2nd Grade
Project
4 weeks
Content Expertise
Effective Communication
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Self Directed Learning
Collaboration
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Design
Design
Students will design a clear, step-by-step plan to investigate how food or exercise affects their bodies. They will choose a method that matches their question, identify what they will measure (such as heart rate or energy level), create a simple data collection plan, and revise their plan after peer feedback before beginning data collection.
Days 3 - 5
Collect
Collect
Students will systematically gather heart rate, energy, and food label data based on their investigation plans, carefully documenting procedures, conditions, and observations in their My Body Health Investigation Notebooks. They will conduct quality checks to ensure accurate, organized records that can be used in the next phase for analysis.
Days 6 - 7
Analyze
Analyze
Students will interpret their nutrition and exercise investigation data by creating picture graphs, identifying patterns and surprises, discussing multiple interpretations with peers, and connecting their findings back to their original research questions and hypotheses before moving to final conclusions.
Days 8 - 10
Conclude
Conclude
Students will draw evidence-based conclusions from their nutrition and exercise investigations, clearly explain what their data does and does not show, acknowledge limitations, generate new questions, and present their full investigation process to an authentic audience at the Healthy Food Fair and Fitness Fest.
Days 11 - 12
Question
Days 1–2
Day 1
Day 2
Design
Days 3–5
Collect
Days 6–7
Day 6
Day 7
Analyze
Days 8–10
Day 8
Conclude
Days 11–12
Day 11
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
Day 1
Question
🕵️ Food Detective Energy Mystery
🕵️ Food Detective Energy Mystery
🫀 Heart, Muscles & Energy Mini-Lab
🫀 Heart, Muscles & Energy Mini-Lab
💭 Wonder Wall: Food & Fitness Questions
💭 Wonder Wall: Food & Fitness Questions
7
Day 2
🎯 From Big Question to Testable Question
🎯 From Big Question to Testable Question
🤝 Question Feedback Circles
🤝 Question Feedback Circles
📓 My Investigation Question & Prediction
📓 My Investigation Question & Prediction
13
Day 4
📝 My Investigation Plan Map
📝 My Investigation Plan Map
14
Day 5
📚 Food Labels & Body Clues
📚 Food Labels & Body Clues
✅ Investigation Plan Checkpoint
✅ Investigation Plan Checkpoint
15
Day 6
Collect
📏 Measuring Heart Rate Before & After Exercise
📏 Measuring Heart Rate Before & After Exercise
🍎 Whole vs Processed Snack Observations
🍎 Whole vs Processed Snack Observations
20
Day 7
🔍 Mid-Study Data Quality Check
🔍 Mid-Study Data Quality Check
✅ Investigation Method Check-In
✅ Investigation Method Check-In
21
Day 8
Analyze
📊 Picture Graphs for Heart Rate & Energy Data
📊 Picture Graphs for Heart Rate & Energy Data
🧠 Team Data Boards & Combined Class Graph
🧠 Team Data Boards & Combined Class Graph
22
Day 9
🔍 Finding Patterns & Surprises
🔍 Finding Patterns & Surprises
💬 Data Talk: Do We Agree?
💬 Data Talk: Do We Agree?
27
Day 10
📝 Preliminary Findings Page
📝 Preliminary Findings Page
28
Day 11
Conclude
✏️ My Investigation Conclusion Page
✏️ My Investigation Conclusion Page
🧠 What Does Our Data Show?
🧠 What Does Our Data Show?
❓ New Questions We Have Now
❓ New Questions We Have Now
🔍 What Could Have Changed Our Results?
🔍 What Could Have Changed Our Results?
29
Day 12
🏫 Healthy Food Fair & Fitness Fest
🏫 Healthy Food Fair & Fitness Fest
🎤 Presentation Practice & Peer Feedback
🎤 Presentation Practice & Peer Feedback
📘 My Healthy Research Reflection
📘 My Healthy Research Reflection