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Primary Subject Area: Physical Education |
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Grade Level: 5 - 6
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Overview:
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The students will learn about the Body Mass Index (BMI) to help them assess body size in a realistic way. This lesson can be used to teach health, nutrition, or food - related topics. |
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Approximate Duration: 2 class periods (50 minutes each) |
Content Standards:
- Standard 4
Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
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Benchmarks:
- 4-E-2
Participates in self-assessment for health-related fitness and meets the standards for that particular test for their appropriate age group (1,2,4)
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Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Mathematics : Measurement
In problem-solving investigations, students demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, processes, and real-life applications of measurement. - Health Education : Standard 1
Students will comprehend concepts and strategies related to health
promotion and disease prevention.
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Educational Technology Standards:
- Understand Internet concepts (e.g., website, hypertext link, bookmarks, URL addresses) and apply intermediate on-line searching techniques (e.g., employ keyword, phrases, and Boolean Operators).
( 1, 4 )- Use telecommunications and online resources efficiently and effectively to collaborate with peers, experts, and others to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information and to develop solutions or products for various audiences.
( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
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Objectives:
The students will:
calculate and plot their BMIs
determine their percentile rankings on a growth chart
discuss how to change one's BMI to an acceptable range
explain how youth grow at different rates
describe when a high BMI might be acceptable
explain the connection between being overweight and the onset of diseases |
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Tape measure
Yardstick
Weight Scale
Calculator
"Are You Normal?" Information Sheet in the reproducible section
"What's Your BMI?" Activity Sheet in the reproducible section |
Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
computer with Internet access
Software:
Websites:
•CDC - Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm
•Body and Mind - BAM
www.bam.gov
•Healthfinder.gov
www.healthfinder.gov/
Other:
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Background Information:
Students should have basic knowledge of growth and development at different ages. They should be able to estimate their weight, measure their height and read charts. |
Lesson Procedures:
- Review with the students the information on the "Are You Normal?" information sheet.
- The students will collect personal information on age, height, weight, and gender to complete the "What's Your BMI" activity sheet. If weight scales are unavailable, ask students to estimate their weight. Students should be allowed privacy for weight measurements.
- Each student will complete the BMI portion of the activity sheet, identify his/her BMI range, and review the closing statements under "So What Do I Do?" Students will develop a plan of action of what to do if their BMIs are too high or too low.
- Students will compare their answers to BMI calculations done online, such as the CDC links under websites. (Note: BMI charts for teens are different from adults.)
- Discuss with the students that different BMIs might be high, yet acceptable. For example, a muscular person with low body fat could have a high BMI due to his/her amount of muscle mass. In spite of a high BMI, a person with a high amount of muscle or bone weight may be fit and healthy even though his/her BMI is high.
- Students will find information online about diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer as they relate to obesity. See BAM and Healthfinder.gov websites.
- Students will explain the connection between high BMI and diseases. High BMIs can result in diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer which are the leading, preventable causes of death in Louisiana and the US.
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Assessment Procedures:
Properly calculate BMI using "What's your BMI?" activity sheet |
Accommodations/Modifications:
Conduct student height and weigth measures in private. Provide assistance and accomodations for students with special needs. Ask the adapted physical education teacher to assist with this lesson.
----- written by Division of Nutrition Assistance
Teachers must follow special needs students Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Modification Plan.
NON-READER (below grade-level reader/writer):
1. In procedure #1, find a lower level information sheet or make “Are you normal?” information sheet easier for the student to read.
2. In procedure #2, pair poor reader/writer with fluent reader/writer to insure data is properly filled in on “What’s you BMI?” worksheet.
3. When searching for online information, allow student to utilize a screen reader such as ReadPlease or EReader.
4. In procedure #3 allow reluctant reader/writer to record their findings using a word processor, allow them to use Co-Writer (word prediction software) or text to speech software such as ReadPlease. Assign a scribe as the student dictates information of allow the student to tape record answers.
5. In preparation for the lesson, the teacher could scan the worksheet and information sheet to be read by the student and use a text to speech program (Read and Write Gold, ReadPlease) to read the text to the student.
ATTENTION/BEHAVIOR DIFFICULITES:
1. During class, arrange for a “break” to allow the student to release energy (errand, water fountain) or allow the student to kneel or stand by desk, as long as it is not disruptive.
2. Establish and maintain eye contact for all oral directions and while having class discussions.
3. Establish a signal that redirects student’s attention back to the task or assign a “buddy” to help redirect student.
4. When going over information sheet allow student to highlight or underline key information. When working on “What’s your BMI?” worksheet allow student to highlight or underline key words in directions before beginning.
5. Provide an alternate work location (library, quiet area of class) for the student to complete BMI worksheet. This will limit the surrounding distractions during the activity.
Additional General/Classroom Accommodations found in “Helpful Links”.
----- written by Sandi Stafford
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Reproducible Materials:
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Explorations and Extensions:
Teach this lesson at the beginning, middle, and the end of the year.
Ask the school nurse to use calipers to determine each student's percentage of body fat and to compare the results to the BMI charts.
Use this in conjunction with physical fitness testing.
Have a parent-teacher meeting about the growing concern of obesity among youth.
Have students ask about diseases that are common in their families and discuss ways to prevent them. |
Lesson Development Resources:
yourSELF - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (1998)
www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/yourself.html
Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm
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Reflections:
Every person is different in growth rate and body shape. Heredity affects body height, weight, and shape. BMI is used to compare height and weight to predict whether a student is tending to be underweight, overweight or obese. Students can use their BMI values to decide whether they need to make food choices that are higher or lower in calories or whether or not they might need to burn more calories through physcial activity. High BMIs can result in diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer which are the leading, preventable causes of death in Louisiana and the US.
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Contact Information:
Division of Nutrition Assistance
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/nutrition/1667.html
Louisiana Department of Education
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Additional Contacts:
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Group: Division of Nutrition Assistance |
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MarcoPolo Lesson: No
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