***Nutrition and Wellness Unit 4 Lesson 1 Contains the Following:
- Lesson Slides
- Info Document
- Unit 4 Intro Notes Assignment
- Personal Stress and Nutritional Response FlipGrid Prompt Assignment
What You Get When You Buy
- Unit 4 Lesson 6: Stress and Nutrition
- Force Copy Link to Lesson Slides
- Link to U4L6 Information Document
- Link to 4.06 Personal Stress and Nutritional Response FlipGrid Assignment
- CANVA Template Links to Edit / Personalize Info Documents, Intro Notes, and Assignment.
Lesson 6: Stress and Nutrition (30 Slides)
- California State Standards Addressed (edit to match your state)
- 1.9.M Classify personal stressors at home, in school, and with peers.
- 5.1.M Monitor personal stressors and assess techniques for managing them.
- 5.2.M Compare various coping mechanisms for managing stress
- 7.2.M Practice effective coping mechanisms and strategies for managing stress.
- Objectives Addressed:
- Identify the 3 stages of the stress response.
- Explain how stress changes the metabolism of nutrients in our body.
- Describe the outcomes of the body as a result of metabolic changes.
- List ways to cope with stressful situations.
- Terms Addressed: stress, General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), alarm, resistance, exhaustion, sympathetic nervous system, flight or fight, epinephrine, norepinephrine, how stress impacts macro and micronutrients, metabolic effects of stress, stress induced eating, stimulants.
- Discussion: Think about a time you were stressed, what symptoms were you experiencing?
- Body’s Response to Stress Video
- Ted-ED Lesson: How Sugar Affects the Brain
- Discussion: What are some healthy ways to deal with stress?
- In the “notes” section of the Slides there are some talking points, guides, and ideas, and essential questions for the teacher.
- Next Steps Slide includes instructions for what students should complete next.
Lesson 6: Info Document
- Lesson 6 Info Document contains information learned in the Slide Deck and then some. Students can use the info docs as a “textbook” for the class.
- Defines General Adaptation Syndrome and identifies the 3 stages of stress.
- Explains how stress impacts metabolism.
- Discusses stress induced eating.
- Disucces stimulants and stress.
- Discusses techniques to cope with stress regarding stress induced eating.
Lesson 6: Assignments
- 4.06 Personal Stress and Nutritional Response FlipGrid
- Students are provided a prompt to respond to via FlipGrid (or of teacher choosing).
- They are to answer 3 questions regarding stress-induced eating, healthy habits, and explain how a stressor in their life affects their own nutrition and eating habits.
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Total Pages
32 pages
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