1. 1. Question What’s In A Label?
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1. Question
Part of a healthy lifestyle is making healthy choices about the food that you eat . Knowing how to read a food label can help you make the best choices. Which nutrients are most important for your body? How much fat should you consume in a day? What is the recommended serving size for your favorite food? Both videos come from the FDA
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How can you evaluate nutritional information in order to determine which breakfast foods are the healthiest?
Some foods are healthy for you, while other foods may not have the nutrients your body needs.

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You will use the following information to gather information about nutrition labels.
Task 1:
Interactive Food Label
Food Label in detail
More information on food labels
Food labels and the consumer
Complete Activity #1- Food Labels

3. Breakfast Nutrition Rating
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Task 2
1. Explore the following web resources.
2. Complete Activity 2-
Breakfast Nutrition Rating
Cheerios
Pop Tarts
Oatmeal- Brown Sugar
Nutrigrain Bars
Which would be the healthiest choice?

4. Breakfast of Champions!
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4. Assessment Activity
Using the information you have learned about nutrition labels and breakfast foods, create the
Breakfast of Champions!
Some of the most nutritious foods are those without labels.
What breakfast will you create?

5. 5. Enrichment Activities
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What are some of the snack foods you eat after school? Read about hidden sugars on a food label. Then, click on the links below and find the hidden sugars in these snack foods.
Frito-Lay- Click on the brand.
Click on your selected snack.
Quaker Granola Bars- Click on a granola bar. Click on “Nutritional Information”.
Snyders Pretzels- Click on a snack. The label will appear when you click.
Coca Cola – Click on “Search Products for Nutritional Information”. Click on a product in the “Product Name” menu.
Complete Find the Hidden Sugars Activity.
Use resources to expand knowledge about nutrition.
Defined STEM Nutrition and Croissants .

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BCPS Curriculum Students will identify components of a food label in order to evaluate sample meals Maryland State Curriculum 6.7.I.1. Apply the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in meal planning. Common Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students 3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Time Frame: It is suggested that this activity be completed in two 50 minute class periods.
Differentiation:
Direct students to use comprehension tools such as: audio read-aloud, embedded dictionaries, and links to related articles.
Learning Styles:
Field Dependent, Field Independent, Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Sequential
AVID Strategies:
The following AVID strategies are supported in this
lesson: inquiry based learning, quick write, and use of
Costa’s and Bloom’s questioning.
Notes to the teacher:
Consult with your School Library Media Specialist to
implement this Slam Dunk Lesson.
Students can turn in activities by saving Microsoft
documents and copying it to a teacher or student drop
folder.
If a computer lab is not available, this lesson may be
implemented in the classroom or library using an
interactive whiteboard or printouts of the linked digital
resources.
Last update: July 2011 Created by Katie Heer & Angelica Grant BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at