Nutrition and Physical Activity · JHS3 Physical Education…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.1.1.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define unbalanced or poor diet and list at least three examples of nutritional problems that affect sports performance.
Explain how at least two specific nutritional problems (such as iron deficiency, dehydration, or low carbohydrate intake) affect the body during physical activity.
Identify foods commonly eaten in Ghana that contribute to a balanced sports diet and those that contribute to poor performance.
Demonstrate, through role play, the visible effects of an unbalanced diet during physical activity.
Work collaboratively in groups to discuss and present findings on nutritional problems in sports.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Health Education (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Nutrition and Physical Activity (1.1)
Content standard: B9.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of nutritional problems associated with participation in sports physical activities
Indicator: B9.1.1.1.1 - Examine the problems associated with unbalanced or poor diet in relation to sports and physical activities
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Physical Education and Health, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 38
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. In small groups, discuss the nutritional problems associated with unbalanced or poor diet related to participation in sports and physical activities.
2. using role play, demonstrate the effects of unbalanced or poor diet and participation in sports or physical activities.