Healthy+Eating

Decker Healthy Eating Project // Click here to see student PowerPoints //



A) View Entry Documents

1) Letter from Ms. Whitworth

2) Childhood Obesity in America media type="youtube" key="HLfUdIJs_Rs" height="315" width="420"

3) Get Out and Play! media type="youtube" key="wh496_xzCqM" height="315" width="560"

Driving Question:
 * How can we as Decker 5th grade students offer families healthy recipe alternatives for small, medium and large families? ||

B) Rubric

C) Calendar

D) Go through these tutorials in order.

1) Fractions Activity ***Do Lessons 10 - 17**

2) View this PowerPoint on multiplying fractions (take notes)

3) View this PowerPoint on dividing** fractions (take notes)

4) Take this quiz on multiplying fractions

5) Take this quiz on dividing fractions

E) Here are some interesting links to nutrition/healthy eating websites.

Let's Move: Healthy Families!

Analyze what you eat!

How many fruits & vegetables do I need?

What does being overweight mean for kids?

Healthy Kids- Sustainable Food Center and Happy Kitchen- Sustainable Food Center

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

F) Below these important reminders are sites that have healthy recipes.

Important Reminders:
 * // Please choose 3 recipes that have at least 3 different fractions in each. //
 * // Before you write down the recipes, I need to approve them. //
 * // Once they are approved, you may write them on the Ingredient Sheet. //
 * // Each of the recipes must be **adapted for 2 people, 4 people and 8 people. (bonus: adapt for 32 people & convert all fractions to decimals)** //
 * // Make sure you give credit to the chef, website where you found the recipe and any pictures/sounds you use in your final presentation. //

Recipe Sites:

a) Recipe Finder (choose your ingredients)

b) Healthy Eating Recipes- Food Network

c) Healthy Recipes- All Recipes

d) Healthy Eating for Kids- Eating Well

e) Recipes for Every Kind of Person

NOTE: PLEASE SAVE YOUR WORK TO YOUR GROUP FOLDER!

THANK YOU!!! //**Thank you to Dusty Young from the American Heart Association of Austin for the information and giveaways that she donated to our students for this project**//**.**

**//Thank you to Avelina Alvarado from the Sustainable Food Center for the in class presentation on nutrition.//**