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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: How Much Energy Is on My Plate?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity leads students through a sequence of learning steps that highlight the embedded energy that is necessary to produce various types of food. Students start by thinking through the components of a basic meal and are later...
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Other

Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Other

The International Society of Malthus

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage of the International Society of Malthus, a group dedicated to the history and teachings of Thomas Malthus. Includes data on human population and contemporary essays on Malthus' teachings. Includes a link to an online version...
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Other

China Vista: Recipe Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting bilingual English-Chinese website with introductions to the histories of various cuisines in China, recipes from those regions, and lessons on basic Chinese cooking skills.
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US Food and Drug Administration

U.s. Food and Drug Administration: The Food Label

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, through the use of food label, plans to make Americans informed consumers of food. Here, you can learn about the sections of the food label and read definitions of the terms like...
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: What Is Your Favorite Food?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will interact with mainstream students while conducting a survey about their favorite foods. Meet the ESL standards with this engaging activity.
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Handout
Other

Romans in Sussex: The Roman Kitchen

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explores what one would find in a Roman kitchen, how the Romans cooked their food and what equipment a Roman kitchen would have.
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Food & Ice Cream

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 15 vocabulary words pertaining to food & ice cream. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list of foods and beverages and some interesting food facts.
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Negative and Affirmative Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Colby College offers a fill in the blank exercise that gives the user practice in determining which negative or affirmative word to use. Photos of new food vocabulary words are also accessible by clicking on the underlined word.
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Handout
Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Fast Food Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the fast food career field. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contain information for that country, there is valuable data that is useful about this career.
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Handout
Franco Cavazzi

Roman Empire: Roman Food and Drink

For Students 9th - 10th
This page deals with what and how the Romans ate and includes lists of foods they used, foods unavailable to them, food preparation notes, and military ration information.
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Activity
Other

The Grain Chain: My Energy Diary [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use the table to keep track of the food you eat during the day. Then check to see if the energy from the food you ate is equal to the energy you used throughout the day.
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Handout
Other

Gems in Israel: The Biblical Seven Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about how Israel's Seven Species, wheat, barley, vines, figs, pomegranates, olive oil and honey play an important role in Israel's land, culture, and cuisine.
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Graphic
National Geographic

National Geographic: Planet Food: Explore the World Through Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover their own global food network by playing "Planet Food"-a two-part interactive game that introduces the concepts of interdependence and globalization through the geography of food.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: What the World Eats

For Students 9th - 10th
National Geographic presents a visual application to illustrate what types of daily diet caloric intake is from 1961-2011. Views of the whole world and breakdowns of individual nations are shown.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the connection between eating fruit and preventing cardiovascular diseases, reducing the risk for diabetes, and maintaining a healthy body. Also, read about the nutrients that are found in fruits. Includes a link to further...
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Interactive
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Biblioteca Pre Escolar: Gorilito Va De Compra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help the gorilla with his shopping with this interactive site.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
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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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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: The Story on Stress

For Students 3rd - 8th
It is highly probable that you've heard someone say he is "stressed out." What does that mean? Exactly what is stress and how does it affect us? Read more about the causes of stress, what it does to us, and how to reduce stress.
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Website
Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Waiter/waitress

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the waiter/waitress career field. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contain information for that country, there is valuable data that is useful about this career.
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Activity
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Food Labels Tell the Story!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.
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Other

Ahavat Israel: Yom Kippur :The Day of Atonement

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines Yom Kippur. Discusses kaparot, atonement, treatment of food and clothing.
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Other

Backyard Nature: Fruits

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this site and obtain a "fruity" orientation on the three main fruit groups.