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Grade Eight __Overview:__ This four week unit works to provide secondary students with a necessary understanding of the obesity crisis and its effect on everyday Americans. During this unit, students will have an opportunity to learn more about the fast food industry and its role in the obesity crisis as well as having to opportunity to analyze various nutritional facts as they pertain to fast food restaurants and the daily recommended caloric intake. Moreover, students will have access to various nutritional advocates as well as representatives from the fast food industry. To conclude the unit, students will learn about various methods in place to reduce the obesity epidemic.
 * __Obesity at Large Unit Plan__**

__Content Standards:__ 1.1.7|1.1.8|1.2.1|1.2.2|1.2.3

__Objectives:__ · Students will develop an understanding of the current obesity crisis · Students will develop an understanding of a the roll fast food industries play in obesity · Students will further understand personal responsibility in selecting nutritious meals · Students will develop an appropriate understanding of weight loss and proper nutrition efforts · Students will interpret learned information and will model appropriately

__Anticipatory Set:__ 1) Pre-lesson discussion on obesity [Day 1] 2) "I'm Obese" writing assignment [Day 1 Homework] 3) Sample McDonalds menu activity [Day 2] {[]} 4) Sample Panera menu activity [Day 2, 3] {[]} 5) Obesity poem [Day 3, 4] 6) Weight loss surgery/diabetes discussion [Day 4]

__Guided Practice:__ 1) Watch “Supersize Me” [Day 5, 6] {[]} 2) Read Clark Howard article [Day 6 Homework] {[]} 3) Visit local McDonalds (discuss nutritional values, menus, etc…) [Day 7] 4) Visit local Panera (discuss nutritional values, menus, etc…) [Day 9] 5) Visit local soup kitchen (discuss low-cost foods for impoverished, high carb phenomenon, etc…) [Day 8] 6) Registered Dietitian guest speaker [Day 14] 7) Bariatric surgeon guest speaker [Day 10] 8) Read portions of //Fat: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic// [Day 10 Homework] {[]} 9) Read selected portions of pre-selected diet books [Day 11, 12, 13]

__Independent Practice/Assessment:__ 1) Using a technology platform (Prezi, Glogster), build a plan in which Americans can work to end the obesity epidemic [Day 15, 16, 17, 18] 2) Rewrite obesity poem [Day 20] 3) "In the News" writing assignment [Day 20 Homework] 4) Read Iowa obesity standards website [Day 11 Homework] __Closure:__ 1) Post-lesson obesity discussion [Day 22] 2) Revamped “healthy” McDonalds menu 3) Present obesity plans [Day 18, 19] 4) Share obesity poems [Day 21] 5) Teacher-led obesity experience discussion [Day 22]

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