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Movement concepts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize the connection between food labels and exercise. In this health lesson, students understand how many times they need to dribble to work off a snack.  Students answer questions about the exercise.
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Pyramid Play

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners investigate the concept of the Food Pyramid. They use a game as a tool of discovery in order to classify different types of food in the pyramid. Upon completion of the game the students construct their own models of it.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils analyze the decision to smoke and how it is influenced by peer pressure. The discuss ways to say no to tobacco use.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the Five Food Groups and the proper servings of each. They study the physical features of different foods such as fruits, and vegetables.
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Smart Snacking Dragon

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in activities that focus on making healthy snack choices.
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Olympics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars rotate through a variety of Olympic activities and record their results. Teams rotate through stations and practice units of measurement.
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Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities and worksheets to explore the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines .
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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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Give Me Five A Day!

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson lead by the teacher to discover the diet plan of increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. They conduct discussions in class with each other, at home with parents, and in the community if possible.
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I Like Bugs!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore the story I Like Bugs! In this language arts lesson, students sort bugs from the story into the correct category. Students draw pictures of bugs and create a retelling booklet.
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Pyramid

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work in small groups as they are assigned one of the food groups. They decide how to act out one of the foods included in that group. Next, they discuss their favorite foods and where they fit on the food pyramid and examine the...
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FAT FOLLIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Students write the name of each food brought in to...
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Life Skills for Vocational Success: Health: Lesson 2: Nutrition

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students record all food intake for a week. They discuss each of the six different food groups, particularly which foods are included in each group. Students discuss calorie intake. They discuss a well-balanced diet, and its importance...
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Why are People Hungry and Malnourished?: Ethics, Food, Global Cultures, Malnutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain the food system that feeds people and to identify the three Pillars of Food Security.
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Fast Food Junkie

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study their favorite fast food meal and analyze their nutritional value.
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Good Snack,Smart Snack

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders pretend to be company managers who design and advertise healthy snacks to sell.
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Aquatic Insects: Water Quality Index & Diversity Index

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students search stream beds to study the life cycle and adaptations of stream insects. They explore creeks and streams to see the diversity index of creeks or streams and to find the water qualit index.
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Why are People Hungry and Malnourished?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read "The Story of Miguel's Tomatoes" to review the steps involved in the food system. In groups, students complete a food system chart. Using the chart as a model, students choose a commonly eaten food and trace it from its...
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Healthy Snacks

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine teen attitudes towards snack food merchandising in schools and what contributes to successful food merchandising. The context for the lesson is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.
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Is There Seaweed/Algae in Your Food?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover that seaweed/algae is a small part of the resources the oceans provide. By investigating common household products, students discover that human senses are not enough to detect the presence of seaweed/algae in food.
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Lets Think About...Plants

For Teachers K
Students bring in various vegetables and make friendship soup. They plant seeds and discuss the things plants need to grow and thrive.
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Making Decisions with Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore probability. They discuss the likelihood of events happening and the terms certain, impossible, likely and unlikely. Students discuss various situations and the likelihood of that situation occurring.
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Freckle Juice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read Freckle Juice as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan has many good ideas of extensions you can do as your students go through the story.
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Ourselves

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use a website to name and compare external body parts of humans and other animals.

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