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Rice Nutrition

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Third graders investigate nutrition by researching rice.  In this food instructional activity, 3rd graders read about the healthy aspects of rice and how many people in the world eat it.  Students read nutrition labels and discuss the different energy they have when eating different types of foods.

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food labels, food, Vocabulary

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Agriculture, food vocabulary, nutrition labels, science
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
Science
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Duration
1 hr
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