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Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the components of a balanced diet and practice making healthy diet choices. They discuss health-enhancing choices. Students investigate the food pyramid and how to use it to make educated menu decisions. They...
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Caring for Your Body

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this healthy body worksheet, students circle the correct answer for the questions about taking care of a human body. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Drive-Thru Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research fat and calorie content of various food items at 12 popular fast-food restaurants. They compare the foods and create a day's worth of healthy menus using food from those restaurants.
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Breakfast First

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore reasons why breakfast is an important meal. For this healthy eating lesson, students research the benefits of eating breakfast and create a cookbook of healthy breakfast items. Students establish a breakfast plan for two...
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Investigate the Role of Cholesterol from Cholesterol-rich Foods in the Human Body

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders assess fat content of different food samples. In this biology lesson, 8th graders create a flowchart showing the transport of cholesterol in the bloodstream. They perform tests for the presence of lipids on food samples.
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Food For Heart Challenge

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students use a variety of locomotor motions to obtain different pictures of foods for thieir teams. They must decide if the food is always healthy.
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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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Pyramid Play

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students 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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Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd
Student analyze pictures of food items to determine which of the six food pyramid groups they belong to. They tape the pictures onto a poster of the food pyramid. Upon completing the food pyramid, they draw balance meals on paper plates...
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Aging and Weight Gain

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine what happens to the body as they age. After discussing factors that contribute to loss of fitness as individuals age, they plan an active activity for their family. They also plan a healthy snack or lunch so they...
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore healthy eating habits by viewing instructional videos in class. In this food pyramid lesson, 4th graders identify the different classifications within the food pyramid and identify how they can improve overall...
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Hall/ Heal Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same...
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Health: Diet and Nutrition

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students access a variety of nutrition and health related resources on the Internet. They examine the food pyramid, match food groups, play interactive games, read an online story, analyze the labels on food packaging, and take a...
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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 plan is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.
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Build a Burger

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners read about hamburgers and analyze a healthy diet as well as the importance of nutrition. In this nutrition education lesson plan, students read the background information about hamburgers and their nutrition facts. Learners...
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Belonging and Identity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a class in which they eat in different social groups. As a class, they discuss the importance of eating a healthy diet and how some foods are harmful to some but not to others. They use the internet to research...
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Explorit's Green Salad Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this food history worksheet, students read the information about the history of food and salads. Students select the correct answer for the 6 related questions.
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Brown Bagging It

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze brown bag lunches and choose appropriate foods to make a nutritious balanced meal. They examine the calorie and nutrient content of the chosen meal and modify the contents as necessary.
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Moving Down the Line

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine food models to determine what food group they belong to and create a balanced meal as they travel through a mock cafeteria buffet line.
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How History Changed the Way We Eat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom discussions about the research.
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Hands of Doom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the four essential step used for safe food handling: clean, separate, cook, and chill. They identify the bacteria that can cause food poisoning, practice how to properly wash hands before and after handling food,...
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Good Enough To Eat

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars are introduced to the five food groups. In groups, they place different foods into the correct section of the Food Pyramid. Using different types of technology, they create one page of a class ABC book sharing what they...
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Why Walk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book Yummers. They use the food pyramid to evaluate what Emily Pig ate during her walk and find out why her walk made her sick. They participate in a walking game.
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The Brown Rice Bonus

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils investigate how brown rice can be incorporated into a daily healthy diet. They practice preparing and storing the rice in the most beneficial ways. Also goals are set to increase the consumption of it in the dose of twice a week.

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