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Low Fat Gymnastics Place pictures of different food dishes around the playing area. Make sure they are on fairly heavy paper so they don't blow around. The students begin to move around general space using any locomotor pattern. When the children hear the signal they are to pick up a picture closest to them. After looking at it they need to determine whether or not it is a high or low fat food. After making that decision, they are to move through the room in a predetermined locomotor pattern (i.e., high fat means to slide sideways, low fat means to skip forward). They hold their picture above their heads while moving so you can see them. On your signal they put the picture down, continue to move freely through the general space, and pick up a new picture on your signal. This is a great way for you to check for nutritional understanding of your students.

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Interdisciplinary Lessons During the 1994-95 school year, teachers from Stark County, Ohio, USA, began developing and testing a series of interdisciplinary, discovery-based, issues-based unit and lesson plans involving the use of technology. These units are collaborative in nature and involve authentic learning. Initial funding was provided by a Tech Equity Grant from the Ohio Department of Education. During the 1995-96 school year, approximately thirty more units were developed as part of the Boundary Breaker's Project, funded by Stark County's Education Enhancement Partnership. For more information, contact Mary Baran, Project Coordinator.

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	Cindy Kuhrasch
	Shaunna McGhie
	Laurie Morley

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