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Apple, Apples Everywhere!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to the story of Johnny Appleseed. They create a chart of students favorite apples. They access the Internet and research nutritional information and facts about apples.
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Lunch Talks Review

For Students Higher Ed
In this health worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to health and diet. There are 19 health terms located in the word search.
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What's On Your Plate?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the use of sensory details in writing. In this journal writing lesson, students write four journal entries after group discussion about a variety of topics such as their weekend, poverty in the United States, and...
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Growing a Garden

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research aspects of gardening including nutrition, costs, and soil preparation. They then write a report detailing the planning of the garden and compare costs to buying the items.
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Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Thanksgiving lesson plans can lead to a discussion of nutrition, chemical compositions, and healthy habits.
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Chef Solus Fiber Crossword Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this fiber food group learning exercise, learners fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answer to 15 clues about fiber going across and down.
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The Riddle of the Playground Cave

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss food groups and combination foods, and solve riddle story.
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A Funky Healthy Life Style!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils name the five food groups and classify foods according to group. They tell how proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins/minerals, and water help their body. Students discuss how play and exercise can help their body.
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We Need All Five!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review foods and their groups. They discuss the reasons why they need to eat from all five food groups. They try to write using only a few of their five fingers to see what happens when you don't use all five fingers.
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Arianna Travels the Orient Express

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss how they eat when they travel. They resequence a letter that has been separated into pieces. They read the letter aloud, discuss the foods eaten by the writer and analyze whether she ate the right amount of food...
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Heart Healthy

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students assess their risk of heart disease. In this adult health lesson, students differentiate saturated and unsaturated fats. They discuss different heart healthy food ideas.
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Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine teen attitudes towards snack food merchandising in schools and what contributes to successful food merchandising. The context for the lesson is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.
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Visual Representation of Reduced Fat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate their understanding of the Five-Number Summary and Box-Plots by analyzing different nutrition labels from regular and reduced fat items using graphing calculators.
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Lesson: Peaches

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They discover how to choose and store peaches and use recipes to prepare peaches. They explore the history of peaches and discuss the benefits of eating peaches.
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Balanced Meals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the importance of eating a balanced meal. They observe a video of people suffering from malnutrition, eating disorders, and obesity. They plan a balanced lunch menu for a week.
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FAT FOLLIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Middle schoolers write the name of each...

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