2. The Human Body and Nutrition By Jessica Alvarez and Miriam Bowen A Fourth Grade MST Unit

3. What do we need to know about the human body and nutrition? Our body lives and works through all the hard work our organs do to keep us alive. Whether we are walking, talking, sleeping, playing or sitting, our body is constantly working hard to keeps us in full health keeping us fit. As long as we continue to treat our body with care it will take care of us. Through eating healthily and keeping an active lifestyle our body will continue to work to its full potential allowing us to enjoy a long life. Our body lives and works through all the hard work our organs do to keep us alive. Whether we are walking, talking, sleeping, playing or sitting, our body is constantly working hard to keeps us in full health keeping us fit. As long as we continue to treat our body with care it will take care of us. Through eating healthily and keeping an active lifestyle our body will continue to work to its full potential allowing us to enjoy a long life.

4. Additives and mathematical representation Filamentality www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhum anbote1.html www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhum anbote1.html Teachertube web 2.0 www.teachertube.com/viewVideo. php?video_id=95944 Scavenger Hunts: Human Body And Nutrition Measurement:Rulers Measuring tape Yardstick Time-using a watch Measuring cups Bar graph Line graph

5. The Human Body and Nutrition Lesson #1 The Human Body- Measuring Up Lesson #2 The Up’s & Down’s Of Heart Rates Lesson #3 Respiration Exploration Lesson #4 Good foods for Healthy Bodies Lesson #5 Read it Before You Eat it Lesson #6 We’re Going Bananas

6. Lesson #1 The Human Body – Measuring up Students will measure body parts in groups Create a bar graph Construct an outline of their body using accurate measurements

7. Lesson #2 The Up’s and Down’s of Heart Rates Student’s will locate their pulse Measure pulse before activity Measure pulse after activity Construct a bar graph using data

8. Lesson #3 Respiration Exploration Student’s will work with partners to record respiration rate before jump rope activity Record findings after activity Construct a line graph Find connections between pulse rate activity and respiratory rate activity

9. Lesson #4 Good Foods for Healthy Bodies The food Pyramid Chart 5 Different Food Groups www.teachertube.com/v iewVideo.php?video_i d=95944 www.teachertube.com/v iewVideo.php?video_i d=95944

10. Lesson #4 continued Good Foods for Healthy Bodies Meat and fish Milk and dairy Bread, cereals and potatoes Fruitsvegetables

11. Lesson #5 Read It Before You Eat It MissionNutrition http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/mission_n utrition.html http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/mission_n utrition.html

12. Lesson #6 We’re Going Bananas Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 3/4 c. sifted flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 c. vegetable oil 2/3 c. sugar 1 c. mashed bananas (about 3 bananas)