This document outlines a nutrition unit for students. It includes two lessons that aim to teach students about the six essential nutrients: water, fat, vitamins, minerals, proteins, and carbohydrates. In Lesson 1, students learn the definitions of key words and read a book to learn the six nutrients. They then research the function and food sources of each nutrient. In Lesson 2, students review the six nutrients and provide food examples for each. They then create an expository mini-book explaining the name, function, and food sources of each nutrient to apply their knowledge. The next step will be to assess students' mastery of the nutrient information.

1. Nutrition Unit
Nutrition Lesson 1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
Learning Outcomes:
● Understand nutrients are found in foods and provide our bodies with what it needs to stay
healthy and function properly
● Know there are six essential nutrients: water, fat, vitamins, minerals, proteins,
carbohydrates,
Materials:
● The book Good Enough to Eat
Introduction:
Ask the class, “What happens if a car runs out of gas?” They should respond by saying it
stops running or it stops. Ask them what happens if we don’t get what we need to make our bodies
need.
At this time have the students look up these words in the dictionary.
● Nutrition
● Nutrient
● Essential
Teacher Input:
Discuss the meanings of each of the words as indicated below.
● Nutrition: the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
● Nutrient: a substance that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow
● Essential: extremely important and necessary
Read the book Good Enough to Eat to the class.
After reading the book, have the children recall the six essential nutrients and make a list on the
board.
Student Practice:
The children are going to do some research on each of the 6 essential nutrients. The need to
research to find the following information about each nutrient.
● What does it do in the body?
● From what foods can the nutrient be found?
Next Steps:
Now the students have some information. In order for them to learn the information, they need to
use it. The next step is for them to use this knowledge by applying it.
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2. Look up these words in the dictionary.
1. Nutrition - _______________________________________________________
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2. Nutrient - _________________________________________________________
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3. Essential- __________________________________________________________
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What is the nutrient’s function in the body? It can be found
in...
Source
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Mineral
Vitamins
Water
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4. Nutrition Unit
Nutrition Lesson 2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying
Learning Outcomes:
● Use knowledge about the six essential nutrients: water, fat, vitamins,
minerals, proteins, carbohydrates to create an expository mini-book
Materials:
● Paper
● Computers or Magazines for pictures
● Color Pencils
● Glue
Introduction:
Review the six essential nutrients with the class. Have the class
generate a list of all of nutrients within small groups. After they have
remembered all of the nutrients, they need to write down at least four
examples of a food containing the nutrient.
Teacher Input:
The teacher needs to check everyone’s list of nutrients and examples
to ensure understanding before the children move on to the next part of
the lesson.
Student Practice:
The students will create a booklet about each of the essential
nutrients including the name of each nutrient, it’s function within the body,
and include either illustrations or clipart of the foods that contain the
nutrients.
Next Steps:
Now the students have learned and applied the information. They
need to master the information and be assessed on it!
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5. Name_________
Directions: Recall what you have learned about the six essential
nutrients. Complete the table below. You will be using this
information to create a booklet!
The mini-booklet will be an expository text (nonfiction). The
purpose of this text is to teach and inform. You must include the
following on each page in order to earn all of your points.
● Name of the nutrients
● Four examples of foods containing the nutrient
● The function of the nutrient within the body
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