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Let's Sort a Salad

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine edible plants by identifying salad ingredients. In this botany activity, students discuss the different vegetables that can be eaten in a salad and draw them on a worksheet. Students review vegetable vocabulary and...
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Patintero

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this Patinero worksheet, students play a game called Patinero where they try to run and tag others in lines in a square. Students play 1 game.
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Let’s Make Cottage Cheese

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students watch the process of making cottage cheese from milk, then season and taste the product.  In this making cottage cheese lesson, students make a connection between what they eat and where it came from.  Students view...
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How to Combat Harassment and Discrimination

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss harassment and discrimination. In this harassment instructional activity, students define the terms and discuss ways to report harassment. They listen to stories and role play how they would act in that situation. 
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Nutrition Facts Comprehension Quiz

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this nutrition facts activity, students complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz using nutrition labels given. An answer key is included.
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Matter and Energy

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air pressure on humans by utilizing the Internet.  For this physical science lesson, students research the Internet to discover altitude sickness and air pressure.  Students prepare against...
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Fire Triangle in the Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  In this elements lesson plan, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Students create large storyboards defining the...
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Fencing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice the skills of fencing. In this fencing lesson plan, students learn how to properly lunge, and how to score a fencing match.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students design a meal plan with healthy foods based on the food guide pyramid. In this nutrition lesson plan, students identify healthy and unhealthy choices, watch a PowerPoint, and complete a group activity based on the food pyramid.
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Soccer Dribbling Individual and Partner

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice dribbling in the sport of soccer. In this soccer dribbling lesson plan, students practice this skill individually and with a partner.
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Gymnastic Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils use gymnastics beams, benches, mats, and wedges to practice gymnastics skills. In this gymnastics lesson plan, students practice balancing, tumbling, and jumping skills.
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Restaurants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate restaurants. For this foods lesson, students create a class restaurant. Students decide which foods will be sold and how much each food will cost by looking at examples of menus from various restaurants.
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Body Part Matching

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this body parts learning exercise, students trace the body part actions and then match the action to the body part that does that action. Students complete 6 matches.
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People and Space

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students eat dehydrated foods that the astronauts would eat in space. In this dehydrated foods lesson plan, students make lists of food they could eat, discuss how dehydration takes place, eat food, and complete discussion questions.
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Warning Signs

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the signs that someone is being bullied. In this school climate lesson, students discuss the provided list of signs that one is being bullied. Links are provided to other lessons about bullying.
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Food + Activity = Weight and Health

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this nutrition activity, learners evaluate the school lunch menu and answer 3 short answer questions about it. Students then create a nutritious meal that they would like to eat at school.
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The Birchbark House Foods Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this food learning exercise, students read the book The Birchbark House and list the foods in the story along with making an X by the food if they have eaten it and then write which food group it is in. Students have 11...
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Resilient Voices

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners select a fictitious obstacle to overcome as an analysis of their own resiliency. In this resiliency lesson, students discuss the meaning of resiliency and watch a video about the concept. Learners work in pairs to trace...
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Food Smarts: Mypyramid For Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils create a menu based on the nutritious choices they pick out from MyPyramid and the video they watch. In this nutrition lesson plan, students describe what each color band on the pyramid represents, use charts, discuss nutrition...
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Lake Ice Out Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the greenhouse effect.  In this environment lesson, students describe how "ice out" affects animals and plants who live in a Maine lake.  Students graph "ice out" data and make predictions about the upcoming...
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Comparing the Food Choices and Body Image of 15-Year-Olds Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars interpret data regarding food choices and the perceived body image of youth in the world. In this personal health lesson, students compare food consumption patterns in Canada with other countries. Young scholars also...
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People and Space

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore space travel.  In this space science lesson, students define "dehydration" and explain why dehydrated foods are necessary for space survival.  Students prepare and eat a meal that includes a variety of...
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Healthy Eating

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners examine healthy diet. In this health lesson, students use Online resources and provided web links to research the effects of diet on the body.
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Grains Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grains worksheet, students look at pictures and identify what the different pictures of grains are. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.