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Fat Fast Foods
Students explore the fast food industry. For this fast food lesson, students research fast food restaurants and the food served. Students create a tri-fold handout to explain the history of fast food and types of food served. Students...
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Fast Food Fun
Students use technology to input, retrieve, organize, manipulate, evaluate, and communicate information to find calories and fat in a typical fast food meal. They decide which fast food restaurant you would like to visit and click on...
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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals
Learners examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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Jewish Culture Through Food Recipes
Young scholars engage in studying Jewish culture through the experience of tasting and eating different foods. They answer key questions that are used to guide the lesson. The foods of Americans is contrasted with the Jewish foods.
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Food
In this culinary education worksheet, students read six sample menus from different restaurants and identify the type of culture the menu is derived from.
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Restaurants and Institutional Examination 4
Match the vocabulary terms in column A with the definitions in column B. Write the letter of the definition in column B in the space next to the terms in column A.Write short answers or fill in the blank to the following questions and...
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Student Handout 5B: Group Discussion
A fantastic discussion awaits your class! They read position statements from both Taco Bell and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. They consider the statements fully. and then use three questions to engage in a class discussion on the...
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Foods
Young scholars identify what types of items are grown on a farm. They discuss how those items are processed and turned into food they everyday. They are to write a paragraph using transition words.
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The Food Safety Team at Restaurants
Students study who is involved in processing and keeping the food safe in dining out situations. They examine the procedures restaurants take for cleanliness and safety while identifying the role of the Food Code in restaurant inspections.
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Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba
Students explore palindromes and try writing some of their own. A second instructional activity centers around French food and restaurants. They create a business plan and menu for an imaginary French restaurant.
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A Healthy Diet
Young scholars examine their own fast food habits and discuss the poor nutritional value of this type of food. They read nutritional labels on popular packaged foods. They analyze the risks of a diet high in fat and sodium versus a well...
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Responsible Eating
Students identify healthy eating habits. In this nutrition activity, students discuss the food pyramid and healthy food choices. Students track their daily food intake in a journal.
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Food Patterns
In this food worksheet, students answer short answer questions about their food patterns and habits. Students complete 9 questions total.
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Food Safety From Food To Fork
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of food safety. In groups, they distinguish between fact and opinion and cause and effect while participating in a board game. They write an essay about what knowledge they gained and review...
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Nutrition and Food Science
Students examine the causes and symptoms of food-borne illnesses and ways to prevent them. In this nutrition lesson plan students work in teams to investigate a type of food-borne illness and present a scenario about it.
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Countries, Food, and Culture
Students examine foods from other countries. In this multicultural lesson, students write down names of different restaurants and categorize pictures of foods according to the specific restaurant. For example, Won Ton Soup would be...
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Food Pesticides and Their Risks to Children
Students examine an industrial disaster in India which affected the food for generations to come. In groups, they research the history of pesticides and place them into groups based on the type of pests they control. They partcipate in...
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Visitons Le Café! (Let's Visit the Café!)
Students become familiar with basic French cafémenu items by viewing pictures of various foods and drinks and identifying them in French, and practice proper pronunciation by ordering foods in French, while taking turns role playing...
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Eating Out and Eating In- Go Lean with Protein
Fifth graders explore healthy food options at fast food restaurants. For this restaurant lesson, 5th graders explore menus from different fast food options. Students investigate menus to determine the healthiest meal options.
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Restaurants
Students investigate restaurants. In this foods activity, students create a class restaurant. Students decide which foods will be sold and how much each food will cost by looking at examples of menus from various restaurants.
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Smart Solutions: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)
Smart Solutions is the theme of a unit created to meet the needs of English language earners. Through a series of lessons, scholars follow a routine—move, speak, and listen— to cover topics including stores, shops, celebrations, pets,...
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Fretful Over Fast Food
Fifth graders research fast food options and write an essay on the topic. For this fast food lesson, 5th graders pretend they are a babysitter and research fast food restaurant options to eat at while they are baby-sitting. Students...
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Nutrition and Fast Food: Making Informed Choices
Students identify the components of a balanced diet and their importance to good health. Students research their favorite types of fast food to determine how healthy they really are. Links to websites of popular fast food companies are...
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Dollar Value and Fast-Food Nutrition
Learners examine how they can make changes to form healthy eating habits. In this investigative lesson students examine food guidelines and the food pyramid.