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Food and Your Body -- How to Maintain a Healthy Diet
Students examine the different food groups on the food pyramid. In groups, they discover the proper amount to eat from each food group and how to prepare healthy meals. They keep a food journal and calculate the amount of calories they...
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Getting To Know the Healthy Food Pyramid
Students examine a healthy way of eating while following a vegetarian diet. They study the components suggested by the American Dietetic Association that comprise a healthy diet, prepare appetizing foods from these groups, and inspect...
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Where's The Beef
Students create and conduct a survey in the community to evaluate the demographics of vegetarians in the community. They compile data, create graphs, calculate percentages, and draw conclusions about the survey data. Students create an...
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Vegetarianism
Young scholars classify ways to stick on a vegetarian diet. Students survey the reasons why others make it or fail on these types of diets. Young scholars aim to improve their understanding of vegetarianism.
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Gandhi's "Good Life": The Spiritual Dimension
Young scholars investigate awareness and spiritual transformation by researching the life of Gandhi. In this philosophy lesson, students discuss living in an aware state by practicing yoga, eating vegetarian, and becoming immersed in...
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Protein Foods
Students examine their protein intake daily. For this adult health lesson, students discover other protein rich foods besides meat. They name examples of vegetarian proteins found in the grocery stores.
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Mmmmm, I'm Good! But Am I Good For You?
Learners explore the nutritional value of the potato, its role in the food pyramid, and how it can be a part of a balanced diet. In this potato nutrition activity, students read about the nutritional value of potatoes. Learners work in...
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Animal Rights--Discussion Questions
In this animal rights worksheet, students read and answer the discussion questions related to animal rights. Students answer 7 questions.
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How You Doing? How You Bean?
Students name 3 health benefits of eating beans. In this adult health lesson, students identify various beans they can get with their WIC vouchers. They discuss ways to adapt a certain recipe to their family's needs.
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Dinosaur History (Part 3)
Learners read the scripture that corresponds with this lesson on dinosaurs. Using the text, they try to determine the diet of humans and animals at the beginning of creation. They use the Internet to research animals with sharp teeth...
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Water: Access and Use
Students get a personal sense for another culture's way of doing things. Develop a list of sources for water. Practice using the scientific method. Examine means for conserving, or for generating, reliable sources of water.
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THE FOODS WE EAT
Students discuss the five food groups and the seven basic nutrients. They decorate Food We Eat booklet pages with pictures of foods found on background, rubber stamp and animation tools in KidPix. (Booklet has a page for each food group.)
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Pecan Power
Students study the origins of pecans and complete a bar graph from the data they have discovered. In this pecan lesson plan, students draw pecans, discuss a pecan time line, and draw a bar graph comparing Arizona pecans to other states.
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Key to Good Health #1: Nutrition
Students learn tips for healthy eating. In this nutrition lesson, students learn about the four main food groups, view a food pyramid, and get tips on how to get the most nutrition out of their meals. Students also learning about eating...
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Food: Discussion questions
In this discussion about food worksheet, students participate in an ask and answer session about food.