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Fuel Your Game Day – Every Day Is Game Day

In this UNIT: How Food Fuels Your Body

In this unit, students learn about the essential nutrients for sustaining health and energy - including calcium and vitamin D, which are part of dairy's 13 essential nutrients - and reaching macro- and micro-nutrient goals. They’ll learn about the variety of recommended physical activity types (aerobic and anaerobic, muscle-strengthening, bone-strengthening, and flexibility) and how certain foods ( like yogurt and kefir, as well as kimchi and others) relate to gut health (good bacteria vs. bad).


Experiment with Yogurt in  Lesson Four – The Science of Yogurt! In this lesson students learn about the fermentation process that goes in to making yogurt. The lesson includes step-by-step instructions for two engaging classroom demonstrations and stand-alone activities to incorporate hands-on learning opportunities for students. 

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Lessons

Lesson One - Making the Most of Your Meal (PDF, 669KB)

Lesson Two - Making the Most of Your Movement (PDF, 4.7MB)

Lesson Three - Gut Reaction (PDF, 369KB)

Lesson Four - The Science of Yogurt (PDF, 505KB)

Lesson Five - Score With Your Pour (PDF, 1MB)

Activities and Assignments

Build Your Action Plan (PDF, 4.6MB)

Design Your Own Game Plan Activity (PDF, 4.8MB)

Game Plan Journaling Activity (PDF, 4.5MB)

The Science of Yogurt Activity (PDF, 279KB)

The Yogurt Reaction Activity  (PDF, 296KB)

Printouts

Create Your Own MyPlate Menu Printout (PDF, 363KB)

National Dairy Council Food Models Printout (PDF, 88MB)

Nutrient Challenge Activity Sheet Printout (PDF, 123KB)

Nutrient Tables Printout (PDF, 165KB)

Science of Fermentation and Yogurt Notes Sheet (PDF, 391KB)

The Scientific Method (with Yogurt) Chart (PDF, 227K)

Vocabulary

Lesson One - Nutrient Vocabulary  (PDF, 128KB)

Lesson Two - Movement Vocabulary (PDF, 124KB)

Lesson Three - Gut Reaction Vocabulary (PDF, 125KB)

Lesson Four - The Science of Yogurt Vocabulary (PDF, 167KB


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Next Generation Science Standards

MS-LS1-5.  Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

MS-LS1-7.  Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

MS-LS1-3.  Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Framework


SELF-AWARENESS:

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts. This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose. Such as:

  • Identifying one’s emotions
  • Experiencing self-efficacy
  • Having a growth mindset
  • Developing interests and a sense of purpose

SELF-MANAGEMENT:

The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations. This includes the capacities to delay gratification, manage stress, and feel motivation & agency to accomplish personal/collective goals. Such as:

  • Identifying and using stress-management strategies
  • Exhibiting self-discipline and self-motivation
  • Setting personal and collective goals
  • Using planning and organizational skills

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Education Standards

1.8.1  Analyze the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.

1.8.3  Analyze how the environment affects personal health.