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Program Title: Food Pyramid
Program Length: 50 Min
Delivery Method: Video Conferencing
Program Provider:  National Science Center  
Site Limit: 2 Schools
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Description: This interactive distance learning program focuses on the new food pyramid and the ways in which individual students are following the food pyramid.  The program has an Egyptian theme.  With suggestions from students, Dr. Bill outlines the present food pyramid and shows how the food pyramid relates to what American kids are really eating.  Then, Dr. Bill asks for student volunteers to discuss what they usually have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.   Dr. Bill and the class compare what kids are eating to the food pyramid to decide if they have Pyramid Power!

SD HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS
K-2

STANDARD/GOAL TWO:
Students will access and evaluate health information, products, and services.

INDICATOR 1: Students will evaluate the impact of culture, media, and technology on personal health decisions and practices.

Kindergarten

1. identify personal health habits and family beliefs/practices regarding health.
2. Identify examples of health-related products.

First Grade

1. explore similar and unique attitudes/beliefs about health.
2. identify commonly advertised and purchased health products and their uses.

Second Grade

1. explore different philosophies regarding a healthy lifestyle.
2. identify ways media promotes commonly purchased health and hygiene products.

STANDARD/GOAL THREE:
Students will understand the benefits of practicing health-enhancing behaviors, which reduce health risks.

INDICATOR 3: Students will evaluate the role of personal responsibility in health-related decisions.
Kindergarten
 

2. define personal health responsibility.
3. list healthy behaviors, e.g., asking adults for help.

First Grade

1. list health choices/decisions, which support good health.
2. define personal health responsibility to self and others, e.g., hand washing,
managing conflict.

Second Grade

1. compare various health decisions, e.g., prevention vs. treatment.
2. describe personal responsibility in maintaining health, e.g., hygiene, medical
checkups.
3. explain practices, which help prevent health problems, e.g., following the food,
guide pyramid.
 

SD HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS
3-5

STANDARD/GOAL TWO:
Students will access and evaluate health information, products, and services.

INDICATOR 1: Students will evaluate the impact of culture, media, and technology on personal health decisions and practices.

Third Grade

1. identify various cultural practices that influence a healthy lifestyle, e.g., diet.
2. recognize that the media can influence the selection of health products.
3. explore how technological resources provide health-related information.

Fourth Grade

1. explore cultural practices that influence a healthy lifestyle, e.g., rest patterns.
2. examine how the media can influence the selection of health products and services.
3. explore how to use technological resources for health-related information.

Fifth Grade

1. investigate cultural practices that influence a healthy lifestyle, e.g., physical activity.
2. explain how media influences the selection of health information, products, and services.
3. explore ways to use technological resources from home, school, and community.

STANDARD/GOALTHREE: Students will understand the benefits of practicing health-enhancing behaviors which reduce health risks.

INDICATOR 3: Students will evaluate the role of personal responsibility in health-related decisions.
Third Grade

1. explore the depth of personal health responsibility.
2. predict outcomes of health decisions.
3. explore how current health decisions affect one’s future.
4. describe behaviors which help prevent health problems, e.g., brushing teeth, washing
hands.

Fourth Grade

5. research how others demonstrate personal health responsibility.
6. investigate consequences of health actions/decisions.
7. understand that health decisions can be proactive or reactive.

Fifth Grade

1.      analyze how others practice personal health responsibility.
2. investigate how current decisions can impact one's future health.
3. compare proactive and reactive health decisions,
e.g., prevention vs. cure.
4. maintain a record of personal health behaviors,
e.g., physical activity, nutrition.

NOTE: Each site must audio mute upon connecting to the session to prevent voice activated moving of the cameras from site to site.

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