LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify a range of potential health issues associated with consuming sports and energy drinks; identify healthy alternatives to drinks high in caffeine and sugar.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Self-management

Lesson Plan: Sports and Energy Drinks

Consuming too much sugar and caffeine can negatively affect your health. Read on for the lowdown on these sugary beverages.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Sports and Energy Drinks,” ask your students the following pre-reading question: 

How do sports and energy drinks affect your health?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Sports and Energy Drinks”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In SPORTS AND ENERGY DRINKS PSA, have students work individually or in small groups to create one-minute PSA-style TikT oks or videos to help their classmates understand issues involving sports and energy drinks. T o keep the videos unique, encourage your students to focus on single subtopics from the article, such as reading nutrition labels, healthy alternatives to sports drinks, or how caffeinated energy drinks affect your health. For extra engagement, have your class view one another’s videos, and hold a vote for the most creative and informational PSA.

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