Innovative Lesson on traditional food and fast food

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON
Name of the teacher: Midhila Madhu Class : IX
Name of the school : Cotton Hill GHSS Division :
Subject : Biology Strength :
Unit : The chemical changes in food Duration : 40 min
Lesson : Traditional food and fast food Date :
CIRCULAR STATEMENT Develops different dimensions of knowledge,
attitude and process skills on traditional food and
fast food through lecture method, discussion, field
study and evaluation by questioning, demonstration
work and group discussion.
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Traditional food, fast food, nutritional food,
tartrazin.
TERMS
FACTS 1. Traditional foods are food that are nutritious in
nature.
2. Nutritional food is required for the proper growth
and health of the body.
3. Fast foods are foods that are prepared and served
quickly.
4. Presently the popularity of the fast food is
increasing.
5. Advantage of fast food is that the time spent on
cooking can be saved.
6. Health problems and economic problems will
occur due to the use of fast food.
7. Artificial substances are added to fast foods.
8. Tartrazin is a chemical used to add yellow color to
laddu and chips.
9. Over eating of fat containing fast foods leads to
heart diseases, diabetes, increase in blood pressure
etc.
10. We must include food containing cellulose in our
diet.
11. It has become a habit for youngsters t depend on
fast food.
12. A good noon meal provides all nutrients needed
for one day.
13. Light refreshments will be low in protein.
MINOR CONCEPTS 1. Traditional foods are nutritional foods that
contain all the nutrients for the growth and health of
the body.
2. Time spent for cooking can be saved through fast
food but its regular use will create health and
economic problems.
3. In fast food, artificial substances are added to
increase smell and taste.

2. 4. Over eating of fast food leads to certain diseases
such as diabetes, heart diseases, increased blood
pressure etc.
5. Youngsters depend mainly on fast food and they
skip traditional non meals which provide all nutrients
needed for one day.
MAJOR CONCEPTS Traditional foods are nutritional foods that is
required for the proper growth and health of the
body whereas over dependence on fast food will
lead to illness.
LEARNING OUTCOME Enables the pupil to develop
-factual knowledge on the importance of traditional
food through
(i) Recalling new terms like traditional food, fast
food, tartrazin, nutritional food etc facts, concepts
mentioned in contact analysis.
(ii) Recognizing the effects of over dependence on
fast food.
(iii) Explaining the reasons for the disadvantages of
fast food.
-Conceptual knowledge about fast food and
traditional food through
(i) Recalling the types of fast food and traditional
food.
(ii) Recognizing the advantages and disadvantages of
using fast food.
(iii) Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of
fast food and traditional food.
-procedural knowledge on the effects of fast food
through
(i) Differentiating the importance of using traditional
food from fast food.
(ii) Executing a seminar making awareness on the ill
effects of over dependence on fast foods.
-metacognition knowledge on the disadvantages of
using fast food through
(i) Recognizing the different types of fast foods in
our society.
(ii) implementing different ways to make awareness
about the ill effects of over dependence on fast
foods
-scientific attitude towards
(i) Knowing more and more about health hazards

3. due to over dependence on fast food.
(ii) The role of traditional food in maintaining good
health.
-process skills like
(i) Differentiating the importance of nutritional food
over the fast food.
(ii) Explaining the advantages of nutritional food
over fast food.
PRE REQUISITES Traditional foods are good for health whereas over
use of fast food will lead to an unhealthy life.
TEACHER ACTIVITY PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION
-home, restaurants, both
-Idli, Dosa, Rice, fish curry etc
-pizza, burger, noodles, fried rice etc
-fast foods
-they are more tastier
-No
1. How many of you like to go out?
2. Do you like to have food from home or
restaurants?
3. Name some homemade or traditional food?
4. What food you like to have from outside?
5. Do you know what we call for such foods that
we have from outside?
6. Why do we like to have food from outside?
7. Do you think they are healthy than
homemade food?
So today we will learn about advantages and
disadvantages of fast food over traditional food.
PRESENTATION
ACTIVITY I
Teacher shows a video clipping related to food.
Students were asked to observe it carefully and
identify the merits and demerits of the food
items.
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTHKQlL0bKI

4. DISCUSSION POINTS
1. What are the food items you saw in the video?
2. What do you understand from the video?
3. What message did the video conveyed?
-Burger, soft drinks, pizzas, ice creams etc
-Fast food results in obesity and health problems
-Avoid fast food and enjoy home meals for healthy
life.
CONSOLIDATION
*Burger, Sandwich, soft drinks etc are examples
of fast food.
*Fast food results in obesity and health
problems
*The video conveyed that avoid fast food and
enjoy home meals for a healthy life.
ACTIVITY II
Teacher asks the students to listen to the
conversation between Ramu and Raju and
answer the questions in the discussion points.
Ramu: Hai Raju! How are you?
Raju: Hai Ramu! I was not well.
Ramu: what happened to you?
Raju: I was hospitalized due to food poison.
Ramu: Oh god! What you had?
Raju: I love to have food from hotels and I had a
non-vegetarian dinner.
Ramu: it may be tastier and easily available but,
do you think they are good for your health?
Raju: you are right. They may not be as
nutritious as traditional homemade food.
Ramu: fast foods are usually too oily and
preservatives may be added.
Raju: Yes, My doctor advised me to have
homemade food like idli, dosa, vegetables, rice
etc to maintain my health.
Ramu: That’s good. To stay healthy always eat
nutritious freshly prepared traditional food.
Raju: Sure Ramu, I will take care of my health.
DISCUSSION POINTS
1. What happened to Raju?
2. What are advantages of fast food?
3. What are the disadvantages of fast food?
4. What are advantages of traditional food?
-He was hospitalized due to food poison
-tastier, easily available
-oily, added preservatives, create health problems
-tastier, healthier, nutritious

5. CONSOLIDATION
*Traditional food is nutritious food that is rich in
nutrients required for the body.
*Fast food are more tastier and easily available
*Traditional foods are healthier when compared
with fast food.
*Over dependence of fast food leads to health
problems.
REVIEW
QUESTIONS 1. What are traditional foods?
2. What are the advantages of traditional food?
3. What are fast foods?
4. What are advantages of fast foods?
5. What are the disadvantages of fast foods?
6. Give examples of traditional foods?
7. Give examples of fast foods?
ACTIVITY List out the advantages and disadvantages of fast
food over traditional food.
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Collect more and more informations on the advantages and disadvantages of fast food over traditional
food and prepare a report on it.