• Understand and analyze the relationships among psychological factors, physical activity, nutrition, and personal hygiene and their effects on personal health and well-being.
  • Understand and apply eating patterns that promote wellness and prevent disease.
  • Compare and contrast cultural differences in eating patterns and the impact on lifelong wellness.

• Create charts, tables, graphs, and use statistics to summarize data, draw inferences, and make predictions.
  • Collect, organize, display, and analyze data using number lines, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs. 
  • Predict outcomes for a large group based on data gathered from a small group sample. 
  • Collect and organize data to answer a question or test a hypothesis. Draw conclusions based on the collected data and communicate results.
• Interpret data and determine the reasonableness of statements about the data.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum Focal Points and Connections
As of 2006, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) released math curriculum focal points to describe an approach to curriculum development. The approach focuses on areas of emphasis in each grade from prekindergarten through grade 8. (Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics*)

This Unit Plan meets the following curriculum focal points and connections:
Focal Points

• Grade 3: Number and Operations: Developing and understanding of fractions and fraction equivalence
• Grade 4: Number and Operations: Developing and understanding of decimals, including the connections between fractions and decimals
• Grade 5: Number and Operations: Developing and understanding of and fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals

• Grade 3: Data Analysis: Construct and analyze frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs, and line plots and use them to solve problems
• Grade 4: Data Analysis: Continue solving problems using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs, and line plots. Develop and use stem-and-leaf plots.
• Grade 5: Data Analysis: Analyze double-bar and line graphs and use ordered pairs on coordinate grids

• Explain, from a science perspective, how nutrition, exercise and disease, toxic substances, safety, and relationships with the environment are important to the health and safety of individuals and the community as a whole.
  • Identify a personal and/or community health risk. Explain risks and benefits in personal and community health from a science perspective.

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
Performance Indicators for Technology Literate Students (Grades 3-5) 
Prior to completion of grade 5, students will:

• Use keyboards and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively.
• Use general-purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, remediate skill deficits, and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
• Use technology tools (such as multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, and scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
• Use telecommunications efficiently to access remote information, communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning, and pursue personal interests.
• Use technology resources (such as calculators, data collection probes, videos, and educational software) for problem solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
• Determine which technology is useful and select the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems.

• Develop awareness of factors that influence food choices, and reflect on their own eating patterns
• Learn to analyze the nutritional values of foods 
• Understand their nutritional needs and outline steps to plan healthy eating

• Make and use estimates with money  
• Learn to calculate percentages to determine recommended daily requirements
• Apply consumer math skills to real-world situations while they tabulate a bill, make change, and figure a 15 percent tip  
• Create charts and graphs to record data and observations  
• Make decisions based on visual displays of data

• Design an investigation to answer questions or check predictions  
• Collect, organize, and summarize data from investigations  
• Analyze, interpret, and summarize data
• Use process skills
• Work cooperatively in small groups
• Document observations in a journal or learning log
• Ask questions, gather research, organize information, prepare data, and present findings in writing  

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