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Food Pyramid Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this food pyramid worksheet, students fill in their choices in each of the food categories and estimate amounts eaten, then write their goals for food and activity for "tomorrow."
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How Many Languages do you Speak?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore the Tamil language. They listen to parts of a story read in English, Hindi and Tamil. Tamil word cards are matched with their English equivalent. Practice saying basic Tamil words daily within the lesson.
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Market Simulation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the role of markets in Asian countries. They bring items from home to barter with to simulate markets. They discuss the advantages and problems of exchanging and how price is determined.
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Observing Decomposition

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science instructional activity, students focus upon the concept of decomposition and collect data in order to make interpretations or observations.
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Spellbound No. 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students answer twenty eight short clues from a word list of answers to fill in all the spaces on a crossword puzzle.
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Hall/ Heal Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.
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How History Changed the Way We Eat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom discussions about the research.
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Frenzied Food: Fantastic Fuel?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners infer the causes of obesity. In this health science lesson, students brainstorm ways improve to their diet. They write personalized journals with goals on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities and worksheets to explore the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines .
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate food examples from the food groups to explore a healthy diet. In this healthy eating lesson, students study the food pyramid and complete related worksheets. Students also play pyramid go fish.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals activity students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 
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Rice Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate nutrition by researching rice.  In this food lesson, 3rd graders read about the healthy aspects of rice and how many people in the world eat it.  Students read nutrition labels and discuss the different energy...
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Counting on Good Health

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learning about the basic food groups and healthy snacks.
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Body Engine Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this dietary awareness worksheet, 2nd graders answer three multiple choice questions based on their personal diet plan and dietary habits.                                   
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Which Group?

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this food worksheet, students write which food group the given foods are in. Students complete 16 problems writing food groups.
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How Food Helps Me Grow!

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this food activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with words in a word bank about how food helps them grow. Students complete 7 sentences total.
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Let's Look at What Foods Keep You Healthy!

For Students 1st - 4th
In this healthy foods worksheet, students draw certain shapes around the healthy foods that are on this worksheet. Students draw shapes around 12 healthy foods.
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Science in Your Shopping Cart

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research the use of science in food production in the United States. In this science and food lesson, students visit a specific website to learn about the science used in various food products for United States consumption.
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Nutrition Vocabulary Word Searches

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners complete word searches based on nutrition vocabulary. In this nutrition lesson plan, students choose the food group and select a word search based on the group.
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Spellbound

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crossword learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving a variety of clues. For example, "Rome is the capital of this boot-shaped country."
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Fun With The Food Pyramid

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this food pyramid worksheet, students color pictures of "healthy food friends." There are 8 pictures total from the various food groups.
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Plant Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plants activity, learners complete a word search, finding a set of 14 words related to plants. Word search appears in the shape of a flower.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: Cool Treats, You Can Have It All

For Students 3rd - 8th
Eat fruits and vegetables every day. This website will help you do just that. Learn simple recipes for healthy dips, salads, smoothies, desserts, and veggie dishes, all of which are packed with the vitamins you need to stay healthy.