Re: Fun lesson to teach about PROTEIN to 4th-6th graders

[Guest guest]

Do you have the fat (1 lb.) and muscle models? Compare the size...

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Sheerin

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> Hi Everyone....

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> Do any of you have ideas about how to teach about protein to 4th-6th

> graders? I just did a lesson about fat, and I also have a fun one for

> carbs/sugar but need ideas for making protein fun/visual.....

>

> Thanks!

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> J. Sheerin, RD

> Traverse City, MI

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi ....I have the fat, but not the muscle.

Re: Fun lesson to teach about PROTEIN to 4th-6th graders

> Do you have the fat (1 lb.) and muscle models? Compare the size...

>

> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Sheerin

> wrote:

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>>

>> Hi Everyone....

>>

>> Do any of you have ideas about how to teach about protein to 4th-6th

>> graders? I just did a lesson about fat, and I also have a fun one for

>> carbs/sugar but need ideas for making protein fun/visual.....

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>> J. Sheerin, RD

>> Traverse City, MI

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

You might want to check around to borrow one. People, young and old, were

always fascinated by that. If you are looking at body shapes - you can show

what is muscle and fat around the belly. Lots of pics of that - showing

visceral and subcutaneous fat and the relationship to what is muscle.

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Sheerin

wrote:

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>

>

> Hi ....I have the fat, but not the muscle.

>

>

> Re: Fun lesson to teach about PROTEIN to 4th-6th graders

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> > Do you have the fat (1 lb.) and muscle models? Compare the size...

> >

> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Sheerin

> > wrote:

> >

> >> **

>

> >>

> >>

> >> Hi Everyone....

> >>

> >> Do any of you have ideas about how to teach about protein to 4th-6th

> >> graders? I just did a lesson about fat, and I also have a fun one for

> >> carbs/sugar but need ideas for making protein fun/visual.....

> >>

> >> Thanks!

> >>

> >> J. Sheerin, RD

> >> Traverse City, MI

> >>

> >>