Talking Nutrition Dictionary

1. Write the following words on your worksheet:
Calcium, Calorie, Carbohyrdate, Diabetes, Food Label, Food Pyramid, Fructose, Glucose, Ingredient, Serving Size

2. http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids/en/nutrition-encyclopedia/nutrition-encyclopedia
Use the Talking Nutrition Dictionary to fill in the worksheet.

Tasks

1. How did the diabetic man use mathematics to help him in his daily life?
2. List three things you learned about food labels.
3. Share five facts you learned from the What the Body Needs website.

What the Body Needs

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.bodyneedsweb/

CLICK ON the WORD VIEW

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.math.number.per.livdiabet/
Living with Diabetes Clip

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.math.number.per.boxcookies/
What's in a Cookie

Carbohydrate Resources

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=284&id=1431
Fuel for Your Body

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html
Learning about Carbohydrates

http://kidshealth.org/parent/food/general/sugar.html#
Information for Parents

Dictionary

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english

Writing Assignment

Students completed their "New School Subject" assignments, which are posted in the hallway.

This week, students are working on an "Observing an Animal" assignment.

Wednesday: Brainstorming
Thursday: Rough Draft
Friday: Final Draft

Homework Policy

Homework is due each day.
Students will recieve the following grades for homework in Mathematics each week.

4 out of 4 assignments: 100
3 out of 4 assignments: 80
2 out of 4 assignments: 70
1 out of 4 assignments: 60
0 out of 4 assignments: 50

Students may complete additional assignments for extra credit, but must arrange this with the teacher. The teacher will NOT ask the student if he/she wants an extra credit assignment. Each extra credit assignment is worth five points.

Math Homework

Math Homework: Week of September 28-October 2

Monday Night: pages 15-16
Tuesday Night: page 13
Wednesday Night: pages 17-18
Thursday Night: pages 23-24

Digestive Presentations and Illustrations

Student presentations on their portion of the digestive system are tomorrow, October 1, 2009. Students will have a test on this information Friday, October 2, 2009.

Student illustrations on their portions of the digestive system are also due tomorrow, October 1, 2o09. Late illustrations will not be accepted.

Links to articles used in Writer's Workshop

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk_tips.pdf
The Food Pyramid:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html
Vitamins

http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/milk.html
Milk

http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/meat_print.html
Meat and Beans Group

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
Food Pyramid Article we read in class!

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/fab-fruits/fruits.pdf
Fruits and Vegetables

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/calorie.html
Learning about Calories-ENERGY

http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/sports.html
Eating for Sports-Energy

Fourth Grade Science

Students have been assigned to groups. Each group is in charge of one part of the digestive system.

Students have been assigned as follows:

Mouth: Carneshia, Trevionne, Nate
Esophagus: Natalie, Megan, R.J.
Stomach: Deanna, Adrianna, Glenasha
Liver: Zavion, Tony, Ni'Quay
Small Intestine: Jazmen, Evan, Kenya
Large Intestine: Branden, Ashlyn, Caroline

Students are responsible for researching their part of the Digestive System. Students will be reconvened into groups consisting of one student for each part of the digestive system!! New groups will give a presentation to the class.

Digestive System

http://www.kidinfo.com/Health/Human_Body.html
Site with links for Digestive System...scroll down.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/digestive_system.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/DSquiz.html
Digestive System Quiz

http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/dig3.htm

http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/misc/movie/bodybasics/digestive_system.html

Nutrition Information for your Science Unit

http://www.mypyramid.gov/
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/foodgroups.htm
Great links for information on the food pyramid!

Nutrition Games

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/game_nutrition.html
Mission Nutrition

http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html
My Pyramid Blast Off Game

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/
Nutrition Cafe: Click on "Take me to the Flash Version"

Welcome to Fourth Grade

I am looking forward to a fantastic new year with a very special group of students. I've heard wonderful things about you from your third-grade teachers. I hope you are just as excited as I am to begin a new year.

We will use this blog to communicate with each other! You can check it at school or at home. I will post links to articles I want you to read, games for you to play, and assignments for you to complete. I think that you will have fun utilizing our blog spot.

Just type in:
s h e e p h a r n e y . b l o g s p o t . c o m
in the address bar of your internet browser. It will take you straight to our blog spot page!!

Again....I look forward to a great school year!