Eleventh graders learn the six classes of nutrients the body needs and the job each one does, from carbohydrates for energy to water for every process, and match each nutrient to its role.
Students will be able to…
Every nutrient in your food is doing a specific job. What are the six classes of nutrients, and what does each one do for your body?
Project this and match each nutrient to the job it does — tap a nutrient, then tap its role in the body.
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Food is more than fuel. Each kind of nutrient does a different job in the body. Can you name what any of them actually do?
Students match each nutrient to its job.
Students connect foods to nutrients.
Students design a balanced meal.
Students reflect on balance.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Identify the six classes of nutrients.
Explain the job each nutrient does in the body.
Apply nutrient knowledge to balanced eating.
Make informed nutrition decisions.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students plan one meal that covers all six nutrient classes and label the job each nutrient does, so balance becomes concrete. A printable nutrients worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.