: PBS - NOW with Bill Moyers
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Thin Is In
Grades 6-8
Learn to be smart and healthy consumers, to make wise health decisions, and to create original commercials that promote healthy living.
Sponsor: PBS and Children's Hospital
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Virginia Technical Assistance Guide to Nutrition Education for Teachers
Grade 10
Addresses a wide variety of topics including fad diets, weight, nutrition, physical activity, body image, and food security. Designed to meet Virginia SOL objectives. Contains background information for teachers.
Sponsor: Virginia Action for Healthy Kids
Five class periods
http://www.ext.vt.edu/actionforhealthykids
Free

You Are What You Eat
Grades 6-8
Explores how social class might affect personal health, understanding of nutritional needs, and methods for community change.
Source: PBS
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus/resources/lessonplans/health.html
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• Beyond Vegetarianism - http://www.beyondveg.com
• BMI Calculator and Factors that Affect BMI (calculates BMI) -http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-for-age.htm
• BMI Calculator of Body Mass Index (child and adult) - http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm
• Calorie Control Council - http://www.caloriecontrol.org
• Compulsive Overeating Information - http:///www.somethingfishy.org
• Eating Disorders - http://www.somethingfishy.org/whatarethey/bulimia.php
• Eating Disorders Association - http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home
• Eating Disorders for People of Color - http://www.somethingfishy.org/cultural/roles.php
• EDReferral.com
• Food Guide Pyramid - http://www.cnpp.usda.gov
• HealthyPlace.com
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders - http://www.anad.org/site/anadweb/
• National Eating Disorders Association - http://www.edap.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
• National Mental Health Association - http://www.NMHA.ORG
• NotMYkid.org
• Nutrition: Calorie Control - http://www.caloriecontrol.org
• Partnership for Healthy Weight Management - http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss
• Virginia Commission on Youth - http://coy.state.va.us/Modalities2005/contents05.htm

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• identify the impact of obesity on overall health.
• discuss harmful weight loss and weight gain strategies.
• create a plan that meets their dietary needs.
• calculate their daily calorie expenditure.
• determine their BMI and develop strategies, if necessary, for improvement.

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