Health Education I (7-8)
Lesson Plans

Strand 5: NUTRITION (N)

Students will develop lifelong strategies for healthy eating, body image, and understanding the food environment around them.

Standard HI.N.3:

Explore advertising claims and potential health consequences for dietary supplements, popular fad diets, and weight-loss products.

• Too Much of a Good Thing- Overdoing Supplements
  The activity is designed for 7-8 grade students in a health education class.  The standard is: Standard HI.N.3:Explore advertising claims and potential health consequences for dietary supplements, popular fad diets, and weight-loss products.1.  Short teacher led discussion of supplement use and potential for side effects from over supplementation.2.  Supplements chosen for student research are based on nutrients for which there is a possibility of excess side effects.3.  Students use the UOSL, eMedia, and NIH resources to complete one of the 7 nutrients.4.  Student groups make presenations to all students about the nutrient they chose.5.  All students are expected to complete the "Nutrient Fact Sheet"6.  Group self assesses their presentation as part of assessment7.  Individuals self assess their "Nutrient Fact Sheet" as part of their assessment Vitamin Supplement Image/Thumbnail was created by Sue Leeflang using Corel Draw and exported as a JPEG file.

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