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Animal Nutrition - Variations, Adaptations, & Regulation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Colorful pictures and graphics make this a visually-appealing presentation on animal nutrition. Be aware that two of the sixteen slides include blank graphic organizers, so you will need to find the other existing version of this...
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Digestion and Nutrition

For Students 5th - 8th
Debunk the theory that a soda-and-candy diet is a nutritionally sound concept! Learners first read 2 paragraphs of background information covering essential nutrients, digestion, and homeostasis. Then, they use the information they...
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Heart Disease & Stroke

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners study heart disease and how to prevent it.  In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors. 
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Development of a Nutritional Snack

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop a new line of nutritional snacks. They work in teams to submit a proposal for a snack that not only tastes good, but is nutritional as well. Their end-product consists of four parts: background information,...
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Nutrition Track

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the importance of a healthy diet based on the USDA food pyramid. They log their daily food intake in a journal. They create charts to analyze and compare their diets to the USDA recommended allowances.
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Density Determination

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students observe 2 demonstrations of density. In this density lesson plan, students observe a vial with various substances of different densities. Students then observe the differences between a diet coke and a regular coke can when on a...
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Testing Fats in Food

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the fats found in foods. In this science lesson plan, students test the presence of fat in foods and become more aware of their daily diets.
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The Role of Density in Sinking or Floating: Relational Causality

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students watch the teacher do a demonstration of density with diet and regular soda. Note: try this first, as different types of artificial sweetener have different densities. Students discuss density and volume. They discuss "Relational...
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Food Chain

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in a simulation of the food chain. In this animal diet lesson, the teacher introduces students to the food chain, then assigns each student a part of the food chain to represent. The sun begins sending energy along...
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Good Health

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete a unit with cross-curricular activities to learn about a healthy body and maintaining their health. In this health lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about good health, a healthy diet, healthy foods, healthy...
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Feeding Your Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss nutrition and diet. They look at copies of Tetra's Daily Nutrition Pyramid for Tropical Fish. They compare the fish feeding pyramid to the pyramid for human nutrition. Students examine a can of fish food.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore nutrition. In this science lesson plan, students identify and describe the main nutrients in our diets that are needed by the body as a source of energy.
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Vital Vitamins

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study vitamins and who should take them and what ones to take.  In this investigative instructional activity students plan a healthy diet after reviewing the types of supplements.
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Hogs on a Diet

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars discuss the meaning of "hogging" something, and speculate on the origin of this phrase. They attempt to guess the contents of a shoe box (without looking inside). Students view feed grains and discuss animals that eat...
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Protein

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body.  In this protein lesson students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does. 
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The Excretory System

For Students 8th - 9th
In this excretory system worksheet, students read a brief excerpt about water balance and the excretory system. Then they identify what compound birds, insects and reptiles living in dry habitats excrete. Students also describe how...
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Be A Nutritional Entrepreneur

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and define nutrition. They choose a definition of nutrition or a nutritional theme around which they design a restaurant. This activity helps students answer the question "What is a nutritionally balanced meal?"
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Forest Food Web Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners gain knowledge of food webs and ecological interconnections in the forest, and place different life forms in their proper place in a food chain. Students appreciate the balance of nature and how humans are affected by extinct...
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Pollution - What is It Doing to Us?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students recognize some forms of pollution. In this science lesson plan, students recognize and understand some of the devastating effects of the acid rains and other possible factors that are contrary to the pH balance of nature.
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Oh Panther

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students play a game that replicates the balance of prey and predators in an ecosystem. In this physical education lesson, students follow the instructions to play "Oh Panther!" Students collect data regarding the game and discuss the...
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Where do Plants Get their Food?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this where do plants get their food worksheet, learners design an experiment that will disprove the idea that plants obtain their food from soil. Students will set up their experiment and design a data table that will record data over...
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Classifying Space Food

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils write a written summary of what they have learned about the astronaut nutritional diet in comparison with their own diet habits.
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Nutrition: How Do I Choose the Right Foods?

For Teachers 6th Standards
Young learners discuss how to practice healthy eating habits and the body's need for energy through discussion and exploration of the MyPlate system.
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What's in a Willow?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study of nutritional value of edible native plants. discriminate between foods that have nutritional value and those that do not. They relate how food can affect how they think, feel, and perform.

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