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Cooking Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders taste different flavors on their popcorn. In this taste bud instructional activity, 4th graders make predictions about taste and dip popcorn into four different flavors. They record how the flavors tasted - sweet, salty,...
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Grizzly Hibernation

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explain why and how grizzlies hibernate. They make a den using cardboard boxes. They write a story told from a new-born grizzly.
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Nutrition 2: Good Food, Good Health

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how food provides them with energy and materials for their body. In groups, they identify good and bad foods to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Using the internet, they research how food can affect their overall health.
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Energy Balance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore energy.  In this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy.  Students complete a good nutrition worksheet.
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Alcohol and Pregnancy Don't Mix!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders learn about John Kellerman, a youngster who was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. They learn how alcohol and pregnancy doesn't mix.
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What Role Does Light Play Within the Vision Process?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the relationship between light and vision. In groups, they participate in experiments to discover how different wavelengths are divided in the visible spectrum. They record their answers and discuss their...
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Beef and Beef By-Products

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the various types of beef and the many uses of its by-products. They increase their knowledge by playing a game of "beef bingo."They discuss what parts of beef animals are their by-products.
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Steps to a Healthier You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the food pyramid. In this dietary health lesson, students examine the food pyramid on the MyPyramid.gov website and discuss healthy eating strategies. There are various links to websites in this lesson.
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Non-nutrients: Fiber and Water

For Teachers All
Students will identify the sources and function of carbohydrates and fiber and apply appropriate food preparation techniques.
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Graphing Dairy Production Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the total impact of milk on our society by graphing data.  In this statistics lesson, students discover the dirty and sometimes unhealthy road milk travels to get into our bodies.  Young scholars analyze dairy...
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Pandemic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine contagious diseases. They explore different types of bacteria and the illnesses they cause.
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CONNECTIONS

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study the interdependence of an ecosystem that allows it to sustain itself. They examine the Western lowland gorillas for an example.
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Should Fitness Be Mandatory?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine a website for viewpoints on fitness as a legal issue. They form positions on communal responsibility vs. personal freedoms and present to the class their positions.
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Living Environment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
For this environmental lesson students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on animal populations, cell structure and chromosomes.
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What Influences Reaction Rate?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study reaction rates, what determines how fast a reaction happens and how the chemical changes occur.  In this reactions lesson plan students complete a lab where they use Alka-Seltzer to observe reaction rate and create a graph...
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Properties of Matter (Biomaterial Through Nanotechnology)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate friction between different surfaces. In this physics lesson, students research biomaterials that can reduce friction. They calculate efficiency using a mathematical formula.
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What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify ways to handle conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm times when they had a conflict with a friend. Students develop a strategy to deal with conflicts in the future, such as talking it through...
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Essential Nutrients - Daily Guides

For Teachers All
List the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. (The guidelines are listed below) National Standards 14.3.1 Aim for fitness Aim for a healthy weight Be physically active each day
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The Scientific Revolution in England and Europe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read and discuss Scientific Revolution information sheet and the diagram concerning the causes of the Scientific Revolution. They construct a timeline including Aristotle, Democritus, Copernicus, Bacon and Descartes along with a...
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Hunger and Malnutrition

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students recognize that our bodies cannot function without certain essential foods. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, students become familiar with the problems associated with malnutrition such as medical problems, problems...
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Apple Kinds to Products

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students become familiar with various kinds of apples and the tree they grow on.  In this Apple tree lesson, students recognize the differences between apples and can identify what happens to apples in different seasons.  Students cut...
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Cold and Flus

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the difference between viral and bacterial illnesses. In this health instructional activity, students learn the symptoms of each and  examine ways to prevent spreading virusus and bacteria.
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They Don't Just Eat Grass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health lesson, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating feed...
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Worm Composting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss worm composting. In this decomposition lesson, 2nd graders look at the anatomy of the worm and how it eats food. They have their own worm bin and review what foods can and can not be given to the worms for...

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