Knott County Public Schools

KNOTT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR Health Education GRADE 9

Duration: Unit (__3_ Weeks) MAP 1.6-1.8 Big Idea: Nutrition (Health Education) Proper nutrition is critical to good health. To maintain a healthy weight, good dietary habits and physical activity are essential. Nutritious foods are necessary for growth, development and maintenance of healthy bodies.

Academic Expectations 2.30 Students evaluate consumer products and services and make effective consumer decisions. 2.31 Students demonstrate the knowledge and skills they need to remain physically healthy and to accept responsibility for their own physical well- being. 3.2 Students will demonstrate the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle. 3.5 Students will demonstrate self-control and self-discipline. 5.1 Students use critical thinking skills such as analyzing, prioritizing, categorizing, evaluating, and comparing to solve a variety of problems in real- life situations. 5.4 Students use decision-making process to make informed decisions among options.

Program of Studies: Understandings Essential Vocabulary Grade 9 Enduring Knowledge – Understandings Nutrients Nutrition  PL-H-N-U-1 Proteins Carbohydrates Students will understand that nutritional choices affect an individual’s physical, mental, Fats Vitamins emotional and social well being. Minerals Water  PL-H-N-U-2 Students will understand that nutrients have a role in the development of an individual’s Food Guide Pyramid Amino Acids health.  PL-H-N-U-3 Students will understand that resources (e.g., Food Guide Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Dairy Council) are available to assist in making nutritional choices  PL-H-N-U-4 Students will understand that individuals, families and community values influence

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 PL-H-N-S-2 Core Content for Essential Suggested Activities Assessment  Students will evaluate Assessment Questions/ How will we teach this How will healthy nutritional practices DOK Learning content? students be (e.g., meal planning, food Targets assessed selection, reading labels, weight PL-HS-1.2.1 Identify functions and formatively control, special nutritional Students will evaluate the positive sources of the different and and negative impact of food types of nutrients. needs) for a variety of dietary selections that contain essential summatively to needs nutrients (proteins, find out what  carbohydrates, fats, minerals, they already  PL-H-N-S-3 vitamins, water) on maintaining know, and  Students will analyze and and promoting health What are the what they’ve recommended number evaluate the positive and of daily servings for learned? negative impact of food each food group in the selections on maintaining and PL-HS-1.2.2 food guide pyramid? promoting health Students will explain key recommendations made in the  Dietary Guidelines for What are the dietary  PL-H-N-S-4 Americans, including guidelines and how can  Students will identify recommendations for specific they be used? issues, problems and solutions population groups and how related to extreme eating these recommendations Explain how food contribute to good health. choices behaviors (overeating, obesity, Reflect one’s anorexia, bulimia) culture,ethnic  PL-H-N-S-1 background, and perhaps one’s religious  Students will create meal beliefs. plans utilizing print and non-print resources (e.g., Food Guide Identify ways that Pyramid (FGP), Dietary family members and

2 Guidelines for Americans, friends may affect one’s food decisions and United States Department of preferences. Agriculture (USDA), National Dairy council) Define cholesterol and explain its relationship  to overall Health.  PL-H-N-S-7  Students will evaluate List the information required on a nutrition nutritional resources from home, information label. school and community that provide valid health information Compare food prices by using unit pricing. 

PL-H-N-S-6 Students will evaluate the role of nutrients and food sources in the growth and development of healthy bodies