Classroom Activities
Food Geom-moo-try
Objective:
The students will learn the concept of balance from a simple experiment and be able to apply it to a healthy diet.
Materials Needed:
- A lightweight book for each student
- Daily Food Guide Pyramid poster
Method:
- Ask students to define balance and give example.
- Direct each student to balance a lightweight book on the fingertips of one hand.
- Each fingertip represents a food group, and the book is the total diet.
- Have students continue balancing the book while taking away one finger at a time until only one fingertip remains supporting the book, if possible.
- Reinforce the concept of balance needing all components working together. The book needed all five fingers to support it and a balanced diet needs all five food groups to support a healthy diet.