While You are Reading

• What are any words or phrases I don’t understand? – Circle them

• Are there any numbers, equations, or formulas that I don’t understand? – Circle them

Comprehension Questions

• Human bodies contain 1027 atoms. Where do those atoms come from?

• Briefly explain the digestion process.• What are some of the main nutritional

substances in food?

While You are Reading

• What are any words or phrases I don’t understand? – Circle them

• Are there any numbers, equations, or formulas that I don’t understand? – Circle them

Comprehension Questions

• What are carbohydrates in food?• Name three simple carbohydrates.• Describe the use of one of those simple

carbohydrates.• What kinds of foods contain starch?• Describe a use of fiber.• What is the maximum amount of complex

carbohydrates you should consume in a day?

Week 5 - Discussion• What happens to carbohydrates during

digestion?• Describe the condition known as lactose

intolerance.• Starch and fiber are both polysaccharides with

glucose as individual units. What is the difference between them? What is the result of this difference?

• Read “Does Sugar Make Children Hyperactive” on pg. 472. Answer the questions on the page.

Week 5 – Discussion/Review• What happens to carbohydrates during

digestion?• Describe the condition known as lactose

intolerance.• Starch and fiber are both polysaccharides with

glucose as individual units. What is the difference between them? What is the result of this difference?

• Read “Does Sugar Make Children Hyperactive” on pg. 472. Answer the questions on the page.

Week 5 – Proteins/Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol

• Underline what you think are key concepts.• Circle words/phrases that you do not understand.

Week 6 – Caloric Intake

• Read and Discuss• What have you learned from this selection?

Week 6 – Vitamins and Minerals

• Make a list of the foods you have eaten the last week

• Use the reading and your list to determine which vitamins you are likely to ingest the most.

• Summarize one of the conditions that may result from the shortage of a vitamin and describe what you would eat/ingest to avoid it.