D'Amico and Drummond open each section of their book with activities that would make great additions to any elementary or middle school curriculum. An activity that directs kids to create their own stethoscopes introduces the Have a Healthy Heart section. Kids map their teeth in an activity that opens Look Mom, No Cavities! Another section is titled Moving Through the Digestive System.
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Weaving Nutrition into the Curriculum
Pennsylvania’s Secondary Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum (SLIC) focuses on the nutrition concerns of students in grades 9-12 within the context of everyday life.
SLIC is comprised of five multidisciplinary thematic units that can be taught in high school American history, algebra/pre-algebra, consumer math, English, business education, biology, chemistry, environmental science, family and consumer sciences, and health classes.
"Special Concerns in Nutrition" includes lessons about critical nutrients in teenagers' diets (such as iron, calcium), the chemistry behind the nutrients, and ways to ensure teens get the proper amount. This unit also examines nutrition and alcohol as explored through the U.S. experience of prohibition.
Lessons in "Alternative Eating" address the interdisciplinary issues of vegetarian lifestyle choices and the effect on personal health, restaurant economics, family food budgets, and global warming. "Disordered Eating" examines the issues of normal and abnormal eating, fat “phobia," and the media's message about body size and how that affects teenagers' eating.
"Physical Activity" lessons look at ways of increasing physical activity, balancing food and finances, and the use of commercial products for improving athletic performance. "Food Safety" includes science experiments and history lessons addressing issues such as E. coli in undercooked hamburger; toxins and pesticides in our food supply; and the historic and future roles of the government, food manufacturer, and consumer in assuring a safe food supply.
Read more about this program at:
SLIC: Secondary Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum.
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