CP+Damboise+Kelley

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 * Unit Title:** Healthy Practices and Behaviors **Grade Level(s):** 9-Diploma
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** Healthy Practices and Behaviors
 * Key Words:** Healthy eating, and micro/macronutrients
 * Designed by:** Kelley Damboise **Time Frame:** 6 (80mins lessons)
 * School District:** MSAD 9 **School:** Mt.Blue High School

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 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit will allow students the opportunity to explore the essential macro and micronutrients the body requires, the differences between appetite and hunger, and the steps required to achieve and maintain a healthy diet. Students will look at current eating trend, such as the Jenny Craig Diet, the Atkins Diet, and Weight Watchers, to determine how beneficial these diets truly are. Students will also formulate an understanding of micronutrients, vitamins and minerals, so that they can debate the topic of whether vitamin supplements are worth spending thousands of dollars on. A brief overview of macronutrients will help students better understand the kinds of foods our body needs to continue functioning properly, and with this knowledge students will then proceed to observe and analyze their own diets. Students will learn that there are external factors that influence our food choices; they will be able to determine what these factors are and develop a method to control their appetite. The grand finale, for the students, will be to use all the information presented in this unit to create an infomercial that will not only be informative, but also creative enough to capture the audience’s attention. ||
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