Units included in Eat to Compete

  1. 1031 Fitness IA
    • 360 Video 
    • Watch a science experiment play out to determine how sports drinks and other beverages affect recovery after exercise.
  2. Feasting with Wendy 
    • 360 Video 
    • Enter the lions’ den with nationally-recognized award winning science teacher, Wendy Martin.
  3. Cellular Respiration 
    • 2D Video 
    • Learn about cellular respiration and why mitochondria are so important.
  4. Human Digestion 
    • 2D Video 
    • Follow the path of food through a human body to witness digestion in stages.
  5. Boulder Roll
    • Game
    • Use boulders to defeat oncoming ogres by answering science questions correctly in this heart-racing interactive game.

All lessons are based on Next Gen Science Standards.
All units are related to food as energy.

  • Age Group: Middle School
  • Category: Life Science
  • NGSS: MS-LS1-7, MS-LS3-1, MS-LS4-5, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3
  • Runtime: 30-40 min.

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