HTL-MS.2.08

Middle School (HTL) Health Targeted Benchmarks

Standard 2: Personal Health
Topic: Disease and Illness

HTL-MS.2.08 Explain the benefits of nutrition and physical activity as they relate to the overall well-being of individuals (e.g., obesity).

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can identify the six food groups from the MyPlate food guidance system.
  • I can identify and explain causes of obesity related to nutrition and physical activity. (Body Management)
  • I can identify and explain the six types of nutrients. (Body Management)
  • I can explain how obesity effects society. (Body Management)

Reasoning Targets

  • I can distinguish the benefits of balancing physical activity and calories consumed.
  • I can evaluate my nutrition and physical activity in regard to my health triangle.

Product Targets

  • I can create a daily plan showing physical activity and food consumption.
  • I can write a paragraph explaining how obesity effects society. (Body Management)

Proficiency Scale

Score   7.2.8 Explain the benefits of nutrition and physical activity as they relate to the overall well-being of individuals. Sample Activity
4.0

In addition to Score 3.0, the student can make in-depth inferences between all the sections of the triangle and how it applies to human life.

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  3.5 In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0

The student can

  • evaluate and change individual weekly menu plan and exercise log.
  • identify all 5 food groups using the myplate and understands the balance.
  • list all 10 tips for healthy eating.
  • explain calories in/calories out (energy equation).
  • identify the six nutrients and the benefits within them.
  • understand how food affects the health triangle.
  • evaluate food labels to determine nutrient density.
  • -identify and explain causes of obesity related to nutrition and physical      activity. (body management)

The student exhibits no major errors or omissions.

  • Complete a weekly menu plan and exercise log
  • Study the myplate.gov and understand the food groups
  • List all 6 nutrients and how they affect our bodies
  • Create health triangle and list 5 ways nutrition affects each side
  • Activity on reading and understanding food labels
  2.5 The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0

There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:

  • recognizes 5 food groups from myplate.gov
  • lists at least 7 tips for healthy eating.
  • distinguishes between appetite and hunger.
  • recognizes or recalls specific terminology, such as:
    • nutrition, hunger, appetite, calories, myplate, carbohydrates, fats, water, minerals, vitamins, proteins
  • -identify causes of obesity related to nutrition and physical activity. (body managment)

However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
  • Creates a weekly menu plan and exercise log
  • Evaluates changes that can be on their individual log
  1.5 The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content). -
  0.5 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).

Resources

Websites

Vocabulary

  • nutrition
  • hunger
  • appetite
  • calories
  • myplate
  • carbohydrates
  • fats
  • water
  • minerals
  • vitamins
  • proteins.

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