A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge
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The Fruit and Vegetable
Marathon Challenge
The Challenge
Do you have the
superpower in you? Make
it a schoolwide, classwide
or individual challenge to
see who can eat the MOST
fruits and vegetables in a
given week, month or year!
Orange/Yellow
How it Works
There are four different Power
Food Kid superheroes – System
Supercharger, Power Heart, Mighty
Memory and Brave Bones. Each
superhero represents a different
color (red, blue, green and yellow)
with corresponding fruits and
vegetables that have unique
health benefits. Look at a different
superhero each week and try to
eat their fruits and vegetables as a
healthy snack. Track your progress
using the bar graphs provided.
Red
Blue/Purple
Green
Find new challenges at www.FreshFromFlorida.com/CafeteriatoClassroom!
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
•
Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Teacher’s Guide
TEACHER’S GUIDE
The Fruit and Vegetable
Marathon Challenge
This challenge is designed for students
in grades 1-6. Also, consider making it a
schoolwide challenge to reach all grade levels.
Challenge Components:
•• Use the “About” page to learn more about
the nature of the challenge. (page 1)
•• Use the Power Food Kids posters to learn
about common fruits and vegetables and
their health benefits.
•• Track how many of each (red, green,
blue/purple and orange/yellow) fruits and
vegetables you eat using the dynamic bar
graph trackers. (Pages 3-7)
Use the Nutrislice app to
help students review what
is served in the lunchroom
and to select meals with
the necessary fruits and
vegetables to assist with
each challenge.
The activities in this challenge
align to the following Florida
Standards:
• MAFS.2.4.10, MAFS.3.2.3
• SC.1.N.1.2,SC.N.1.3,
SC.N.1.6, SC.N.1.7
Challenge Objectives:
•• Promote and foster healthy eating habits.
•• Diversify students’ fruit and vegetable
choices.
•• Help students create a visual
representation of data.
•• Utilize what students see in the
lunchroom for educational purposes.
Bring it to the Classroom! Lesson Plan (Grades 2-3)
Standard: MAFS.2.MD.4.10 - Draw a picture graph
and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent
a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple
put-together, take-apart and compare problems
using information presented in a bar graph.
Objective: Students will differentiate between
bar graphs and pictographs acknowledging the
benefits and limitations of each. Students will
transfer data from a bar graph to a pictograph and
vice versa.
Materials: Chart paper, Power Food Kids bar graph Vocabulary: bar graph, pictograph, compare,
sheets and posters, T-chart and graph paper.
contrast, benefits, limitations.
Teacher Will: Display examples of a pictograph and a bar graph on the front board. Using a T-chart students
will make observations about each graph. As a class, discuss the characteristics, pros (benefits) and cons
(limitations) of each graph.
Students Will: Use data from their fruit and vegetable marathon bar graphs to make a pictograph. The
teacher should create a sample bar graph in case a student does not have their data sheet. When finished,
students peer-edit each other’s work.
Closing: As a class, each student takes a turn adding their data to a classwide bar graph representing,
holistically, how many fruits and vegetables the class consumed that week.
Answer for Scholar Challenge on Page 6: Planting, Growing, Harvesting,
Processing/Washing, Packaging, Transporting, Purchasing, Consuming
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
•
Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Marathon Challenge Weekly Tracker
System Supercharger
Name:
Fueling up on Orange and Yellow Fruits and Veggies!
Directions: Track how many orange and yellow fruits and vegetables you
eat this week. Use the bar graph below to track your data. Be sure to add
any other orange and yellow fruits and veggies you tried!
THIS WEEK IS
Fun Fact:
Did you know that there are over
500 different types of bananas? That
means if you ate a different kind
of banana every day, it would take
almost a year and a half to eat every
one! The type we eat most often are
called Cavendish bananas.
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Find the Superhero!
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Use the System Supercharger poster to
answer the question below.
Orange and yellow fruits and
veggies keep these body parts
healthy:
,
4
3
,
and
2
Scholar Challenge
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Banana
Orange
I ATE
Pineapple
Carrot
Yellow Bell
Pepper
Corn
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THIS WEEK.
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SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: Does light affect how
fast a banana ripens? How about temperature?
First, wrap one banana in a black plastic bag
and place it in a dark space. Next, place a
second banana directly under a lamp. Observe
after 2 days, 4 days and 1 week. What do
you notice? Part 2: Place 1 fresh banana in
the refrigerator and a second on the kitchen
counter. Observe after 2, 4 and 7 days. Does
temperature have an effect on how fast a
banana ripens? Be sure to peel the bananas
during your observation and EAT afterwards.
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Marathon Challenge Weekly Tracker
Power Heart
Name:
Fueling up on Red Fruits and Veggies!
Directions: Track how many red fruits and vegetables you eat this week.
Use the bar graph provided to track your data. Be sure to add any other
red fruits and veggies you tried!
Fun Fact:
Did Did you know that strawberries
are the only fruit with seeds on the
outside? The average strawberry
has 200 seeds!
THIS WEEK IS
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6
Find the Superhero!
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Use the Power Heart poster to
answer the question below.
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Red fruits and veggies keep
these body parts healthy:
3
,
,
2
and
1
.
Scholar Challenge
Strawberry
Cherry
I ATE
Apple
Raspberry
Red Bell
Pepper
Tomato
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THIS WEEK.
MATH: Use the information from your bar
graph to create two new graphs – a line
graph and a pictograph.
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Marathon Challenge Weekly Tracker
Mighty Memory
Name:
Fueling up on Blue and Purple Fruits and Veggies!
Directions: Track how many blue and purple fruits and vegetables
you eat this week. Use the bar graph below to track your data. Be
sure to add any other blue and purple fruits and veggies you tried!
Fun Fact:
Did you know that it might only
take you a few minutes to finish
a meal, but it takes your body
around 12 hours before it has
completely digested the food?
THIS WEEK IS
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Find the Superhero!
Use the Mighty Memory poster to answer the
question below.
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Blue and purple fruits and veggies
keep these body parts healthy:
5
,
,
4
and
Scholar Challenge
3
.
ENGLISH: Read the book “Blueberries for Sal”
by Robert McCloskey. What is the setting of the
story? Create a story map retelling what happens
at the beginning, middle and end of the book.
Using your map, retell the story to a younger
brother, sister or friend.
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Word Search
Grapes
Blueberries
I ATE
Eggplant
Cabbage
Blackberries
Plum
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THIS WEEK.
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Marathon Challenge Weekly Tracker
Brave Bones
Name:
Fueling up on Green Fruits and Veggies!
Directions: Track how many green fruits and vegetables you eat
this week. Use the bar graph below to track your data. Be sure
to add any other green fruits and veggies you tried!
Fun Fact:
Did you know that avocados have the
highest protein content of any fruit?
THIS WEEK IS
7
Find the Superhero!
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Use the Brave Bones poster to answer the
question below.
Green fruits and veggies keep these
body parts healthy:
,
5
,
4
and
3
.
Scholar Challenge
SOCIAL STUDIES: It takes time and energy to
get the fruits and vegetables from the farm to
our plates. There are many steps involved in this
process. Can you put the steps in order?
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1
Lettuce
Broccoli
I ATE
Green
Beans
Asparagus
Apple
Pear
Avocado
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THIS WEEK.
Packaging
Consuming
Planting
Processing/
Washing
Growing
Transporting
Harvesting
Purchasing
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A Cafeteria to Classroom Challenge: Marathon Challenge Monthly Tracker
MARATHON CHALLENGE MONTHLY TRACKER
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU EAT AT LEAST FIVE
SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES A DAY!
Name:
Date:
Number of Fruits and Vegetables Per Month
Directions: Create your own scale to track the number of fruits and
vegetables you eat each month. How many can you eat in a school year?
September
October
November
This year I ate
December
January
February
March
fruits and vegetables!
April