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Food Poisoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the bacteria that cause food poisoning using a written resource. They complete a research worksheet entitled, "America's Most Wanted." Next, they create a short skit about the causes, symptoms, prevention, and other...
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Funky Food Farm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research about ways to keep food from spoiling. In this health science lesson, students design an experiment to keep the ice cubes from melting. They present their designs and results in class.
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Southeast Asian Food and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become familiar with some of the food of Southeast Asia. The explore various examples of how culture has been shaped through the influence of food within Southeast Asia.
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Our Food and Microorganisms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students answer questions about how microorganisms can affect our food supply and how they can be controlled. The first set of inquiry activities are directed by the teacher. Subsequent activities are based on students generating their...
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Community Canned Food Drive (Part 2)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a canned food drive.
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Lewis and Clark In Columbia River Country Native Foods

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners complete an online activity by following a series of prompts to determine seasonal foods that could be found in the Columbia basin during the Lewis and Clark expedition. They draw a seasonal round that shows a colorful...
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Food: Discussion questions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this discussion about food worksheet, students participate in an ask and answer session about food.
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Completing Groups of Nouns

For Students 2nd
In this nouns worksheet, 2nd graders choose a word from a word pool at the top of the worksheet that will correctly complete a word group, 5 groups total.
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Levels of Organization within an Ecosystem

For Students 5th - 10th Standards
From tiny organisms to entire biomes, young scientists examine the interdependent relationships tying all living and non-living things together with this collection of ecology resources.
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Crawly Composters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Get your hands dirty with an interactive lesson that showcases the process of decomposing and returning nutrients back into the soil. After building a compost pile, pupils regularly observe the...
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Periodic Table of Fun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are you looking to put the fun back in the fundamentals of chemistry? Why not have groups create their own periodic tables of something (animals, food, music groups, etc.) practicing the organizational strategies used in the periodic...
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Science Matters

Ecosystem Pre-Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Test scholars' knowledge of ecosystems with a 20-question pre-assessment. Assessment challenges learners to answer multiple choice questions, read diagrams, and complete charts.
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That’s An Otter Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scientists discover how sea otters' habitats have changed due to human impact. Through conversation, video observation, and story reading, scholars identify how human interactions change a specific ecosystem in both positive and...
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Eating a Balanced Diet

For Students 2nd - 6th
A perky presentation provides an overview of what comprises a balanced diet. Viewers discover why water is vital to our health, what the macro-nutrients are and what they provide, and how calcium is important to bones and teeth. The...
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Choose My Plate

MyPlate Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
Encourage healthy eating, cooking, and goal setting with a word search that showcases a variety of fruits and vegetables, and provides a four-step plan to eat more of them. 
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"Four" Goodness Sake

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize that ethnicity, religion and geography are reflected in the food choices we make. In this food choices lesson, 4th graders discuss different types of food from different places. Students compare a menu to the...
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Health, Health, Hurrah!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explain the importance of eating healthy food. For this health science lesson, 3rd graders construct a balanced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They create a collage about it and share it with the class.
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Rainbow Electrophoresis Lab

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis. They practice loading gels and pipetting. For this laboratory activity, food color is separated into constituent pigments. The lab can be run with standard...
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Handwashing and Sanitation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience and visualize first hand the importance of proper hand washing through a hand washing experiment with different temperatures of water and with a different length of time to wash. They prevent food-borne illness and...
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Cancer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study cancer and possible preventative measures.  In this cancer lesson students study the claims on food labels and ways to lower your risk of cancer. 
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America, A Home for Every Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the many cultures that are represented in America. In this American culture instructional activity, students look at the food, languages, music, and traditions that immigrants have contributed to the face of America....
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Concentration

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students recognize sets of food pictures. In this food concentration instructional activity, students match food names and models. Students who name the most correctly win the game.
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Creative Can Sculptures Help Feed the Hungry

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars look at pictures of Canstruction sculptures, then read a news article about the construction of these canned food sculptures. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with pictures of winning...
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Industrialization

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine government regulations. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders look into what was going on inside American factories during the era. Students read excerpts of The Jungle and watch selected video clips...

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