Unhealthy Eating Habits!

Apple Pie or Apple Slices?

Let’s help each other make healthy food choices!

A WebQuest created by M. Crupi, P.S. 194M

Introduction:

Do you like to run around with friends, ride your bike or play a sport?

Of course you do! Running around with friends, riding your bike or playing a sport are physical activities. This means you need lots of ENERGY to do them. Many kids are choosing foods that don’t give them the energy they need to be physically active! Kids are reaching for candy bars, potato chips, cookies and other “junk food” that is making them tired and unable to be active. Too much junk food is no good!

This is leading to a lot of unhealthy kids! When you each junk your body cannot create the energy it needs to be active. This means running, biking and playing sports would be very difficult. Being ACTIVE is an important part of being HEALTHY. This is where YOU come in! We need your help to get kids reaching for the healthy choice so they can have the energy to be a healthy and active kid!

Task:

1. As a class we will gather information.

2. You will work in groups to create a poster.

3. We will work as a class to make a video.

Process:

As a class we will gather information to complete the following steps and answer the following questions:

Step 1: What is the problem? (work sheet)

Step 2: What is the proof? (work sheet)

Step 3: What are the causes? (work sheet)

Step 4: What is our school already doing to fix the problem? (work sheet)

Step 5: What should be done to solve the problem? (work sheet)

Step 6: What is the best solution? (work sheet)

Poster

Now that we have chosen the best solution you will work in groups of 5 to create a poster. Each group will be assigned to one of the five food groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein and Dairy. You will work with you group to create a poster that will suggest healthy choices for your food group.

These food groups are the building blocks for a healthy diet. It will be your job to get kids like you thinking more carefully about what goes on their plate or in their bowl or cup.

In your poster you should:

· Illustrate and label healthy food choices from your food group (All group members)

· Tell how much you should eat from your food group to be healthy (One group member)

· Tell two health benefits (Two group members)

· Tips to help eat from your food group (One group member)

· Last, you must attach 1 member’s copy of the PPA notes we took as a class!

You will be provided with a poster board, makers and other supplies to create your poster.

Before creating your poster you will record the information you are responsible for in your Reader’s Notebook. Once the teacher checks your notes you will add your information to your poster. You are free to design your poster however you would like as long as all the required information in there!

Each group will have time on the computer to find their information.

Class Video

We will also be working as a class to make a music video that we will share with the entire school. The video will teach the students at P.S. 194M about the five food groups and smart food choices they should make!

Resources:

Name: _________________ Date: ___________

Directions: Use this graphic organize to fill in the information we gather

What is the problem?

_________________________________________________________________

What is the proof?

· ______________________________________________

What are the causes?

· ______________________________________________

What is our school already doing to fix the problem?

· ______________________________________________

What should be done to solve the problem?

_________________________________________________________________

What is the best solution?

_________________________________________________________________

Use the following links to find your information!

Choose My Plate

Lets Move!

Eating Healthy Games

Exercise and Eating Healthy

Evaluation:

Teacher Name: Miss Crupi and Mr. Sylvester

Student Name: ____________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Required Elements	The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.	All required elements are included on the poster.	All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.	Several required elements were missing.
Title	Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative.	Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well.	Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well.	The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well.
Content - Accuracy	At least 4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	2 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	Less than 2 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
Attractiveness	The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.

Conclusion:

Well done! Now that you and your group members have gathered such great information on making better eating choices we are ready for visitors. The fifth grade students will be coming to check out your solution to unhealthy eating habits. Your posters are sure to be a hit and get kids just like you making healthier eating choices! WHOO HOO! WAY TO GO!

Standards:

W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions)

W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.