You Are What You Eat (Middle School)

In this physical activity worksheet, students read the cards that tell them about the benefits of physical activity. Students read 20 cards total.

Young learners can cut out physical activity words (provided) and paste them on a graphic organizer chart. They do this in order to set goals for three days of activity. Sixty minutes seems like a lot of activity in one day, but if it's...

For this energy worksheet, students cut out cards that represent food energy in and exercise energy out. Students cut out 24 cards total.

In this physical education worksheet, students cut out various activities and decide which category to group them into, "Do More," "Do Enough," or "Do Less." The 27 activities include sit-ups, watching television, and playing video games.

How many calories are needed each day? What foods have good calories? What happens to calories that don't get used? How many calories are in the different kinds of foods and drinks? How many calories do I need to do a certain activity?...

Students investigate food and calories. They examine the amount of work it takes to burn those excess calories.

In this nutrition worksheet, students evaluate the school lunch menu and answer 3 short answer questions about it. Students then create a nutritious meal that they would like to eat at school.

How do young learners figure out how to balance their energy in and their energy out? The main thing to understand is calories. How many calories are in foods and beverages consumed and how many calories are burned off by physical...

Young learners take a look at what they eat in one day and compare it to how much physical activity they do on that same day. Point out that this is only a one-day glimpse at balancing the energy going in and what energy being used. They...

It's disturbing to think that one third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes and perhaps be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents! Too many youngsters are not eating properly and are not...