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Teach Engineering

Food Chains and Food Webs - Balance within Natural Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Feast on an informative resource. Scholars learn about food chains and food webs and how these interactions give information about the natural community. A PowerPoint presentation provides information about this concept.
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California Academy of Science

Sustainable Food Solutions: Weighing the Pros and Cons

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
A growing demand for sustainable food systems comes from schools and even some cities. So what are some solutions? Scholars consider four different ways to approach sustainable food solutions and list the pros and cons of each. The fifth...
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Teach Engineering

Constructing Sonoran Desert Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate desert biomes by creating food chains and food webs. Groups first research feeding habits of organisms in the Sonoran Desert. This information helps pupils draw food chains and webs to determine relationship between organisms.
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Really Good Stuff

English/Spanish Cognates: Food

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Everyone loves food! Help your English language learners pick up some vocabulary with a series of activities based around cognates and food. Pupils practice each word and focus on the words in-depth by filling out Frayer model...
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Channel Islands Film

Human Impact on the Food Web of Santa Cruz Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What happens when a non-native species is introduced onto an island? Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Island chain located off the coast of southern California, provides the perfect laboratory for young environmental scientists to...
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One Hen

Making Choices

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
When choosing what foods to eat, there are a lot of factors to consider. To help make the decision a little easier, young learners work in small groups developing short plays, stories, or advertisements that address the different issues...
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Serendip

Food Webs, Energy Flow, Carbon Cycle, and Trophic Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The reintroduction of a species to an area doesn't always go as expected. Scholars learn about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park with a video, reading, and discussion questions. They complete a hands-on activity...
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Simply Worksheets

Food Chain Categories

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this food chains learning exercise, students fill out the food chains listed with the correct consumer and producers. Students fill out 4 food chains total.
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Serendip

Food, Energy and Body Weight

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers learn why humans need calories, how they control weight with food choices, and the impact of exercise on energy. Scholars then apply their understanding to a case study of lunch choices and exercise.
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Serendip

Food, the Carbon Cycle and Global Warming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
As the world population increases, demands on the carbon cycle also increase. A well-designed lesson plan first explores the greenhouse effect and its impact on global warming. Further sections have pupils study the effect of greenhouse...
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Curated OER

Which Foods Come From Rainforests?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
A very interesting and colorful presentation on the original sources of food is here for you. Learners discover where foods such as bananas, asparagus, potatoes, and oranges come from. They come from rainforests located all over the world!
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Curated OER

Soil: Food Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the concept of food mapping . In this agriculture instructional activity, students explore food and agriculture systems in the United States in the past and today. Young scholars complete food mapping activities.
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Pimsleur

Food and Drink

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Talk about healthy lifestyle choices... in Italian! Class members categorize food cutouts into a food pyramid and discuss why some items are healthier than others. The plan offers additional vocabulary reinforcement ideas for younger as...
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Curated OER

Recipes for Foreign Foods

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Upper graders choose a foreign country to research. They use the computer to locate three recipes from the country of their choice. Next, they link the information in each recipe to what they know about nutrition and food. Note: This...
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Michigan Sea Grant

Food Web II

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A food web consists of complex food chains and the more complex the web, the better likelihood of survival. Learners compare and contrast food webs and food chains and discuss concepts like the predator-prey and consumer-producer...
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Curated OER

Food Pyramid-Planning a Healthy Meal

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the five basic food groups. They use their knowledge of the food pyramid to plan a full meal that incorporates at least one serving of food from each group. Pupils classify their ingredients according to the food groups.
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Curated OER

Studying the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the food pyramid and how to eat a healthy diet.  In this nutrition lesson, students use pictures to make charts of food from the different food groups, record the food they eat throughout the day, investigate the eating...
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Curated OER

Food Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study nutrition and the facts about food labels.  In this investigative instructional activity students examine food labels and the health facts and serving sizes.
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Michigan Sea Grant

Food Chains and Webs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Starting with a simple food chain, young scientists interpret the difference and interrelatedness between herbivores, carnivores and producers. They answer questions related to cause and effect of food chain disruptions, including the...
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Curated OER

Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson plan, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Students find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring The Food Pyramid

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this exploring the food pyramid worksheet, students name and color each of the food groups. Students complete ten activities.
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Curated OER

Food Safety Lab

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the scientific method to investigate the role of temperature in microbial growth. In this food preservation lesson, students set up an experiment with fruit in room temperature and in a refrigerator. They record the...
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Curated OER

Food's Altered Ego

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write in their journals where they believe food comes from. After reading an article, they examine the proceses of cultivation and sale of genetically modified foods. Using the internet, they research specific countries and...
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Curated OER

Shark Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a linking chain to demonstrate the food chain.  In this food chain lesson, students use the Internet to research sharks, including what they eat, and create a chain link with a picture of a shark.  They continue this...

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