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Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the differences between plants with seeds and seedless.  In this fruits and vegetables lesson plan students examine some vegetables and nuts that are really fruits.
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Pesticide Watch Card

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides which...
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Pledge Certificate

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this health worksheet, students sign a pledge to help their family by making sure everyone eats a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables every day.
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All About Seeds!

For Students K - 2nd
How do fruits relate to flowers and seeds? Identify the seeds and their purpose with a coloring activity for kindergartners. Once they color the seeds of apples, bananas, and peas (among others), kids get hands-on experience with bean...
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Fruits and Vegetables-Eat Your Colors!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this fruits and vegetables worksheet, students draw 3 fruits and vegetables that are certain colors given on a color wheel: green, orange, white, red, yellow and purple.
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5 A Day The Color Way

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students explore the ways they can incorporate fruits and vegetables into their diets.  In this health activity students and parents list health benefits of more fruits and vegetables in their diets and complete a handout.
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Where Do Your Veggies Grow?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the different ways fruits and vegetables are grown. For this vegetable growth lesson students are presented with the three ways that the vegetation occurs: leaves, roots, or branches. The students group pictures of the...
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Eat A Rainbow!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, students identify and sort different fruits and vegetables by colors. Students list reasons why eating fruits and vegetables are important and...
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Food Color Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate plant pigments in fruits and vegetables. In this plant pigments lesson plan, students observe the effects of pH changes on chlorophyll in one demonstration and they observe the effects pH changes on flavonoids in...
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Eating the Rainbow: At the Farmer's Market

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils share what type of fruit and vegetables they like. In this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating healthy foods. They discuss recipe ideas that can be done at home.
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5 A Day

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine their family's fruits and vegetables intake. In this adult health lesson, students share how they prepare certain vegetables. They explain why it's important to eat a healthy diet.
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Moose Juice

For Students K - 1st Standards
Math can be delicious with a fun smoothie worksheet! Kids count the number of fruits that go into a smoothie in an activity worksheet, draw the fruit in the blender, and complete the addition problem on the side. Each page increases in...
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Slash Trash! Reducing, Reusing and Recycling Our Way to Zero Waste

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
The other "Three Rs" are covered in this lesson: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Over four weeks, conservationists collect data about waste in their own homes. They combine their findings with those of other students in order to analyze...
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Coloring Fabrics With Dyes from Plant Materials K-12 Experiments & Background Information

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars investigate the effects of acid and bases on dyes made with plant materials.  In this chromatography lesson students predict color outcomes and complete a lab activity on color combinations.
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Where Do They Grow?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete worksheets. For this fruits and vegetables lesson, students complete a worksheet on where fruits and vegetables grow where they draw connecting lines. Students color fruits and vegetables on a worksheet.
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Fruit and Vegetable Salad Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use both fruits and vegetables in the preparation of salads applying the skills and techniques of fruit and vegetable preparation to share with the class.
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Same Size Vegetables

For Students K - 2nd
In this same sized instructional activity, learners color the items in each row that are the same sized, vegetables, fruits, creatures, and more. Students complete 4 problems on each of the 4 pages.
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Fruit

For Students K - 2nd
In this fruit vocabulary instructional activity, students color 4 labeled fruit pictures. Students then complete 4 sentences about fruit, using the word bank.
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Activity #7 Apple Color Change

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare the different rates of reaction between an apple covered with vitamin C and an apple with no vitamin C. They compare the different rates of reaction between an apple placed in the sun and one not exposed to the sun. ...
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Eat Your Plants

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students work in small groups investigating plant parts. Students discover that fruits and vegetables originate from different parts of plants.
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Pick a Better Snack and Act

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars make healthy choices. In this healthy living mini-unit, students make healthy lifestyle choices through hands-on activities, songs and movement. This mini-unit includes lessons on the food pyramid, fruits, vegetable, and...
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Sugar and Fat Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a game of chase and learn about healthy food choices. In this physical activity and healthy diet lesson plan, students play a game of chase by role playing as sugar and fat examples Young scholars name...
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Cornucopia Coloring Sheet

For Students K - 2nd
In this Thanksgiving-themed coloring worksheet, learners color the picture of a cornucopia, trace the dotted words in the sentences, and respond to 3 short answer questions.
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The Human Body

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore the human body through hands-on activities. Young learners will trace their bodies and place cut out body organs in the proper place, print patterns using cut fruit, sing songs about good nutrition, and use their five senses...