Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Grade 6
Anne Fitzgerald
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Introduction
Think of your favorite car.
Did you choose a Corvette? Mustang? Ferrari? Now think of your own body. Your
body is just like a car. “What?” you might be saying to yourself. “How is my
body like a car? I’m not made of steel and glass!”
This is true but, if you think about it, our bodies
run best when we take care of them. Just like cars, they perform best when we
put in the right fuels (foods), keep them clean, and don’t abuse them.
Task
Imagine that your body is like your favorite car. You
will create a brochure that describes
what is necessary to keep your body in great condition. Your brochure will
have an attractive front cover describing what it is as well as a section
on what you eat, maintaining your body with bathing and hair care, as well
as your emotional and physical well-being.
Process
1 Required fuels.
-this will be a description of the daily recommended
foods and serving sizes for a person your age for each of the food groups. Don’t forget to include a picture for each.
2. Exterior Care
-here you will describe all the things a person needs
to do to look after the outside of their body. For example, bathing, brushing
teeth, brushing hair etc. Make a list of these being sure to tell how
frequently this care needs to be performed. Explain also why any personal care
items should not be shared (ex. toothbrushes)
3. Regular Maintenance
-in this section you should describe how to keep your
body physically healthy (ex. 3 kind of exercise with 4 examples, how much, and
how often) and
emotionally healthy (ex. give 8 examples of the kinds
of things a person needs to keep happy and maintain positive relationships)
4. After completing the first three steps, decide on 3
areas for yourself that you might improve on. List these as your goals for this
school year.
Don’t
forget to include pictures for each category.
Resources
You are what you
eat!! Take the snack test and find out.
Evaluation
You will turn in a completed brochure with appropriate
information on each of the tasks described. Click on the rubric to see how you will be evaluated.
Conclusion
Now that you have done some research on health issues
for students your age, keep these ideas in mind as you work towards your goals
for this year. Good health!