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What's on Your Plate?
Learners discover foods of the Middle East. In this global studies lesson, students sample a falafel as they follow the provided instructions to make the dish.
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It's Fun to Eat Fruits and Vegetables
Learners identify the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition instructional activity, students view a picture of the food pyramid and identify where to find fruits and vegetables. Learners listen to a music piece...
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The Whole Trut about Whole Grain Breads
Students comprehend the nutrition benefits whole grain breads. They explore how to overcome the common barriers to eating whole grain bread. Students investigate how to choose and store whole grain breads. They comprehend the...
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My Pyramid
Students identify fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition instructional activity, students list fruits and vegetables on the board. Students study the lunch menu and identify the fruits and vegetables.
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Fiber - Adding it to the Diet - Skill Supplement
Food preparation that supports the concepts of adding fiber and water to the diet. Identify fiber, its sources and functions. National Standard 14.2.1 Identify the function of fiber Identify cellulose - non digestible fiber Discuss the...
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Integrating Biology: The Elements in Your Body
In this body elements instructional activity, students read about the chemical make-up of the human body and answer questions about the elements.
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Healthy Island
Students engage in an activity that integrates nutrition information with upper body strengthening physical activities.
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Counting on Good Health
First graders engage in fun activities in order to understand the food pyramid and how to make healthy nutritional choices. The lesson is used in order to help students make healthy lifestyle choices.
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How Much Nutritional Value Does Rice Really Have?
Fifth graders see the nutritional value of rice. In this healthy eating lesson, 5th graders view the Food Guide Pyramid and the number of servings one is supposed to eat in each food group. They focus on rice and its benefits for the body.
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Human Needs
Students investigate human needs and how they have adapted to different environments. They complete an experiment to discover the effect of stress on muscles. They use the food pyramid to create a plan for healthy eating.
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Nutrition Unit
Students complete a number of activities to learn about food and nutrition. They listen to stories, make a collage, play food bingo, and examine the food pyramid as they investigate healthy eating choices.
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Nutrition Fest
Students explore the nutritional needs within a particular disease or health condition. They create a a written report, a food product and a sample menu for one week based on nutritional needs. Students create a food package or display...
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Label Language
Sixth graders explore healthy eating habits by identifying food labels. In this food ingredient lesson, 6th graders discuss the nutritional facts that are available on almost all foods in America and which ingredients and content is...
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Halloween Candy/ Sugar Content
Fourth graders examine the amount of sugar contained in Halloween candy by looking at nutritional labels from candy bars. They figure out ways to encourage people to reduce the amount of sugar they eat at this holiday. They look at the...
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Nutrition Track
Students examine the importance of a healthy diet based on the USDA food pyramid. They log their daily food intake in a journal. They create charts to analyze and compare their diets to the USDA recommended allowances.
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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Second graders explore weather. In this weather lesson, 2nd graders read Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and participate in four supplemental science activities. Students participate in Internet research, create weather maps,...
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Leaf Litter Ecology Lab
Some organisms spend their entire lives in leaf litter. The third in a series of six is a great lesson exploring the community of leaf litter. Groups gather and then spread leaf litter over white paper and remove leaves/twigs while...
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Healthy Eating
Fourth graders learn the five basic food groups and what each one consists of. They develop an understanding of why eating healthy is important. They have background knowledge in healthy eating due to the exposure in previous health...
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Simple Steps to Healthy Living
Students observe a video on eating habits, discuss their own habits, and then create their own food pyramid. In this research lesson students go to a webpage and enter their personal information then they get a food pyramid...
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Living to Eat, Eating to Live
Young scholars develop a five paragraph essay.They write their essays, review rules related to subject/verb agreement and the use of transition words or devices. They find examples of transition words or devices in newspaper or...
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Grocery Store Problem Solving
Fourth graders explore healthy eating habits by viewing instructional videos in class. In this food pyramid instructional activity, 4th graders identify the different classifications within the food pyramid and identify how they can...
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Nutrition
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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Protein
Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body. In this protein lesson students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does.
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Healthy Foods
Students illustrate their favorite food and add it to a food pyramid graph, after listening to Russell Hoban's story, Bread and Jam for Frances.
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