Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE)

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Food & Health (grades 5 or 6)

Overview
Through studying the human body system, students learn about what food does in our body, how our body systems work,and what we can do to keep our bodies healthy. Throughout the module the students have experiences in which they experiment with food and cook healthful recipes to eat with their peers.

Driving Question:
Module: How does food provide our bodies with what they need?

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Making Science Real, Meaningful, and Successful
Getting Acquainted with LiFE
Materials
Science Standards Matrices

Unit 1 Becoming Food Scientists
Driving Question: What is a food scientist?
Lesson 1: Being Body Wise
Lesson 2: Celebrating Food
Lesson 3: Preassessment

Unit 2: Food in the Body
Driving Question: Why do we need food?
Lesson 4: Food Makes Us Go
Lesson 5: Food Helps Us Grow & Glow
Lesson 6: Bean & Veggie Wraps

Unit 3: Body Systems
Driving Question: What does our body do with food?
Lesson 7: Gateway to the Body
Lesson 8: The Body’s Superhighway
Lesson 9: Supporting & Moving Us
Lesson 10: Bread Explorations

Unit 4: Staying Healthy
Driving Question: How do food and exercise keep our body systems healthy?
Lesson 11: Keeping It Pumping
Lesson 12: Keeping It Moving
Lesson 13: Keeping It Strong
Lesson 14: Keeping It All Healthy
Lesson 15: Plant Part Veggie Platter

Unit 5: Making Choices
Driving Question: How can we use the science we learned to make food choices that will keep our body healthy?
Lesson 16: Focus on Eating
Lesson 17: Analyzing Our Diets
Lesson 18: Creating Recommendations
Lesson 19: Snack Explorations
Lesson 20:  Pulling It All Together

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