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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Pizza Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners identify the origin and preparation of the main ingredients in pizza. They identify the food safety procedures followed in a pizza factory and then prepare and eat a pizza in class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Microwave

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify advantages and disadvantages of microwave cooking. They apply principles of microwave cooking in food preparation.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Typhoid Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers excellent information regarding the life-threatening illness, Typhoid Fever.
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Handout
Other

State of Utah: Typhoid Fever [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a description, symptoms, treatment and prevention of typhoid fever. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Food Safety & Inspection Service: Salmonella

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to many questions about the salmonella bacteria and its reputation as the #1 reported cause of foodborne illness.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Salmonella Infections

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a general description of Salmonellosis, the foodborne illness caused by salmonella. Focuses on kids and kids' health and gives excellent information about the virus.
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Website
Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Environmental Health Officer

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the career of an environmental health officer or inspector. Page includes tasks and duties, skills and knowledge, education and training, employment outlook and wages (in New Zealand), as well as a profile of a working...
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Website
Other

Food network.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Rely on the Food Network for guidance in your kitchen. Whether you are planning a dinner party, making a quick and easy meal, or you need ideas on healthy meals, the Food Network provides advice for your everyday cooking needs.
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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Salmonella

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource general information including the most frequently asked questions about salmonella. Also technical information and links to articles about outbreaks.
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Unit Plan
Other

British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 14 Years)

For Students 6th - 9th
A rich collection of eleven learning modules that cover a wide range of topics, including nutrition, diet and health, food science, agriculture, food preparation, food processing, food safety, and more. Modules have PowerPoints,...
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Article
Other

New Jersey Health Department: Typhoid Fever [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the New Jersey Health Department provides general information about Salmonella Typhi or better know typoid fever. PDF
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Website
Other

New Jersey Health Department: Salmonella

For Students 9th - 10th
General information from the New Jersey department of health about salmonella.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimouth Plantation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned. This...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Take a Look at Cooking

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site discover the world of cooking and meal preparation through these simple guidelines for finding recipes and creating meals. This article is organized into the following sections: "Kitchen Basics," "The Best Kinds of Recipes,"...
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Website
Other

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Eat Right: Home Food Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on the cutting board to gain more information on the nine tips presented for handling food safely.
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Article
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Involving Kids in Meal Time Tasks

For Students 3rd - 8th
Involving children of all ages in household activities will help them learn life skills. Involving them in the kitchen creates family bonds and teaches healthy habits. Find out how engaging your child in mealtime tasks can help them...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Party Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this instructional activity is to demonstrate culinary arts through the planning of a theme party. This project would be the culmination of a semester of work in food preparation.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Superfoods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the advent of corn as a nutritional staple in the human diet. Observe popping corn and measure differences in the mass of the corn before and after heating, and make pH indicators using fruit, flowers or vegetables.
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Handout
New York State Dept. of Health

New York State: Communicable Disease Fact Sheet: Typhoid Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief review of this disease and it's symptoms.
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Website
Other

Oregon Freeze Dry/how Freeze Drying Works

For Students 9th - 10th
The process and benefits of freze-drying foods is discussed. The application of sublimation principles to the process is explained and illustrated.