Students read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by writing a persuasive essay, use a metabolism calculator to figure out how many calories they burn in a day, read a total fat chart to understand food labels, and create posters to promote healthy eating.

Concepts

junk food, obesity

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Additional Tags

junk food, obesity, trans fats, math

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