• Course: Nutrition and Foods
• Project: Food and Fitness
• Descriptor: A semester length project which incorporates several smaller projects that may be used alone or as part of the total project.
• National Standards: 9.3, 14.1
• Tennessee State Standards: 2.3, 3.1, 3.3
• Gateway Connections: English 2-Standards 1.1A, 1.1D, 1.2F
  Algebra 1.5

Activities

• Nutrient Essay
  Summary: A 5 paragraph essay to reinforce the 6 major nutrients.
  Handouts: Essay Guidelines for Students (Word Document)
• Food Diary & Analysis
  Summary: A food diary worksheet for students to track their food habits
  Handouts: Graphic Organizer for Students to track their intakes (Word Document)
  Suggested Website
• Signs, Symbols and Numbers, What do they mean?
  Summary: Students use their height and weight to predict long term health.
  Handouts: Power point to guide students through the Worksheet (Word Document).
  Suggested Websites: http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm
  http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
• The Total Package
  Summary: Students select a topic related to Physical Fitness and Nutrients and complete the following steps: gather information, report writing, presentation and evaluation.
  Handouts: The Total Package Instruction Sheet