How are vegetables beneficial to a healthy diet? Have kids examine different types of vegetables, such as zucchini, broccoli, and carrots, and determine which parts of the plant they represent. Then, they taste the vegetables as a class. Yum!

Concepts

healthy eating, parts of a plant, plants

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Additional Tags

parts of plants, parts of vegetables, healthy diet, class garden, science

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Instructional Ideas

• If you don't have a class garden, bring in various fall vegetables for kids to learn about
• Include the lesson in a unit about garden or nutrition

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is designed for a class garden with vegetables that are ready to harvest, requiring several weeks or even months for preparation

Pros

• Comes with an excellent nutrition chart about different kids of vegetables, a worksheet about parts of a plant, and a rubric for evaluation

Cons

• None