Warmup (12 Bold)

• Discuss the Fat Candle http://shop.store.yahoo.com/exercisexpresshopping/onepounfatca.html
• 3500 calories must be burned to get rid of 1 lb of fat.

• What is body fat?
• Why is it important?
• What is the best way to find percentage of body fat?
• Which methods can be done in class?
• What is your percent of body fat?

1. Students find internet sites with formulas and calculators for body fat. See the reference page for suggested sites.
2. Students read and report on ways to compute body fat.
3. Students measure and use journal measurement to compute body fat using several different methods. (At least one method should be done using a formula).
4. Find the average of your computations and enter into journal to be used later in the BodyComp Stella model.
5. Students complete Body Fat Measure worksheet.

• The Body Fat Worksheet will be graded and the percent body fat will be entered into the Journal.

• Students will give feedback about the lesson on the Body Fat Worksheet.

• This activity may be carried over to a second day of more time is needed.
• If the lesson goes too fast, students could use more methods to measure body fat.