Puberty/Hygiene/Nutrition
How do I maintain a healthy body?
What is happening to my body during puberty?
How do i make sound nutritional choices?
Kinesthetic, auditory, visual methods
Skin care and protection
Body cleanliness
Body changes, both physical and emotional including menstruation and male reproductive changes
Nutrion myths and facts, portion sizes, sugar content, saturated fats
Environmental hazards, how air and water pollution impacts health
Demonstrates ways to reduce exposure to harmful pollutants and sun exposure
Identify products that help protect against environmental hazards
Identify bodily changes in puberty and how to manage the changes
Learns how to care for skin and body parts on a daily basis
Identify how food choices are influences by culture, family, media, body image and peers
Learn how to guage appropriate portion sizes
Prepare healthy snacks, with a focus on whole grains
Learn proper food storage and safety precautions
Class participation and discussion
Track 3 day journal of food and liquid consumption
Prepare a 3 day menu including snacks and beverages
Student will prepare a daily hygiene routine including all steps of self-care
DVD Media Relations
Guest speaker
charts from dairy council
fact sheets from Harvard University
Actual food preparation and samples
explore how various cultures eat differently
explore family food influences
math references to portion and content