Nutrition

Name &
Contact
Biology
Subject Area
10
Grade Level
6 hours
Duration

Students should be able to appreciate the importance of proper nutrition

Short in humans
Description

Specific 1. Clearly define diet, nutrients, nutrition, and balanced diet.

Objectives 2. Clearly explain the importance of a balanced diet
3. Accurately state the nutrients and the food groups
4. Clearly outline the role of the macronutrients and
micronutrients
5. Clearly discuss how age, gender, physical condition
affects nutritional needs.
6. Accurately calculate Body Mass Index BMI
7. Perform test to identify the nutrients
8. Describe diseases that results from malnutrition
(deficiency, obesity, anorexia nervosa, bulimia)
Real World Dietetics in health industries, manufacturing nutritional supplements
Connections
or
Applications
Vocabulary Diet, balanced diet, nutrients, nutrition, macro-nutrient, micro-nutrient
Food samples, Benedict’s reagent, iodine, biurets reagents, ethanol,
Materials water

Lesson Introduction
Outline:
Students will watch the video my 600lbs life and identify consequences
of not having a balanced diet.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=my+600+pound+life
 Engagement (Synchronous)
 Student will be shown a food pyramid and asked about
what their present diet is like and what aspects of the food
pyramid represents the major part of their diet
Exploration (Asynchronous)
 Students will be asked to plan a balanced meal for lunch
and dinner
 They will be asked to research the macro and
micronutrients and their role in the body as well as
deficiency associated with each.
 Students will watch a video on YouTube testing for various
nutrients. They will be ask to find out the basis for the
colour changes.
Explanation( Synchronous)
 Students will be asked to explain the importance of having
a balanced diet and the role of each nutrient in the body.
 Explain how age, gender and productivity levels affects
nutritional needs
 Students will be asked to explain the consequence of
having an unbalanced diet and describe the symptoms
associated with dietary conditions identified
Elaboration (Asynchronous)
 Students will be ask watch a video showing food test on
unknown substances then identify the nutrients present.
 They will provide reasons for each deduction.
 Students will calculate their BMI and state implication of
the value

Evaluation (Asynchronous)
Students will calculate BMI
They will identify unknowns in a mixture
Students will carry out the starch test and fat emulsion test at
home

Include differentiation, if applicable

Closure/Student Reflection

Informal/Observations
Assessment
and Rubric:
 Formal/Assessments/Rubrics
 Pre-assessment
 Post-assessment

1.Identification of unknowns

Correct Identification of nutrient 4

Reasons for deduction 3
Limitations 2
Conclusion 1

2. Fats and Starch Test ORR

Aim 1
Apparatus 1
Procedure 2
Table 4
Format 2

Links & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvAIZ-WIUps

Resources
including
websites

Learning
Outcomes
Define a balanced diet

Explain the importance of a balanced diet

Plan a balanced diet

Conduct test for reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar, protein, starch and
fats.
Teacher
Reflection