The Five a Day Adventure Lesson Plan

Created by: Carrie Jacobs

Introduction

The 5 A Day Adventure is an educational CD-ROM designed to assist students in learning about nutritional foods and the food pyramid. The following lesson is intended for small groups of students, three or four, and allows each student to get a chance to experience everything the software has to offer. Before using the software, the students should be familiar with the food pyramid. They should also be comfortable with using the classroom computer and loading the program. This lesson should take two class periods.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

 Demonstrate their knowledge and use of our classroom computers

  Review the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables

 Compare and contrast serving sizes and nutrients in selected fruits and vegetables

Materials

Software: 5 A Day Adventure

Worksheet: Student Activity Sheet, "Fruits and Vegetables Eaten Yesterday." (Supplied in teacher software package)

Procedure

 Students are introduced to the program and the teacher explains the meanings of certain icons and directions for using the program.

 Each group is given a "Fruits and Vegetables Eaten Yesterday" worksheet to be completed before going to the computer. This sheet instructs them on what to do and how to use their answers throughout the computer game.

 While on the computer students examine the different amounts of servings that are the correct ones and list them next to their answers on the "Fruits and Vegetables Eaten Yesterday" sheet.

 Students complete one worksheet per group.

Closure

As a whole class, students compare the number of fruits and vegetables eaten by various members of the class and compare their results to the national standards of servings a day. They also compare their results and goals to the set ones of the computers.

Evaluation

The computer will only track group results. Therefore, the students' grades reflect the participation of the whole group. The worksheet, participation in closure discussion, and results charted by the computer all show student progress.

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