DAY ONE
BEFORE WE START:
There are going to be 4 groups of 20. There will be popsicle sticks labeled
with numbers 1-4. The class will take turns selecting a popsicle stick. You
will group up with the students that have the same number as you.
IN YOUR GROUPS:
Each student in the group will select a different food group they will be
responsible for. There is one food group per student in the group. Two
students can not do the same food group.
INDIVIDUALLY:
Each student will go to their different roles and research the food group on
the provided links.
1. You will find at least 6 different examples of foods that belong in that
group and make a visual for each of them.
Also find out why we need to eat foods from your food group. (What do these
food provide for our body?)
2. You will find the daily serving size for children in your age
group (ages 4-8).
DAY TWO
IN YOUR GROUPS:
After all the required information is gathered on each food group you will
get back together in your groups.
Together you will all decide on how the new food guide is going to look using
the supplies provided in class. Draw a rough draft and get it approved by the
teacher.
THINK ABOUT IT:
What colors is the new food guide going to be?
What shape is the new food guide going to be?
Are the food groups going to vary in size and shape?
How are you going to label the food groups?
Where are the examples of the foods going to be on each food group?
Where are the daily serving sizes going to be on the new food guide?
(These are some things to consider when creating your new food guide.)
DAY THREE
After your group has decided how the new food guide will look, work on
creating the final product together so we can get the world eating healthy
again.
The United States Department of Agriculture has a dead line for this project
to be completed. Remember the first day you should have your individual
research completed. The second day your group should have a rough draft of
how the new food guide will look like. On the third day your group should
finish making the final draft of the new food guide. We will share them with
the class before turning them in. The United States Department of
Agriculture wants to have the final products of each group by the end of the
third day.
