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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pure Food and Drug Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the history and significance of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and how it led to the later creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Other

Still Tasty: Keep It or Toss It

For Students 9th - 10th
StillTasty.com's Keep It Or Toss It is a useful website to help determine how long foods are good for and how to best store food to keep it safe for eating. Not only do you keep yourself healthy by eating safely stored food, but it also...
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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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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Burger Battles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about fast food, health risks caused by eating fast food, and increased fast food marking to young people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Handout
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Stem Career: Packaging Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
See how packaging engineers who work in the food industry create many different kinds of food packaging.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Just Junk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about junk food and its effect on the body. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Treating, Curing and Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on developing and testing new drugs including their safety, effectiveness, and dosage; and the three main stages of testing. A link to a test is provided.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Hot Topics

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the human body gets energy from food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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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
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content: Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. This lesson plan focuses on the roles that scientists, industries, citizens, and government agencies...
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University of California

University of California: Lloyd Augustus Hall: Chemist and Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary of Hall's inventions and contributions to science.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Shigella Shigellosis

For Students 9th - 10th
The basic facts about shigellosis. Covers causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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CNN

Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. The classroom resources offered here are designed to help you use this module, other material on the...
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Handout
New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Dept. Of Health: Trichinosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to the most common questions about trichinosis. From what is it, to ways to prevent it.
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Handout
US Food and Drug Administration

Fda/bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and background information on BSE in the U.K. Also includes steps taken in the U.S. to reduce risks.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Trichinellosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Information is provided about Trichinellosis, such as causes, features, diagnosis and treatment.
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Website
Other

Scimat: Foods Under the Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
A technical site that describes different types of microscopes and delves into the chemical makeup of milk, yogurt, various various types of microorganisms. Impressive pictures supplement the text. Links to images of microorganisms.
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Activity
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here

For Students 5th - 8th
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: A World of Change [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The introduction of genetically modified organisms (animals, microbes, and plants) into agriculture has been accompanied by controversies over their potential impact on human health, the environment, and farming systems. Management of...
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Primary
Other

John Hopkins: Researcher Dispels Myth of Dioxins and Water Bottles

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about dioxins, water bottles, and their effects on humans.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...
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Article
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Upton Sinclair's the Jungle: Muckraking the Meat Packing Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jungle dives into the terrible working conditions in the meat-packing industry which led to investigations and new food safety laws.

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