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Unit Author
First and Last Name / Jody Vance
School District / Stone Bank
School Name / Stone Bank School
School City, State / Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Unit Overview
Unit Title
A Day in the Fast (Food) Lane
Unit Summary
Students will analyze the nutritional value of fast food menu choices and determine if there are healthy options at fast food restaurants, basing their research on the FDA’s Recommended Daily Allowances.
Subject Area
Health – Nutrition – Making healthy food choices
Grade Level
6th grade
Approximate Time Needed
1-2 45 minute class periods (two weeks)
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks

ISTE NETS

1. Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
3. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
d. Process data and report results.
4. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

WI DPI Health Education Standards

- Explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of
injury, illness, disease, and premature death
-Analyze the validity of health information, products, and services
-Convey valid information and express opinions about health issues
- Analyze how decisions regarding health behaviors have consequences for
themselves and others
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Students will use the internet to find nutritional information about fast food.
Students will make choices based on nutritional value information.
Students will collaborate to form opinions based on their research.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question / Can fast food be included in a healthy diet?
Unit Questions / Are there healthy menu items available at fast food restaurants? If so, is there a trade-off (i.e. cost, taste)?
What are the physical effects of eating fast food?
Content Questions / What are the recommended daily allowances for calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium?
Where can nutrition information for fast food menu items be found?
What are the effects of exceeding the recommended daily allowances?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before project work begins / Students work on projects and complete tasks / After project work is completed
· Brief class discussion on SuperSize Me video. / · / · Fast Food Menu Tracker / · Observation, questioning / · Discussion
· Pair share / · Post-survey to determine any change in attitude gained from learning experience
Assessment Summary
-Pre-survey and discussion to determine prior knowledge and attitudes.
-Questioning students about their findings while they research and create their projects.
-Completed menu tracker with nutrition information and responses to questions.
-Pair share to compare research findings
-Class discussion
-Post-survey to determine any changes in attitudes
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Familiarity with basic nutrition terminology (calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium).
Experience using the internet.
Competency creating a Word document.
Instructional Procedures
A video clip from the movie Super Size Me and a brief survey using a Google Docs form will engage students in thinking about fast food. Students will be directed to a PBworks page where their instructions and links will be located for their assignment. Students will use websites that provide nutritional information for fast food items to try to assemble a 1-day menu of fast food eating that stays within the recommended daily allowances published by the FDA. Students will record nutritional information they find on the websites to determine if it is possible to find healthy options for a day of fast food eating. A discussion of their findings with peers and with the class as a whole will follow their research.
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Special Needs Students / Pairing students to work together.
Additional time to complete tasks.
Nonnative Speakers / Pairing students to work together.
Additional time to complete tasks.
Gifted/Talented Students / Allow to work independently exploring nutrition websites.
Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

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X Computer(s)
Digital Camera
DVD Player
X Internet Connection / Laser Disk
X Printer
X Projection System
Scanner
Television / VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM / Image Processing
X Internet Web Browser
Multimedia / Web Page Development
X Word Processing
Other

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Printed Materials / Fast Food Menu Tracker
Supplies
Internet Resources / http://vancehealth6.pbworks.com
Other Resources

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