Nutrition, Health, and Safety Unit Study
Our dynamic MatchCard Science Nutrition, Health and Safety Unit Study is not only an effective way to teach healthy living, the variety of activities keeps this asking for more.
FREE student MatchCards at the bottom of this page.
                                       
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MatchCard Science Unit Studies. If you are new to this dyanmic curriculum with creative teaching ideas, hands-on projects, science fair experiments, and our famous MatchCards that review content, you will want to check out how this program works.
Unit Study Objectives
Here are the objectives for your Nutrition, Health, and Safety unit study:
1. Identify the
recommended number of daily servings from each food group for kids 9 to 13 years of age.
2. Explain the role of
carbohydrates.
3. Compare
carbohydrates, proteins, and fat.
4. Describe the role of
vitamins.
5. Identify
major minerals needed in the diet.
6. Compare the benefits of
exercise and relaxation.
7. Identify
health risks that may be present in the home.
8. Identify three
types of fires.
9. Compare the health hazards of
smoking. alcohol, and illegal drugs.
10. Discuss the
risks of sexual contact outside of a monogamous relationship.
11. Identify strategies that can help individuals avoid
abusive relationships.
Learning Happens with MatchCards
The Matchcards are great for teaching and reinforcing the objectives. There is one MatchCard for each of the objectives listed above.
The MatchCards give you:
- A simple diagram of the concept
- Information pieces to place on the student card as a game
- Answer Key for the instructor
- Lots of learning activities for each objective
- A system for built in review
Every week you will use the corresponding MatchCard to teach the objective. In addition, the students review 5 previously learned MatchCards two or three times per week. This game-like activity is a favorite activity of many students. The Instructor's Guide gives you more ideas on organizing and using the MatchCards.
Use the MatchCard Science Nutrition, Health & Safety Unit Study
You can get the Nutrition, Health & Safety Unit Study in 3 different forms:
- Free Unit Study - Student's Materials only (try it out, or print additional copies for your students)
- Purchase the download below for $8.99 (Instructor's Guide, Student MatchCards, Answer Key, Learning Activities)
- Purchase the paperback edition for $8.99 plust S&H. The complete unit study neatly bound together; no losing lose papers.
Downloadable Unit Study: $3.99
Includes all Student & Teacher Materials
Buy the Book: $8.99
Soft Cover Book Mailed to Your Home
Includes all Student & Teacher Materials
Student MatchCards: Free
Includes all student materials. Teacher's key is not included.
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All student materials are included in each of the paid formats. For your convenience here is a list of all free MatchCard Science curriculum downloads.