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Food For Thought Unit PlanFood For Thought Unit Plan
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NASA
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5th - 8th
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Food For Thought

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Science can be quite tasty. A delectable unit from NASA shows learners why it's important to consider food, nutrition, and health in space. Four lessons explore the idea in great depth, including testing cookie recipes. Along the way, they learn about a variety of math and science concepts.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

space travel, space exploration, nutritional needs

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Team up with the math, health, science, technology, and family and consumer sciences departments to conduct a cross-curricular unit

Classroom Considerations

  • Activities require a variety of materials, including robotics kits
  • Each lesson has different prerequisite abilities; peruse the resource to make sure learners have the required skills
  • Be cognizant of any allergies when using food items in the classroom

Pros

  • Includes an optional extension activity
  • Provides suggestions for assessment and tips for instructors
  • Gives printable student handouts

Cons

  • None

Common Core

5.OA.A.1 5.OA.A.2 5.OA.B.3 5.NBT.A.1 5.NBT.A.2 5.NBT.A.3.a 5.NBT.A.4 5.NBT.B.5 5.NBT.B.6 5.NBT.B.7 5.MD.A.1 5.MD.B.2

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