Drip Squad Mission Checks

Name: ______________________    Date: ______________

Check one box for each question. Get 2 out of 3 to complete the mission. Grades K to 2: read each question aloud. The answer key on the last page is for teachers.

Mission Check 1: Your Body Is a Water Park

1. More than half of your body is made of...

   • □ Sand
   • □ Water
   • □ Pizza

2. Which Body Crew friend helps you think?

   • □ Brainy
   • □ Musclo
   • □ Pumpy

3. Water helps your whole body work.

   • □ True
   • □ False

Mission Check 2: Thirsty Signals

1. Which one is a thirsty signal?

   • □ Dry mouth
   • □ Wiggly toes
   • □ Long hair

2. Pee that looks like lemonade means...

   • □ Drink water now
   • □ You're doing great
   • □ Eat a snack

3. You should wait until you feel super thirsty to drink.

   • □ True
   • □ False

Mission Check 3: Sugar Sneak Strikes

1. Who hides sugar in drinks?

   • □ Drip
   • □ Sugar Sneak
   • □ Brainy

2. Which drink has zero sugar?

   • □ Soda
   • □ Water
   • □ Sports drink

3. Some fruit drinks have lots of sugar.

   • □ True
   • □ False

Mission Check 4: Label Detectives

1. Which line on the label catches Sugar Sneak?

   • □ Serving size
   • □ Added Sugars
   • □ Sodium

2. About how many grams of sugar make 1 teaspoon?

   • □ 4 grams
   • □ 10 grams
   • □ 1 gram

3. Kids should have less than ___ grams of added sugar a day.

   • □ 100
   • □ 25
   • □ 75

Mission Check 5: Water All Day

1. What's the best way to drink water?

   • □ All at once at night
   • □ A little all day long
   • □ Only on weekends

2. Which food is full of water?

   • □ Watermelon
   • □ Crackers
   • □ Pretzels

3. A water bottle at school helps you sip all day.

   • □ True
   • □ False

Mission Check 6: Hero Moves

1. When you play sports, you need...

   • □ Less water
   • □ More water
   • □ No water

2. On a hot day, you should take...

   • □ Extra water breaks
   • □ Fewer water breaks
   • □ A soda

3. Move more, sip more!

   • □ True
   • □ False

Teacher answer key

Mission Check 1: Your Body Is a Water Park

1. Water. More than half of your body is water.
2. Brainy. Brainy, your brain, needs water to think fast and remember things.
3. True. Water helps your brain, heart and muscles all do their jobs.

Mission Check 2: Thirsty Signals

1. Dry mouth. A dry, sticky mouth is one way your body asks for water.
2. You're doing great. Pale yellow, like lemonade, is a good sign. Dark yellow, like apple juice, means it is time for water.
3. False. Drink before you are super thirsty. Sip a little all day.

Mission Check 3: Sugar Sneak Strikes

1. Sugar Sneak. Sugar Sneak hides sugar in lots of drinks.
2. Water. Plain water has zero sugar.
3. True. Some fruit drinks pack a lot of sugar, about as much as soda. Water and plain milk are the everyday picks.

Mission Check 4: Label Detectives

1. Added Sugars. The Added Sugars line tells you how much sugar was put in.
2. 4 grams. About 4 grams of sugar is 1 teaspoon.
3. 25. Kids should have less than 25 grams of added sugar a day. That is about 6 teaspoons.

Mission Check 5: Water All Day

1. A little all day long. Sipping a little all day beats chugging it all at once.
2. Watermelon. Watermelon is mostly water. Lots of fruits and veggies count too.
3. True. A bottle close by makes it easy to sip all day.

Mission Check 6: Hero Moves

1. More water. Moving makes you sweat, so you need more water.
2. Extra water breaks. Hot days and sports mean more sweat, so take extra water breaks.
3. True. The more you move, the more water you need.

Mission Checks for The Drip Squad, a free program sponsored by ShineWater. Not yet reviewed by a medical professional. More at healthyhydrationforkids.com.