Upper Elementary

Create a Nutrition PowerPoint Presentation
Stacey Libal, teacher at the Mary Blair Elementary School, Loveland, Colorado integrates nutrition education and technology by having students create a PowerPoint nutrition presentation.

Materials and Advance Prep

• Arrange computer time for six groups of students to create three PowerPoint slides
• Audio recorder and audio tape
• Optional: Contact school's technology department to have students' presentation put on the school Web site

What To Do
1. Break the class into five groups so there is one group for each of the Five Food Groups.

2. Explain that each group is to make three slides for a Power Point® nutrition presentation. First, they need to plan their slides on paper. Provide students with the following guidelines for the slides:

Each slide should have a title, picture and text.
   - Slide 1: Describe your assigned food group using a simple explanation, and list at least three foods from the food group. For example, the Milk Group is an excellent source of calcium and includes milk and foods made from milk. Some foods in the Milk Group are milk, cheese and yogurt.

   - Slide 2: Briefly tell what foods in this group do for our body and how many servings children age 6 to 11 need every day. For example, 6- to 11-year-olds need 3 servings of Vegetable Group foods a day. Vegetables contain vitamins A and C, which help us see in the dark and help heal cuts and bruises.

   - Slide 3: List at least three fun facts about some foods in your food group. Use the Internet or books as a resource. For example, peanuts are in the Meat Group. Peanuts grow underground not on trees.

3. As children create their slides, have them add artwork with a paint program, clip art or scanned-in pictures they have drawn.

4. For the audio-portion of the presentation, have members of each group take turns recording their voices as they read the text on the slide.

5. Work as a class to create a title page and final page for the presentation.

6. If possible, add the presentation to your school's Web site.

"The children had a terrific time doing this project! We had it available at parent-teacher conferences for parents to see, and we added it to our school's Web site!"
- Stacy Libal, Mary Blair Elementary School

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