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Planning Meals
Tenth graders explore the various types of meals that they can plan each day. For this health lesson, 10th graders develop sample menus for their families. Students create a one dish meal to be sampled by their classmates.
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Pre-K Appetizer
Students explore health by identifying positive eating habits. In this dietary lesson, students read several books about eating well and making wise food decisions. Students view the food pyramid on the USDA website and discuss the...
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Habitat survival
Sixth graders study different environments and how the food chain affects the survival of different animals. In this environments lesson plan, 6th graders share the visuals which describe the characteristics of the environment that they...
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Health: The Skeleton with a Message
Students identify human muscles and bones from a cardboard skeleton, named "Mr. Skelly." Using dialog balloons as props, the teacher holds up advice from Mr. Skelly, such as noting he drinks milk to keep his bones strong. The lesson...
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The Science Behind Dolphins
Students discover facts about marine mammals, specifically dolphins. In this K-2 lesson plan, students identify the different species of Cetaceans, focusing on dolphins. Students answer true/false questions regarding cetaceans and...
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Cute Calves of Just Tasty Steaks
Students examine the state of agriculture. In this animal husbandry lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research data on people's changing diets, farming practices, and animal health care.
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Family Mealtime: Take a New Look
Pupils share their family mealtime experience. In this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating together. They share ideas on how to make mealtime fun.
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Moooving to Low-fat Milk
Third graders complete two handouts. In this healthy beverages lesson, 3rd graders compare whole, two percent and skim milks. Students use labels to help choose healthy beverages. Students complete an "All About Milk" and "Calculating...
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Health and Growth
Learners recognize that living things need food and water. In this health and growth lesson, students identify foods that are better for health and growth. Learners sing a song and complete a worksheet. Students understand that...
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Catching a Balanced Diet
First graders explore the importance of balanced meals. They play a fishing game to help them select foods to make up a balanced meal.
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What is Hunger and Who are the Hungry?
Young scholars aim to explain why we need food, to know that we need many different foods and to know who is hungry in the world.
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Nutrition and Physical Education Activities in the Classroom
You can promote health and wellness using nutrition activities and lessons. With physical education activities and suggestions about snack times, you can help impvove the habits of the youngsters under your charge.
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Ecosystems and Change
Pairs of ecologists select an animal and investigate an ecosystem from its point of view. This simple instructional activity involves Internet research and putting together a presentation of collected information.
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The Dietary Guidelines (2010)
In a mini-lab, the class will prepare Hawaiian Haystacks to eat. A note-taking worksheet is included for learners to use during a PowerPoint presentation about six basic dietary guidelines. Most of the time required for this activity is...
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Breakfast: Healthy for Me and Healthy for the Environment
Students develop criteria for a healthy and environmentally friendly breakfast and use these criteria to design a breakfast menu. They use a decision chart to evaluate their choices which is imbedded in this plan.
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The Five Food Groups
Students explore the five food groups as well as the specific foods found in each of these groups.
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Healthy Living
Young scholars awareness is raised about the importance of dies and how to make simple choices to improve your health and well being. They reflect on things they eat, what they watch on TV, what they say to others, have a group song,...
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Food Shopping Tips
Twelfth graders explore different ways of shopping to try to save money. In this economics lesson, 12th graders participate in a game that explains various shopping tips. Students generate other shopping tips as a group to...
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Good Hygiene: A Healthy Smile
Learners practice proper brushing techniques. In this dental hygiene lesson, students use a plaque disclosing tablet to practice the correct tooth brushing procedure.
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Get Your Calcium - Rich Foods
Fifth graders explore personal health by identifying positive food choices. In this calcium sources instructional activity, 5th graders discuss the common ways a human can receive calcium such as consuming dairy products. Students view a...
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Why are People Hungry and Malnourished?: Ethics, Food, Global Cultures, Malnutrition
Students explain the food system that feeds people and to identify the three Pillars of Food Security.
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Pre-K Appetizer: Lesson for Pre-Kindergarten
Students explore food choices by researching the food pyramid in class. In this healthy eating habits instructional activity, students discuss each layer of the food pyramid and identify areas they need to improve in their own lives....
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Design A Healthy Lunch
Students investigate the making of choices to design a healthy lunch. They track their daily diet and then brainstorm ways to improve it. They conduct research using the internet looking for menu ideas for the perfectly healthy lunch....
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Lewis and Clark In Columbia River Country Native Foods
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...