Nutrition

What are the six major nutrients?

5th grade
By: Andrea Rios
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
Content Essential
or
Questions
Subject
Area

Health

What is the
relationship
between
healthy and
unhealthy
foods?

Centers
(Activities)

Through a
teacher led
discussion
and a
Powerpoint
presentation
students will
be able to
identify and
see the
difference
between
healthy and
unhealthy
foods.

Technology
Integration
(Must include at
least 2 Web 2.0
tools)

Assessment
and/or
Rubric Scale

The students will

use Microsoft
Word that
explains the
differences
between healthy
and unhealthy
foods.
The students will
create a concept
map of their
choice to give
examples of
different kinds of
foods.

The teacher
will grade
the students
work with a
letter grade
scale A-F
focusing if
the students
are able to
differentiate
between
healthy and
unhealthy
schools.

Student
Products or
Portfolio

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students
TEKS

Students will TEKS

print their work 115.7. Health Education, Grade 5
and turn it in by (1) Health information. The student knows
a specific due ways to enhance and maintain personal health
date
throughout the life span. The student is
expected to:
(B) apply information from the food guide
pyramid to making healthy food choices;
(C) identify foods that are sources of one or
more of the six major nutrients

ISTE NETS - Teachers

2. Design and develop digital age
learning experiences and
assessments
c. Communicate relevant
information and ideas effectively to
students using a variety of digital
age media and formats.
ISTE NETS - Students
1. Creativity and innovation

Content Essential
or
Questions
Subject
Area

Centers
(Activities)

Technology
Integration
(Must include at
least 2 Web 2.0
tools)

Assessment
and/or
Rubric Scale

Student
Products or
Portfolio

Reading What are

the six
nutrients
needed for
the body?

By reading
an article
students will
be able to
know what
are the six
major
nutrients that
the body
needs

Students will use The teacher

Microsoft Word in will grade
order to write a
the students
short summary of work with a
the article.
letter grade
Students will use scale A-F
Tagxedo in order depending if
to create a figure the summary
with 25 words
was focused
from their
on the main
summary.
idea.

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students
TEKS

c. Uses models and simulations to

explore complex systems and
issues.

Students will TEKS

print their work
and turn it in by 110.16. English Language Arts and
a specific due Reading, Grade 5, Beginning with
School Year 2009-2010.
date.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(9) Reading/Comprehension of
Text/Independent Reading. Students read
independently for sustained periods of time
and produce evidence of their reading.
Students are expected to read independently
for a sustained period of time and summarize
or paraphrase what the reading was about,
maintaining meaning and logical order (e.g.,
generate a reading log or journal; participate
in book talks).

ISTE NETS - Teachers

1. Facilitate and inspire student
learning and creativity
a. Promote, support, and model
creative and innovative thinking and
inventiveness.
ISTE NETS - Students
6. Technology operations and
concepts
a. Understand and use technology
systems.

Content Essential
or
Questions
Subject
Area

Art

What is a
healthy
meal that
contains all
of the six
major
nutrients?

Centers
(Activities)

Students will
create a
healthy meal
plan with a
plate
template
given by the
teacher

Technology
Integration
(Must include at
least 2 Web 2.0
tools)

Assessment
and/or
Rubric Scale

Students will do a
presentation using
prezi, powerpoint
or the technology
integration of
their choice.
Students will be
able to use
Glogster in order
to create a poster
for the
presentation.

The teacher
will grade
the students
work with a
letter grade
scale A-F
depending
on the
students
performance
and meal
plan.

Student
Products or
Portfolio

Students will
do a
presentation on
their choice of
meal plan to
the class

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students
TEKS

TEKS
117.117. Art, Grade 5
(2) Creative expression. The student
communicates ideas through original artworks
using a variety of media with appropriate
skills. The student expresses thoughts and
ideas creatively while challenging the
imagination, fostering reflective thinking, and
developing disciplined effort and progressive
problem-solving skills. The student is expected
to:
(A) integrate ideas drawn from life
experiences to create original works of art

ISTE NETS - Teachers

2. Design and develop digital age
learning assessments and
experiments
a. Design or adapt relevant learning
experiences that incorporate digital
tools and resources to promote
student learning and creativity.
ISTE NETS - Students
2. Communication and collaboration
d. Contribute to project teams to
produce original works or solve
problems.