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Jr. Chef Club Super Snacks Lesson 6

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Students discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...
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Mathematics & Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students apply math to calculate fat and calories in the food they eat. They examine food package information to become aware of the ingredients and to learn about healthy life styles. They work in groups to create crazy meals using the...
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Health In Progress - Processed Foods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast processed foods to unprocessed foods. After exploring the differences, they research the health factors, benefits and concerns in both types of food. Discussions include fats, sweeteners, fiber, vitamins,...
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Fatty Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore nutrition by participating in a balanced diet activity. In this eating habits instructional activity, students analyze their own diets and discuss the foods they have eaten that day. Students utilize grocery bags,...
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Worksheet
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The Food Chain

For Students 4th - 5th
For this food chain worksheet, students see 4 blank boxes over 2 blank lines. Each box is labeled with a new vocabulary word pertaining to the food chain. Students write a definition of each word and draw an example.
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Your Healthy Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the food groups. In this nutrition lesson, 3rd graders examine the food pyramid and create a balanced diet plan. Students label a blank food pyramid outline.
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Lower the Trans and Increase the Omega-3s

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the health risks associated with trans fats. In this adult health lesson, students examine food labels for hydrogenated oils content. They discuss the benefits and sources of omega-3s.
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Measuring Calories in Food

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students measure the amount of calories in food. In this food energy lesson, students discuss what a calorie is, how our bodies use a calorie, and how many we need. Then, students use a calorimeter to calculate the amount of energy in a...
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Getting Food

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore seashore ecosystems.  In this marine animal biology lesson plan, students sort photographs of various sea creatures according to their eating habits and discuss each animal's identifiable traits.  Students draw and label...
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Nutrition

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the Food Pyramid. In this nutrition lesson plan, students list the food groups and identify several foods from each food group. Students complete a blank food pyramid worksheet as an assessment.
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the different levels of the food pyramid and plan a healthy meal. They discuss the food pyramid and read about nutrition using a variety of resources. Using Kidspiration computer software, they plan a...
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Worksheet
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What Parts of a Plant Do We Eat?

For Students 8th - 12th
Did you know that tomtoes and cucumbers are actually fruits? Biology or botany beginners read about the function of flowers and fruit and find that some food items commonly called vegetables are, by definition, also fruits! Give learners...
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External Influences 3: Legal and Political

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine the impact of regulation on business activities and present written reports. They conduct research on food labelling and regulation.
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Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the dietary guidelines and what they do.  In this healthy eating lesson students study nutrition labels and calorie needs.
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Super K Buffet: Lesson for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students determine healthy food choices. In this healthy food choice instructional activity, students study food vocabulary and complete a worksheet about making good choices. They put together a dinner plate that shows a complete meal...
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Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate food examples from the food groups to explore a healthy diet. In this healthy eating instructional activity, students study the food pyramid and complete related worksheets. Students also play pyramid go fish.
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Discovery Education

Malachi's Medication

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What's on a prescription medicine label? After learners practice measuring Malachi's prescribed dosage for his medication, they collaboratively discuss and explain why measuring it with the proper measuring tools is essential. Young...
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Food Groups and the Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and explain food labels and decide in which part of the food guide pyramid selected food items belong.
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Rethink Your Drink

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students identify the contents of popular drinks.  In this health lesson plan students learn how to read labels and devise ways that they can drink more water.
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Social Studies:

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify various types of breads fromother countries and locate them on maps. In small groups, they make story maps of books that mention bread and make books resembling sandwiches. Students have a bread tasting party and...
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Kansas Foods A Data and Probability Investigation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study a number of food products and anticipate which are derived from Kansas crops. They make a list of words associated with the food stuffs and graph the results.
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Organizer
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Food Chain Poster Instructions

For Students 1st - 5th
In this food chain worksheet, students follow a set of 9 steps to create a food chain poster. Page has no additional activities.
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What I Ate Today

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this menu planning worksheet, pupils use a large circular chart with 5 categories of foods to record one day's diet. There are no examples and the labels "food for growth" and "food for energy" may be confusing.
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Worksheet
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Getting to Know "Aquatic Fish Foods"

For Students 5th - 12th
In this fish instructional activity, students access a website to learn more about the common insects eaten by fish. Then students draw and label three types of insect life cycles. This instructional activity has 10 true or false...