4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
What do
How do we teach it?
What resources do
Interdisciplinary Reading
we teach?
we need?
4.01
Question for science notebook process: Why do organisms *Science Kits
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1673.html
Explain
require energy to live and grow?
*United Streaming
(Nutrition Poetry)
why
and Internet
organisms
1. Define energy, growth, and organism.
*Food Pyramid
The Magic School Bus for Lunch
require
2. List the common characteristics of living things.
diagram
energy to
3. Summarize the reasons why all organisms require
*Enchanted
The Magic School Bus Explores the
live and
energy to survive.
Learning
Human Body
grow.
** Begin unit of study by teaching the body systems.
subscription
*Magic School Bus
Supplemental books provided with the
http://www.vsb.bc.ca/websiteBfile/scientist/Temperate%
books
science kit
20ForestLesson%209Forest%20Food%20Chains%20and% *Food Labels
20Webs2005%20R.pdf
Recipes
(Lesson plan about energy and nutrients)
Food Labels
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain/info
andqns/1/
http://fossweb.com/modules3(Food chain Worksheet)
6/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMst
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain/info
rsENG.pdf
andqns/foodweb/
(Integrated nutrition unit)
(Food Web Worksheet)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digest
(You must subscribe to enchanted learning to receive these
ive_system.html
pages.)
(Your stomach and digestive system)
*Show the following videos on United Streaming
1. Food and Nutrition 2
2. Food smarts: My Pyramid for Kids
- Have students complete the template of the food pyramid
below
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgibin/vspec.cgi?FORMMODE=RC29_33_1
(edhelper reading selection)
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
3. Show Slim Goodbody digestion clip from United
Steaming. Give a short quiz on the clip.
Vocabulary
Organisms
Growth
Energy
Appetite
Calorie
Diet
Digest
Healthy
Nourish
Nutrition
Interdisciplinary Math
*Measurement
*Fractions
*Capacity
*Percentage
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMst
rsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetai
l.aspx?ID=L353
(Lesson Plan Eat Your Veggies)
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
What do we teach?
How do we teach it?
4.02 Show how
calories can be used
to compare the
chemical energy of
different foods.
Question for science
notebook process: How can
calories be used to compare
the chemical energy of
different foods?
1. Define calories and
chemical energy.
2. Look at several food
labels to investigate
the energy they
contain.
3. Sort foods into groups
based on how much
energy they contain.
What resources do
we need?
Interdisciplinary Reading
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMstrsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/labels.html
(Reading and understanding food labels)
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgi-bin/vspec.cgi
(Edhelper reading selection)
Vocabulary
Interdisciplinary Math
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
4. Compare and contrast Calorie
http://fossweb.com/modules3the amount of energy
Chemical energy
6/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMstrsENG.pdf
of each group.
(Integrated nutrition unit)
5. Make generalizations
about foods based on
http://www.edhelper.com/Nutrition_Math1.htm
their calorie content.
(Counting calories worksheet)
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What do we teach?
Bring in food item
containers such as
cereal, cookies, bread,
etc. and compare the
calories of each item.
Teach students how to
read food labels.
Use activities in the
Food Chemistry
Science kit
How do we teach it?
What resources do we
need?
Interdisciplinary
Reading
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
4.03 Discuss how foods Question for science notebook process: How do foods *Science kits
http://www.enchantedle
provide both energy and provide both energy and nutrients for living
*Science Notebooks
arning.com/books/food/
nutrients for living
organisms?
*AIMS Jaw Breakers and foodgroups/
organisms.
Heart Thumpers
1. Define nutrients.
*George Washington’s
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/ScienceNet11202002 Breakfast By Jean Fritz
http://fossweb.com/mo
093
dules3(Learn NC lesson plan Food and the Digestive
6/pdfs/FoodandNutritio
System)
n/FoodInvDupMstrsEN
G.pdf
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/LaurieMyers523200
(Integrated nutrition
2713
unit)
(Lesson Plan Spreadsheets for dinner)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/glorsimmo42120046
54
(Integrated lesson may be used for math or reading
also.)
KWL chart
-write what you know about the foods you eat, and
what questions you have about foods in your science
journal. Teacher records students’ responses on chart
paper.
http://worksheets.edhelperclipart.com/pdf/pdfGRAP
HOz1213813343slzo.pdf
(KWL Chart)
Use AIMS lesson About Time for Food p.49-51 to
learn about the importance of breakfast.
-Draw a picture of a nutritious meal on a paper plate.
Vocabulary
Calcium
Dairy
Fats
Fruit
Grain
Iron
Mineral
Nutrient
Protein
Vegetable
Vitamin
Interdisciplinary Math
http://fossweb.com/mo
dules36/pdfs/FoodandNutritio
n/FoodInvDupMstrsEN
G.pdf
(Integrated nutrition
unit)
http://illuminations.nct
m.org/LessonDetail.asp
x?ID=L353
(Lesson Plan Eat Your
Veggies)
AIMS Lessons
Graphing
Read George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
Used edhelper.com to develop vocabulary activities
and puzzles
Play Veggie Bingo (see The Mailbox-Interm. Dec/Jan
1999-2000)
Visit www.eduactionworld.com for nutrition
activities
United Streaming Video- The Good Food Diner
What do we
teach?
4.04 Identify
starches and
sugars as
carbohydrates.
How do we teach it?
What resources do we
need?
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/nutrition/lesson- *Science kits
plan/4872.html?detoured=1&for_printing=1
*Harcourt Science
(Lesson Plan- Which Foods Contain Sugar?)
Textbook
*Articles from
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/LaurieMyers5232 www.kidshealth.org
002713
(Lesson Plan Spreadsheets for dinner)
Interdisciplinary Reading
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMst
rsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/food/ge
neral/sugar.html
(Article on carbohydrates and sugars)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/ginabenson51020
0577286
(Learn NC Lesson Plan Food Choice in Our
Everyday Lives)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/fo
od/carb.html
(Article on Nutrition)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgi-
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
html
bin/vspec.cgi?FORMMODE=RC29_18_1
(Edhelper reading selection)
Use Science kits to test different foods for sugars.
This can be done in pairs or small groups. Have
students complete a prediction chart in their
science notebooks about which food they think
will have sugar and which will not. When
investigation is complete have students share their
findings with the class.
Vocabulary
Starch
Sugar
Carbohydrate
Glucose
Fructose
Starchy
Grains
Rice
Fruit
Vegetable
Cereal
Insulin
Pasta
Bread
Fiber
Interdisciplinary Math
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDupMst
rsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/LaurieM
yers5232002713
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgibin/vspec.cgi
(Math lesson involving reading food
labels and calculating calories)
http://www.edhelper.com/Nutrition_Math
2.htm
(Counting Carbohydrates Worksheet)
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
http://www.edhelper.com/Nutrition_Math
7.htm
(finding percentages)
What do we How do we teach it?
teach?
4.05
Question for science notebook process: What are the
Determine
components that make up food?
that foods
1. Examine various labels to discover the variety of
are made up
components that make up food.
of a variety
2. Determine important components for good health.
of
3. Identify components that offer no nutritional
components.
value.
*Read the book Healthy Eating and list nutrients and their
food sources.
*Read Nutrients: Superstars of Good Health by Barbara J.
Patten to the class- students can take an AR test on book
afterwards
What resources do we
need?
*AR books listed
*Science Kit
*Internet
*Food Pyramid Diagram
*Kids Health Articles
*PowerPoint Program
*Scoring Rubric
Interdisciplinary Reading
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDup
MstrsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/Lauri
eMyers5232002713
http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_
fit/nutrition/habits.html
(Article on healthy eating)
http://www.foodplay.com/downloads/
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
*Read The Food Pyramid by Joan Kalbacken
FreeMaterials/JJFA-ActivityComplete the food pyramid worksheet
Guide.pdf
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk_coloring.pdf
(Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure
(Food Pyramid Diagram)
Activity Guide)
*Visit website Kidshelath.org to read articles related to
food pyramid.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/pyramid.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/kidssay/new_pyramid.html
(Articles about the food pyramid. This would be a good
opportunity to do cooperative learning groups and
activities such as Think-Pair-Share, Jigsaw, and Round
Robin Brainstorming etc.)
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/index.
aspx?id=508
(Bibliography of book about good
nutrition)
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgibin/vspec.cgi?FORMMODE=RC56_
60_1&QUICK=1
(Readers Theatre-Vitamins and
Minerals)
*use lessons from My Pyramid for Kids Resource
www.Mypyramid.gov
*Use lessons from website www.dole5aday.com
*Create a nutrition PowerPoint (groups of 5-each group
takes a different food group) use rubric to grade product.
www.Rubistar.4teachers.org
(Use to create PowerPoint rubric)
*Read book Vitamins and Minerals to class-take AR test
*Use articles/reading selections on www.edhelper.com on
nutrition
http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgi-bin/vspec.cgi
(Reading Selection-Vitamins and Minerals)
Supplemental materials in science Kit
Vocabulary
Vitamin
Mineral
Food Pyramid
Nutrition
Nutrients
Interdisciplinary Math
http://fossweb.com/modules36/pdfs/FoodandNutrition/FoodInvDup
MstrsENG.pdf
(Integrated nutrition unit)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/Lauri
eMyers5232002713
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/coo
perativelearning.htm#activities
(Great resource for cooperative
learning)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/LaurieMyers5232002713
(Lesson Plan Spreadsheets for dinner)
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping
4th Grade Competency Goal #4:
The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and
materials for growth and repair of the body.
Pender County Schools Science Curriculum Mapping