https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fit-kid.html?WT.ac=ctg#catfit
This site is great for all students. There is a great list of why it is important to keep your body healthy and get familiar with how inside of you works. There is a great “how the body works” and if you click on the hyperlink it will bring you to the page where you can get familiar with body parts. You are also able to learn and participate in quizzes, movies, activities & word finds.
If I were to incorporate this into a core topic I would have the students learn and research each body part that is listed and find three body parts that they found interesting. I would also like them to list one thing they found out that they didn’t know. This allows them to really focus and read about an interesting part of the body to be able to learn about digestion of the stomach and what you put into your body learning about their side effects.
By the time the student is in middle school, they should know the differences between proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. In 8th grade, students are beginning to learn the structure of cells and what is made up of cells. This will allow them to go in-depth further about the specifics that make up the key components of food. Furthermore, helping them determine what food they should be consuming to have a healthy mind and body.
Standard 1 – Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Standard 4 – Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 7 – Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standards
National Health Education Standards
1.8.1: Classify the amount of food from each food group that a person needs each day.
- HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group everyday
- HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each good group everyday
1.8.2 Summarize a variety of nutritious food choices for each food group.
- HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group everyday
- HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each good group everyday
- HBO 3 Eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables every day
- HBO 4: Choose to eat whole grain products and fat free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products regularly
- HBO 13: Support others to eat healthy
1.8.3 Describe the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group everyday
- HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each good group everyday
- HBO 3 Eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables every day
- HBO 4: Choose to eat whole grain products and fat free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products regularly
- HBO 5: Drink plenty of water every day
- HBO 6: Limit foods and beverages high in added sugars, solid fat, and sodium
- HBO 11: Balance caloric intake with caloric expenditure
- HBO 12: Follow an eating plan for healthy growth and development
- HBO 13: Support others to eat healthy
1.8.4 Explain why the recommended amount of food a person needs each day may be different for each food group.
- HBO 1: Eat the appropriate number of servings from each food group everyday
- HBO 2: Eat a variety of foods within each good group everyday
- HBO 13: Support others to eat healthy
Next Generation Science Standards
LS1.A: 1. Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells