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Learning More about Fats |
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Make a scatterplot to report the correlation of fat content to the preferred snack foods of the students |
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Collect nutritional information sheets from fast food restaurants; graph fat contents of one food (hamburger); compare restaurants with graphs |
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Set a fat gram goal; using nutritional sheets from restaurants order a meal that meets your goals |
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Bring in articles/information about fats and other nutrients; develop your own food magazine |
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Role-play a nutrient or a specific food and give a short speech telling about yourself |
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Test cafeteria foods for fats; describe your experiment and its findings |
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Microwave a bag of potato chips to see fat content |
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Contact a sports health center to find out how fat cushions the organs and how the amount of body fat is measured (Consider e-mail) |
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