Overview of multidimensional unit
Grade level: 7-9
Language and level: English, intermediate
Field of experience: Nutrition
Topics to be developed:
Grocery Shopping
Healthy eating at school
Eating disorders
Experiential Goal: Create a public awareness, poster or record a radiottelevision public
service announcement for the students' peer group dealing with healthy eating or eat" disordew
Steps to follow to achieve
1. Role-play a trip to the grocery store. Examine the grocery lists comparing them to the Canada Food Guide daily recommended values.
2. Investigate what food is available in your school cafeteria and vending machines.
3. Discuss why this unit is important for you, in particular the importance of food available at school.
4. Make a new menu for the school.
5. Discuss cultural differences in food and diet. Include groups such as cultural/religious, vegetarians, vegans, and people with food allergies
6. Investigate eating disorders.
7. Create a public awareness poster or record a radio/television public service announcement for the students' peer group dealing with healthy eating or eating disorders.
8. Reflection on the unit. Peer and self evaluation.