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Lesson
Ideas> New Things > Let’s Investigate |
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Learning Outcomes
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Demonstrate
ability to share and communicate ideas |
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Investigate new food and
physical activity ideas |
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Appreciation of new foods
and physical activities |
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Demonstrate ability to use
appropriate web resources to location
information on a given theme |
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Introduction
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Let’s
investigate new food and physical activity
ideas.
Eating a variety of foods and doing a
variety of physical activity is important
for students
growth, development and overall health.
New foods and doing new physical activity
brings
more variety to the diet and life. It also
can stop students getting bored from doing
the same thing each day.
This activity allows students to explore
new and exciting physical activities and
foods. Learning something new not only
provides variety but also helps develop
new skills
and can also help students to learn more
about themselves in the process.
As a class, students will be gathering
information on the foods, physical activities
and sports
that they are involved in. They will be
reflecting on these and identifying NEW
THINGS to try. |
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Learning Task
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Create a class list using
the headings of the table below of all
the new food, physical activities or
sports students might like to try such
as:
Food: sushi, fried rice, tacos, mangos …
Physical Activity: baseball, beach volleyball,
orienteering, table tennis, dancing or
skiing… |
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Students will work individually to
look at what is new to them by choosing
two of the new foods and physical activities
to investigate and research further.
Students research the following:
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Where will
they be able to learn more about
the new foods and activities? |
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What skills do they need
to participate in these activities
or to create these new foods? |
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Foods and Physical Activity our class
is involved in:
| Foods |
Physical Activity |
New thing? |
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In class groups encourage students
to share what was new for them and what
they discovered. Students may like to
use these sentence starters when sharing
with the class:
The great thing about being involved
in a sport or physical activity is …
The great thing about trying new foods
is …
Did you know …
The following skills … |
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Teacher Notes
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The curriculum
areas included in this learning activity
are:
Health and PE – awareness of the importance
of a variety of foods and physical activities
Design – a new food, drink or physical
activity
Language Arts – questions
and reflection
Other skills students will
learn or develop include:
Sharing, investigating, brainstorming,
reflecting, decision making, researching,
presenting, communicating, working as a
class and individually.
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Websites
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The
following websites may help with research
on new foods
and physical activity. Physical Activity Websites:
The Australian Sports Commission’s
sport directory (sport search)
http://www.ausport.gov.au/info/sportdirectory
Baseball Victoria (with national links)
http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au
Bocce
http://www.bocce.net
Food Websites:
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guide
Kellogg’s Healthy Living
http://www.kelloggs.com.au
Kids Food Club
http://www.kidsfoodclub.org |
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Extension Learning
Task
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Students design
their own new food or drink or physical
activity. Students should consider why
new foods and
physical activities are important to
try. Display all the NEW THINGS with a
picture
and description of the new food or drink
or physical activity in your class. |
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