DOCUMENT RESUME SP 039 604 ED 447 121 Tharp, Barbara; Dresden, Judith; Denk, James; Moreno, Nancy AUTHOR Food and My World: My Health My World. TITLE - Baylor Coll. of Medicine, Houston, TX. INSTITUTION National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH), SPONS AGENCY Washington, DC.; National Center for Research Resources (NIH), Washington, DC. ISBN-1-888997-36-2; ISBN-1-88997-37-0 ISBN 2000-00-00 PUB DATE 124p.; Illustrated by T. Lewis. NOTE R25-ES06932; R25-ES09259; RR13454; R25-RR124328 CONTRACT Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 54, Houston, AVAILABLE FROM TX 77030; Tel: 800-798-8244; Fax: 713-798-8201. Teacher (052) Classroom Guides PUB TYPE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Biology; Curriculum Guides; Elementary Education; DESCRIPTORS *Elementary School Science; *Environmental Education; Environmental Influences; *Food; Foods Instruction; Health Promotion; Nutrition Instruction; Physical Sciences; *Science Education *Environmental Health IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This curriculum guide for students in grades K-4 is part of the My Health My World Series. It explores environmental issues, focusing on food and the environment. The unit includes (1) an activities guide for teachers entitled, "Food and My World," which presents activity-based lessons that entice students to discover concepts in science, mathematics, and health through hands-on activities (nutrition, physical science, biology, and (2) a colorful illustrated storybook entitled, "The environmental health); Mysterious Marching Vegetables," which teaches science and health concepts (3) a reading activities booklet entitled, "The Reading throughout the story; Link," which presents reading activities that are designed for use with "The "Explorations for Children and Mysterious Marching Vegetables"; and (4) Adults," a mini-magazine full of information, activities, and fun things to do in class or at home related to the food people eat, healthy eating, food labels, nutrition, and oral health. (SM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Food and My World: My Health My World. Barbara Tharp Judith Dresden James Denk Nancy Moreno Illustrated by T. Lewis U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. My Health My Worlds GLAJ I D E TT Ei k Cr fc Q. 53 I Food and My World Nancy Moreno, Ph.D. Barbara Tharp, M.S. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas 3 2000 by WOW! Publications All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America WOW Publications, Inc. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN: 1-888997-36-2 The mark "My Health My World" is a registered trademark of Baylor College of Medicine. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in the form of an audio recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise copied for public or private use without prior written permission of the publisher. Black-line masters reproduced for classroom use are excepted. The activities described in this book are intended for school-age children under direct supervision of adults. The authors, Baylor College of Medicine and the publisher cannot be responsible for any accidents or injuries that may result from conduct of the activities, from not specifically following directions, or from ignor- ing cautions contained in the text. Development of My Health My World® educational materials was supported, in part, by National Institutes of Health grant numbers R25 ES06932 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and R25 RR13454 from the National Center for Research Resources. The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Baylor College of Medicine, the sponsoring agency or the pub- lisher. Design and production: Martha S. Young Illustrations: Martha S. Young and T Lewis TM 4 Table of. Contents Acknowledgments ii About My Health My World iii iv Where Do I Begin? Sample Sequence of Activities, Adventures and Explorations vi Materials Introduction /Pre Assessment What's That Food? 1. 1 What do you know about nutrition? Science Physical Physical Science BasicsBuilding Blocks for Food 4 2. Not Just Dirt Anymore S What is soil and how does it contribute to plant growth? Biology Biology BasicsFood and Energy in Living Things 9 10 Lighten Up 3. How do plants produce food through photosynthesis? 16 Plant Parts You Eat 4. Where do everyday vegetables and fruits come from? 19 Food Webs S. What happens to energy and nutrients in ecosystems? 28 Digestion and Proteins 6. What happens during digestion? Environment and Health Environmental Health Basics- 30 31 Bio Build-up 7. Why do pollutants become concentrated in some foods? 34 They're Everywhere! 8. Where do bacteria grow? 37 Using Food Labels 9. How can we use the information on food labels? 42 10. Let's Eat How can we keep our food safe? Summation/Post-Assessment 45 11. Healthy Snacks What are good food choices? Science and Health for Kids! These My Health My World Activities are designed to be used with: My Health My World Adventures The Mysterious Marching Vegetables My Health My World Explorations Food and My World 5 Contents My Health My World Food and My World @2000, WOW! Publications Acknowledgments The My Health My World project at Baylor College of Medi- cine has benefited from the vision and expertise of scientists and educators from a wide range of specialties. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to Michael Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D., W. L. Moody, Jr., Professor and Chairman of Pathology, Ellison Wit- tels, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Direc- tor, Occupational Health Program, and Carlos Vallbona, M.D., Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, who have lent their support and expertise to the project. Special acknowledgment is due to our partners in this project, the Texas Medical Association and the American Physiological Society (APS). We especially thank Marsha Lakes Matyas, Ph.D. and Katie Frampton of APS, for their invaluable direc- tion of field test activities and dissemination activities in the Washington, DC area. Special thanks go to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and to Allen Dearry, Ph.D. and Frederick Tyson, Ph.D. for their support of the My Health My World project. Very sincere thanks also go the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), NIH and to Sidney McNairy, Ph.D., D.Sc. This unit has been funded, in part, through grant number R25 RR13454, frbm the NCRR. The My Health My World Project also has been supported by grant numbers R25 ES06932 and R25 ES09259 from the NIEHS. We are especially grateful to the many classroom teachers in Washington, D.C., and Houston, Texas, who participated in the field tests of these materials and provided invaluable feed- back. The My Health My World Project at Baylor College of Medicine Director: Nancy Moreno, Ph.D. Co-director: Barbara Tharp, M.S.. Martha S. Young James Denk, M.A. 6 Acknowledgments My Health My World Food and My World O2000, WOW! Publications About My Health My World The My Health My World Project's exciting Activities, Explorations and Adventures link students, teachers and parents to significant knowledge of the environment and its relationship to human health. Prepared by teams of educators, scientists and health specialists, each My Health My World unit focuses on a different aspect of environmental health science. The activity-based, discovery-oriented approach of the My Health My World materials is aligned with the National Science Education Standards and the National Health Education Standards. The three components of each My Health My World unit help students understand important health and environmental issues. My Health My World Adventures presents the escapades of Riff and Rosie in an illustrated storybook that also teaches science and health concepts. My Health My World Explorations for Children and Adults is a colorful mini-magazine full of information, activities and fun things to do in class or at home. ExpLoRgnos :04 C011ONEN AND ADULTS * My Health My World ActivitiesGuide for Teachers presents activity-based lessons that entice students to discover concepts in science, mathematics and health through hands-on activities. v My Health My World materials offer flexibility and versatility, and are adaptable to a variety of teaching and learning styles. 7 About My Health My World My Health My World Food and My World @2000. WOW! Publications TEE Where Do I Begin? The Adventures, Explorations and Activities components of each My Health My World unit are designed to be used together to introduce and reinforce important concepts for students. To begin a My Health My World unit, some teachers prefer to generate students' interest by reading part or all of the Adventures story. Others use the cover of the Explorations mini-magazine as a way to create student enthusiasm and introduce the unit. Still others begin with the first discovery lesson in the My Health My World ActivitiesGuide for Teachers. If this is your first My Health My World unit, you may want to use the pacing chart on the following page as a guide to integrating the three components of the unit into your schedule. When teaching My Health My World for 45 to 60 minutes daily, most teachers will complete an entire My Health My World unit with their students in two to three weeks. If you use My Health My World every other day or once per week, one unit will take from three to nine weeks to teach, depending on the amount of time you spend on each session. The My Health My World ActivitiesGuide for Teachers provides background information for you, the teacher, at the beginning of each activity. In addition, a listing of required materials, estimates of time needed to conduct activities, and links to other components of the unit are given as aids for planning. Questioning strategies, follow-up activities and appropriate treatments for student-generated data also are provided. Student pages are provided in English and in Spanish. The final activity in each My Health My World ActivitiesGuide for Teachers is appropriate for assessing student mastery of concepts. Using Cooperative Groups in the Classroom Cooperative learning is a systematic way for students to work together in groups of two to four. It provides an organized setting for group interaction and enables students to share ideas and to learn from one another. Through such interactions, students are more likely to take responsibility for their own learning. The use of cooperative groups provides necessary support for reluctant learners, models community settings where cooperation is necessary, and enables the teacher to conduct hands-on investigations with fewer materials. Organization is essential for cooperative learning to occur in a hands-on science classroom. There are materials to be managed, processes to be performed, results to be recorded and clean-up procedures to be followed. When students are "doing" science, each student must have a specific role, or chaos may follow. The Teaming Up! model* provides an efficient system. Pour "jobs" are delineated: Principal Investigator, Materials' Manager, Reporter and Maintenance Director. Each job entails specific responsibilities. Students wear Job badges that describe their duties. Tasks are rotated within each group for different activities, so that each student has an opportunity to experience all roles. Teachers even, may want to make class charts to coordinate job assignments within groups. Once a cooperative model for learning has been established in the classroom, students are able to conduct science activities in an organized and effective manner. All students are aware of their responsibilities and are able to contribute to successful group efforts. Jones, R. M.1990. Teaming Up! LaPorte, Texas: ITGROUP My Health My World Where Do I Begin? 8 Food and My World C42000. WOW! Publications NEEDS BODY COPY Sample Sequence of Activities, Adventures and Explorations The components of this My Health My World unit can be used together in many ways. If you have never used these materials before, the following outline may ielp you to coordinate the activities described in this book with the unit's Adventures story (The Mysterious Marching Vegetables) and Explorations mini-magazine (Food and My World). Similar information also is provided for you in the "Links" section of each activity in this book. Links to Other Components of Unit Class Periods to Adventures: Activity Concepts Explorations: Complete The Mysterious Food and My World Activity Marching Vegetables Read pages 1-5. Light consists of many What's That Food? 1. 1 wavelengths. 1-2 on page 4. Swirled World 6-9. Read pages Not Just Dirt 2. Anymore the Let's Talk About Lighten Up 3. 1 Atmosphere and Health on pages 2-3. Let's Talk About the 2 Plant Parts You Eat 4. Atmosphere and Health Food Webs 5. 1 Digestion and 6. Proteins Bio Build-up 7. 1 They're 8. 1 Everywhere! 2 or more Using Food Labels 9. 1 or 2 10. Let's Eat 11. Healthy Snacks Using This Unit with Students at the KI Levet Some modifications for younger Students are appropriate. To begin the unit, introduce students to the main characters in the My Health My World Adventures storybook. Then read the beginning of the story to the students. Follow this by demonstrating the paper-folding activity in the bacItof the storybook. Next, have the students do the paper-folding themselves, with a few helping hands, or make the folded items for the entire group ahead of time. Each story session should cover only about five pages of the book, accompanied, by science concepts. The mini- magazine should be incorporated as appropriate. Many of the hands-on activities in this guide are more appropriately conducted for younger children as teacher demonstrations, unless you have several helpers to assist with the activities. Sample Sequence My Health My World 9 Food and My World @2000. Baylor College of Medicine Materials You will need the following materials and consumable supplies to teach this unit with 24 students working in six cooperative groups. Activity 5 Activity 1 What's That Food? Food Webs set of ecosystem cards Four pieces of each food from the five major groups Activity 6 that can include: Digestion 3 slices of turkey sandwich meat Dairy cheese 6 plastic knives Fruit raisins 12 resealable plastic bags fresh vegetables Vegetables small container of meat tenderizer Meat, beans and eggs beef jerky Grains rice, cereal or macaroni Fat and Sugar hard candy Activity 7 13'o-build-up markers 24 brown paper lunch bags 6 sheets of chart paper 24 hand lens Activity 8 They're Everywhere! 24 boiled potato slices 24 plastic resealable plastic bags Activity 2 Not Just Dirt Anymore 24 cotton swabs 12 cups soil from yard teaspoon glitter newspaper to cover tables 24 tooth picks, coffee stirrers or popsicle sticks 24 hand lens Activity 9 Using Food Labels 12 paper plates 6 measuring cups 6 two-liter soda bottles with lids 6 measuring teaspoons cups of sugar 6 measuring cups 3 6 rulers small container alum Activity 10 Let's Eat 24 freezer-weight sandwich sandwich-size reseal- able Activity 3 Lighten Up plastic bags 72 bean seeds 24 hand lens 12 freezer weight gallon resealable plastic bags 6 measuring cups 24 sheets of paper toweling 24 plastic spoons 24 resealable sandwich-size plastic bags 2 cups of sugar 24 disposable cups or pots 12 cups of orange juice 24 cups of moistened potting soil 6 cups of milk 6 metric rulers 1 ounce unflavored gelatin, 12 teaspoons 6 eyedroppers or squirt bottles 5 cups rock salt Activity 4 Plant Parts We Eat 6 whole fresh fruits, vegetables and/or grains Activity 11 Healthy Snacks 6 large sheets of drawing paper 6 plastic knives 6 sets of crayons or markers 10 Materials My Health My World vi Food and My World @2000, Baylor College of Medicine