Food Pyramid

Learning about the Food Pyramid

1. Students will research for information and images on the food pyramid.

2. Students will create a pictorial Kid Pix movie explaining the different parts of the food pyramid.

3. Students will present their movie to the entire class.

After researching the food pyramid on the internet, students will create a movie explaining what they have learned.

This lesson on the food pyramid is in a unit on "Eating and Being Healthy".

Day 1:

Have a discussion with the students on what foods they like to eat, what foods they do not like to eat and what foods their parents make them eat.

Take the students to the computer lab where the media specialist will show the students how to use the hot list.

Take students back to the classroom and discuss how to use the hot list.

Day 2:

Take students back to the computer lab and assign each one a thumb drive, pass these out.

Have students use the hot list to research information and images on the food pyramid.

Take the students back to the classroom, and briefly discuss what they have learned.

Day 3:

Take students to the computer lab to work on their Kid Pix movie.

Walk around and assist them while they are working.

Remind them to save movies and take them back to the classroom.

Day 4 and 5:

Take students to the computer lab to present their movies to the rest of the class.

Take students back to the classroom.

The computer lab is set up for students with physical disabilities. The paraprofessional will be available to assist with students that have learning disabilities. Sam needs to add words to his movie presentation.

There are no student project examples at this time.

Please be sure to make an appointment with the Media Specialist and reserve the computer lab.