Vitamin C and A

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Joy Cedarquist

Vitamin C and A

Grade Level:  Middle School

Subject:  Health/Nutrition

Duration:  45 minutes or 1 class period

DOK Level: 2

Indiana Standard:  FCS-MS 3.1  

Evaluate nutrition choices and practices in a variety of settings, using reliable guidelines and sources of information, including dietary guidelines/MyPlate and nutrients and nutritional label analysis.

Description:

Students will learn about Vitamin C and A by looking at what they do for the body, foods they are found in, and diseases associated with over- or underconsumption.  

Objective: The student will understand the importance of Vitamin C and A in the body, their function in the body, food sources, and deficiencies associated with over- or under-consumption.  

Procedure:

  1. Go through this presentation:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ujnsIslhxvffrhGt44ZlXKHTSDelIb6bzXR65O5HfuQ
  2. Have students complete this word find as reinforcement of the presented information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z72WgomdPXa6FEeQA9qraCzwOnmH5iVe2FYcK0-VzjM/edit
  3. Optional follow-up:  Have students make pumpkin pancakes as a food lab.
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