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Space Meals Lesson Plan
Grade Level: K-4 grades
Curriculum Area: Language Arts
and Science
Lesson Objectives:
- ELA-4-E2 giving and following directions/procedures; (1,4)
- ELA-4-E5 speaking and listening for a variety of audiences
(e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) and purposes (e.g.,
awareness, concentration, enjoyment, information, problem
solving); (1,2,4,5)
- ELA-5-E4 using available technology to produce, revise,
and publish a variety of works; (1, 3, 4)
- LS-E-A6 recognizing the food groups necessary to
maintain a healthy body. (1,2,4,5)
Technology Performance Indicators:
Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools,
and word processing software) for individual and for simple
collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities
for a variety of audiences. (1,3)
Technology Connection: KidPix
Assessment: Picture of meal
Procedures:
- The teacher will read about foods used during space flight.
- The teacher will type a list of basic foods or use the
list from the Internet. Make copies for each child.
- The teacher will buy freeze-dried food for tasting. (beef
jerky, dried fruit mix, Tang)
- The teacher will introduce the topic of space food and
how astronauts eat in space.
- Thermostabilized: food that has been treated
with heat (canned)
- Intermediate Moisture: food that has has
most of the water removed
- Rehydratable: add water to this food before
you eat it
- Irradiated food: food treated with radiation
to keep it from spoiling
- Natural form/fresh food: food that you
eat as it is
- Let students have a taste of the dried food.
- Give each child a
food list.
- Discuss the food list and talk about having a
nutritional meal.
- Have the students use a
planning sheet to plan a nutritional meal.
- Have students illustrate their meal in KidPix.
- Print and display student work.
- Assess student work using a rubric. (See
our sample)
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