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What are the program objectives?

Operation Lunch Line is designed

  1. To teach kids how to feel great by balancing food and movement.

  2. To teach kids how their bodies work in relationship to Calories IN / Calories OUT.

  3. To empower kids to make health-enhancing choices in all areas of their lives.

  4. To help kids attain competencies related to national education standards.

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Primary Educational Content:

Exercise

  • Defining "Out of Shape"
  • Understanding how food energy translates to muscle energy
  • Exploring ways we can move and travel without motorized vehicles
  • The walking school bus
  • Audience Dance Party using Dance Revolution in 3-D

Nutrition

  • Importance of fruits and vegetables
  • USDA food pyramid
  • Positive global and dietary impact of planting a garden
  • Digestive System - Enzymes / Nutrients (Protease, Amylase, Lipase, Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water)
  • Defining and balancing Calories IN / OUT
  • Challenges kids face with over and under-eating
  • Media influence on body image
  • Natural foods vs. Processed foods
  • Nutrition labels - How to read them
  • Investigating Hidden Ingredients - High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • Portion Sizes

Kids Enjoy!

Show Synopsis

Kid Power is the leader of Operation Lunch Line. He believes kids have the power to feel great by eating healthy foods and exercising daily. His base of operations is Mission Control which is uniquely powered soley from audience participation.

Mission Control

Using spectacular visual effects in 3-D, the entire audience miniaturizes, joining Kid Power on an amazing journey inside the human body of a boy named Max, who feels lousy because he doesn't eat or move properly. The mission monitors Max's inactive behaviors and poor food choices day after day. Through audience participation the kids not only educate and motivate Max, but in doing so, learn they too are special, filled with all the "Kid Power" needed to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to make health-enhancing choices and feel great.

State Standards Correlation:

This show is designed to correlate with State and National K-5 education.

Check Mark Language Arts    Check Mark Health        Check Mark Arts: Theatre

Check Mark Social Studies    Check Mark Math           Check Mark Science

Check Mark Arts: Music          Check Mark Physical Fitness

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