Purdue University
Healthy Body Image: A Lesson Plan for Middle School Students
This is a very valuable lesson for middle schoolers on the importance of maintaining a healthy body image through diet, exercise, and positive mentality. The resource includes four lesson plans. The first two plans outline...
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Soda to be Absent from Schools
Should schools serve soda to students? Learners read an artlcle that argues against the sale of soda in schools and engage in a class discussion. They then complete a short assessment to check for comprehension and reflect on the...
Baylor College
Digestion
Digestion is an amazing and complicated process that provides humans with the energy they need to survive. Lesson six in this series on the science of food uses sliced turkey and a meat tenderizer to demonstrate how enzymes help break...
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Does Hawaiian Agriculture Feed Hawaii's People?
Students research background information about Hawaiian agriculture in a variety of resources, then read and collect newspaper ads marketing local produce. They suggest food preparation ideas using local produce.
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Why is rice important?
Second graders examine why rice is so important to the world. In this agriculture activity, 2nd graders discover the origins of rice farming. Students study how many countries depend on rice for survival. Students research countries and...
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Fiber - Adding it to the Diet - Skill Supplement
Food preparation that supports the concepts of adding fiber and water to the diet. Identify fiber, its sources and functions. National Standard 14.2.1 Identify the function of fiber Identify cellulose - non digestible fiber Discuss the...
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Kitchen Equip and Lab Procedures - Level I
If students use and store kitchen equipment appropriately as well as utilize sanitary work habits, the foods laboratory will be a safe and easy place to work. See Preface Materials: As a motivator ask: "Why should I worry whether or not...
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Fit for Our Future
Young scholars understand the importance of physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle. In this health lesson students create a display and presentation about what they learned.
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Eggs, Baked Eggs Lab, Day 2
Students examine the structure, sizes and nutritional value of eggs. After completing a word search, they participate in a lab in which they make baked eggs with bacon. To end the lesson, they test their final product and complete a lab...
Food a Fact of Life
Soup-er!
Is there anything better than hot soup on a cold day? Kids prepare either vegetable chowder or minestrone soup in an activity that features the use of the stove top.
Food a Fact of Life
Meal Appeal
To demonstrate their mastery of time management and kitchen organization skills, groups prepare either a shepherd's pie, lasagne, or spaghetti bolognese.
Food a Fact of Life
Creative Crumbles
Class cooks practice the rubbing technique and the preparation of a range of bases to produce an apple and sultana or herby veggie crumble.
Agriculture in the Classroom
Pumpkins... Not Just For Halloween
Celebrate fall with four pumpkin themed hands-on activities! After learning about pumpkins, scholars complete two activity sheets that reinforce estimation and word problems. They then plant pumpkin seeds and bake a pie in...
Captain Planet Foundation
George Washington Carver and the Sweet Potato
Learn about George Washington Carver's important contributions to agriculture by studying the sweet potato. First graders read about the inventor's observations and prepare sweet potato slips for the class garden. Additionally, they...
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Eggs, Practical Test
Third graders explore the structure, size, grades, nutritional function, preparation techniques and storage guidelines of eggs. They prepare German Pancakes and Orange Julius.
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Coral Reefs Endangered
Students research where in the world coral reefs are located. In this ecology instructional activity, students create food chains and food web. They simulate growing coral reefs to understand their characteristics better.
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There Are Algae in Your House!
Learners demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. They also investigate food eat to determine algae derivatives they contain.
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Someone Is In The Kitchen
Pupils investigate the lifestyles of the Native Americans and look at a recipe found on a website. They read the recipe and pay attention to the measurements. They differentiate between the various measures in order to apply them to the...
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Making Choices
Students work with a partner to write a play, story or ad that teaches about our choices as consumers. Students focus on educating people about how food choices make a difference in their lives.
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Microwave Introduction
Sixth graders learn the principles of microwave cooking and how to use and care for it properly while preparing foods.
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Pies: A Practical Application
Students participate in making a pie. They are to discuss the nutritional value and the different types of pies. They also answer questions from the teacher about fat and they complete a pie evaluation form.
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Family Staples: Hide and Seek Pancakes
Students cook rolled pancakes and practice culinary skills that promote an integration in a variety of foods. In this cooking activity, students develop the skill of properly measuring and mixing ingredients . Students then...
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A World of Taste--Louisiana Gumbo
Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. In this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...
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Fatty Acids
Identify the properties of fats and lipids. Compare the properties of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids Identify foods containing triglycerides and identify which foods contain saturated and unsaturated fat Discuss the function of...