Fourth graders learn that food is fuel and building material, and that each nutrient has a job, from carbs for energy to protein for muscles, then match each nutrient to what it does.
Students will be able to…
Bread gives energy, chicken builds muscle, milk strengthens bones. Food is more than fuel, so what job does each nutrient do for your body?
Project this and match each nutrient to the job it does for your body — tap a nutrient, then tap its job.
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Food does more than fill you up. Bread gives you energy, chicken builds muscle, milk strengthens bones. Each nutrient has a different job. Which nutrient does what?
Students match each nutrient to its job.
Students connect nutrients to foods.
Students plan a nutrient-rich day.
Students reflect on nutrients.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Explain how different nutrients help the body grow, move, and stay well.
Describe how food choices affect energy and health.
Plan balanced meals that include a variety of nutrients.
Use food labels and sources to learn what nutrients a food provides.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students list a day of meals, mark which nutrients each gives, and add a food to fill a gap, so the nutrients connect to real choices. A printable nutrients worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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