Food Labels

Al Ittihad Private School - Jumeira

​Grade 9 - Biology

Semester 2 - Week 4

Objective:

At the end of this session you will be able to read and understand food labels in order to make healthy food choices.

​

Biology Grade 9 - Monday 27 Feb. 2023

Session 1

Reading Food Labels

​NGSS Standards: HS-LS1-6

Sucess Criteria

• I can identify common ingredients found in food labels.

• I can analyze and compare the nutritional content of different food products using their labels.

• I can apply knowledge of food labels to make informed food choices that align with personal health goals and dietary restrictions.

Poll

Engage: How often do you read the food labels or the nutrition facts when you buy or eat packaged food?

• Every time

• Most of the time

• Few times

• I never do that

​Think - Pair - Share

​Is reading the "Nutrition Facts" important? Justify your answer.

Open Ended

Think - Pair - Share

​Is reading the "Nutrition Facts" important? Justify your answer.

Click to watch the video

Explore: Welcome to IPSJ Diet Center.

Analyze the nutrition facts of food items

​You will work with your group members to help people decide which food is healthier and which is not.

Poll

Use the given success criteria to assess your progress.

• R

  I don't understand

• A

  Okay

• G

  Confident

Complete the Digital Worksheet

[15 mins]

You will now work in groups to read and analyze food labels.

Go to schoology to week 5 session 1 and open the folder that belongs to your group. 

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 3

• Group 4

• Group 5

• ​Is reading food labels difficult?

• What information could you collect from those labels?

• Are you able to make decisions based on reading the food labels?

• Did you know that all this information is on the food labels of most of the food you buy daily?

​Reflection

Elaborate: ​Have you ever thought about the "Nutrition Facts" when eating in a restaurant?

Open Ended

Which nutrients do you expect to find in a McChicken Meal?

Do not use your device.

Open Ended

Which nutrients do you expect to find in a McChicken Meal?

Refer to this link now:

https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcchicken.html#accordion-c921f9207b-item-283bee7dbd4

Did you know?

Poll

Use the given success criteria to assess your progress.

• R

  I don't understand

• A

  Okay

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: After completing this session, why do you think reading food labels is important?

Article -2-

Article -1-

Extension: Read the Article On schoology and Reflect on it