# Lesson Plan: Understanding Food Poisoning
## Subject: Social Studies
## Grade Level: Primary 3 (3rd Grade)
## Duration: 45 minutes
## Topic: Food Poisoning
### Objectives:
1. Students will be able to define food poisoning.
2. Students will identify the common causes of food poisoning.
3. Students will understand the symptoms associated with food poisoning.
4. Students will learn prevention strategies to avoid food poisoning.
### Common Core Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
### Materials:
- Chart paper and markers
- Whiteboard and dry-erase markers
- Food Poisoning Fact Sheets (printable handouts)
- Video on food safety (10 minutes)
- Hygiene posters
- "Food Safety Checklist" worksheets
### Introduction (10 minutes):
1. **Greeting and Attendance:** Quick roll call to ensure all students are present.
2. **Engage Students:** Start with a brief story or scenario where someone gets sick after eating food. Ask students if they have ever felt sick after eating something.
3. **Objective Introduction:** Explain that today’s lesson will be about something called "food poisoning," which can happen if we eat food that is not safe.
### Activity 1: Definition and Causes (10 minutes):
1. **Class Discussion:** Write the term "food poisoning" on the whiteboard. Ask students what they think it means and jot down their responses.
2. **Define:** Give a simple definition: “Food poisoning is when we get sick because we ate food that has bad germs in it.”
3. **Causes Discussion:** Discuss common causes of food poisoning:
- Eating food that is not cooked properly
- Eating food that has been left out in the open for a long time
- Not washing hands before eating or cooking
- Using unclean kitchen utensils
### Activity 2: Symptoms and Effects (10 minutes):
1. **Symptoms Brainstorming:** Ask students if they know what happens to our bodies when we have food poisoning. List symptoms such as stomach ache, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
2. **Small Group Activity:** Divide students into small groups and give them "Food Poisoning Fact Sheets." Ask each group to read through the sheet and highlight symptoms of food poisoning.
3. **Share Findings:** Each group shares what they learned about symptoms.
### Activity 3: Prevention Strategies (10 minutes):
1. **Introduce Video:** Show a short 5-minute educational video on food safety and hygiene practices.
2. **Discussion Post-Video:** Ask students to recall what the video taught them about preventing food poisoning.
3. **Create Hygiene Posters:** Hand out materials for students to create posters in small groups highlighting important safety tips to prevent food poisoning:
- Washing hands before eating and cooking
- Keeping kitchen surfaces clean
- Cooking food to the right temperature
- Storing food properly
### Conclusion and Assessment (5 minutes):
1. **Recap:** Review the key points about food poisoning, symptoms, and prevention.
2. **Q&A:** Open the floor for any questions the students might have.
3. **Worksheets:** Pass out "Food Safety Checklist" worksheets for students to fill out at home with their parents as homework.
4. **Compliment Participation:** Thank the students for their engagement and participation, and emphasize the importance of applying what they've learned about food safety in their daily lives.
### Homework:
- Complete the "Food Safety Checklist" worksheet with the help of their parents/guardian to reinforce safe food practices at home.
### Additional Notes:
- **Accommodations:** For students with reading difficulties, pair them with stronger readers during group activities.
- **Follow-Up:** Plan a follow-up lesson on kitchen safety or include a hands-on cooking activity (with supervision) to practice safe food handling.