Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Sodium, Sugars, and Strategies

Date

Subject/Gra
de Level

Health 9

Time
Duratio
n

Unit

Nutrition

Teacher

Mike Greeno

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Wellness Choices - Students will make responsible and informed choices to maintain
health and to promote safety for self and others.
W9-5 Students will develop strategies that promote healthy nutritional
choices for self and others; e.g., adopt goals that reflect healthy eating,
encourage the placement of nutritious food in vending machines

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Identify the effects of sodium on the body and examine appropriate amounts for daily
consumption.
2. Examine the effects of sugar on the body and identify appropriate amounts for daily
consumption.
3. Examine and develop strategies that promote healthy nutritional choices.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:

Products/Performan
ces:

Participation in Class Discussions

Why should we be careful with the amount of sodium and sugar

we consume? What is the purpose of sodium and sugar if they
can be bad for you? What are some strategies that can help you
make healthier nutritional choices?
Notes packet

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Canadas Food Guide
Government of Canadas Nutrition Guidelines
YouTube

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Notes Packets
Projector
Sugar Shocker

PROCEDURE
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body

Learning Activity
#1

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/

What do you know about sugar?

Be Respectful
PiP, LO1, LO2, LO3, Closure.
Handout note packets to students and have them put their name on
them. Review last class topics.
Body

Tim
e

Identify the effects of sodium on the body and examine

appropriate amounts for daily consumption.
Show clip from DNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oci-TpwWRF4
Explain CFG recommended daily intake
MAIN POINT: Drink lots of water when consuming large
amounts of sodium
Have students fill out their notes packet during the discussions and
notes. Monitor students throughout discussions.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

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Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2

Examine the effects of sugar on the body and identify

appropriate amounts for daily consumption.
Take students through knowledge questions before showing
videos.
Show sugar clips from University of Cal sugars effect of the
body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utXcI3FqzeM
Show sugar clips from University of Cal how much sugar are
you eating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=bez6iJtpjH8&feature=iv&src_vid=utXcI3FqzeM&annotation_i
d=annotation_3276951375
Show sugar clips from University of Cal different forms of
sugar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOkU53C3s&feature=iv&src_vid=bez6iJtpjH8&annotation_id=
annotation_3110166445
Show clip from CNN, is sugar worse than fat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twVAmGXTiic
TC, the sugary truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EFlnlGx0B5U
Discuss questions that students answered before hand.
Show students how many ml/tsp/cups of sugar they should
have in a day.

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Have students fill out their notes packet during the discussions and
notes. Monitor students throughout discussions.

Learning Activity
#3

Examine and develop a strategies that promotes healthy

nutritional choices.
Case study: have students pick and justify an answer to the
case study.
Do a spectrum analysis with the class by having them stand up
to answer questions and move to which side of the room they
agree with more.
Have students fill out the final assignment with the help of
their note packets.

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Have students fill out their notes packet during the discussions and
notes. Monitor students throughout discussions.
Closure

Consolidation of
Learning:

Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

Tim
e

Go through learning objectives with the class and formatively

ask if we have met them.
Then have students fill out the exit slip on the back of their
packets and hand them in.

Notes packets and Final Assignments

Handing back note packets
Tchoukball!
YouTube TED video on Eating Unbelievably Easy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4yUlJV31Rk
YouTube Diet video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqhYBTg73fw
Sugar shocker kit.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Reflections

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe