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It's Sugar Time!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the Food Pyramid. They examine several breakfast cereal labels and determine how much sugar is in each. They discuss these amounts and whether or not they are surprised by the results. They discuss the amount of...
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Determination of the Physical Properties of Dietary Fibers

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this dietary fibers learning exercise, learners compare and contrast the properties of different fibers: cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, guar, agar, and xanthan gum. This learning exercise has 5 short answer questions.
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It's Sugar Time!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how good health depends upon many things, including heredity, lifestyle, personality traits, mental health, attitudes, and the environment.
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How Does Climate Affect Plant Growth?

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare plant samples obtained from two different sites to explore how climate affects plants.
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Dietary Fiber Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research fiber and consider its sources, functions and importance to overall health. They sample high-fiber items, complete worksheets and take a quiz on their fiber research.
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Identifying Implications

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils read a variety of reading passages and articles. They investigate how to make implications and assumptions using the information provided.
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Native American Lesson Plan: Someone's in the Kitchen

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use vocabulary necessary to complete cooking activities and tell others about the food. They discuss similarities and differences between Native American and other nationalities' foods made in their families.
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Malnutrition

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students attempt to find innovative ways to solve the problem of malnutrition. They focus on finding workable and reasonable solutions, adoptable by any patient. Students enhance critical thinking to create an avenue by which...
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AT HOME ON THE RANGE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The student will learn how ranchers on the western frontier helped saved the bison from extinction.Hand out student worksheets. Have students read the information about bison on Student Worksheet A before completing Student Worksheet...
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Health In Progress/ Soft Drinks

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the consumption of soft drinks by children. They examine the statistics about the consumption and determine the increase or decrease in individual servings consumed over time. They...
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Fruits and Vegetables in the Food System

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine the importance of local markets. In this horticulture lesson, students examine the importance of local markets and food systems that can provide profit for growers, freshness, variety and quality.
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Reading: How to Be Healthy

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about healthy living practices. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about what they have read.
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Food Needs, Food Wants

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore wants and needs. In this family budgeting lesson, students play the Food Money game to help them distinguish between food wants and needs. Students discuss their impressions of the game and food budgets.
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Making a Grocery List

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Student examine the benefits of making grocery lists. In this family budgeting lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to create grocery lists for selected meals that families may share.
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Food Shopping Tips

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore different ways of shopping to try to save money.  In this economics lesson, 12th graders participate in a game that explains various shopping tips.  Students generate other shopping tips as a group to share with...
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Eating Away from Home

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the implications of eating out. In this family budgeting lesson, students determine how to make better meal-budgeting choices as they play a game called "Let's Eat Out".
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners use multiple math skills to complete grocery story problems. In this grocery math lesson, students study grocery ads to learn about the cost of foods. Learners investigate food types and the costs of processed versus raw foods....
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Pecan Power

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the origins of pecans and complete a bar graph from the data they have discovered. In this pecan lesson plan, students draw pecans, discuss a pecan time line, and draw a bar graph comparing Arizona pecans to other states.
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Food Patterns

For Students 5th - 12th
In this food worksheet, students answer short answer questions about their food patterns and habits. Students complete 9 questions total.
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ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LABELS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice reading and using label information and understand the purpose of food labeling. They complete surveys using labels from the products brought in. After discussing the pros and cons of having a law that requires fast...
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Behavior Assessment & Nutrient Needs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the factors that influence eating behaviors. They discover the nutrients that are needed in a teenager's body. They also identify the major food groups and examine the food pyramid.
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Supermarket Science: The King Sooper Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read product labels, compare fat, sodium, and sugar contents of various food items. They work with a partner and often employ the assistance of the deli and bakery managers in a supermarket.
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Vitamin A

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify and pat the beat, move to and play quarter notes, half notes and eighth notes to create a factory movement and instrument improvisation.
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Temperature Zones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and make inferences about a map showing various temperature zones across the United States.

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