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Curated OER

Food Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners 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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Interactive
Curated OER

BMI For Kids - Body Mass Index

For Students K - 5th
Promote healthy lifestyles with an interactive that provides young learners with healthy nutrition and exercise messages. Class members plug their height and weight information into an online body mass index calculator, and hear positive...
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Fit With Fiber

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders investigate the nutritional value of different types of cereal. They take a survey of students that ate breakfast and create a circle graph with the results. Students examine the nutritional information on the sides of the...
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Curated OER

You Are What You Eat (Grades 5-8)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students gain an enhanced understanding of the relationship between proper nutrition and good health. Through use of video, hands-on activities and interaction, students measure energy in food, and recognize sources of vitamins and...
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Curated OER

Healthy Eating Improves Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize that healthy food gives you better ability to concentrate and makes you more willing to learn.  For this healthy food lesson, students choose food from Canada's food guide to create a healthy lunch and healthy snack.
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Curated OER

My Personal Pyramid

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners complete a WebQuest that explores three different food pyramids. In small groups, they explore the websites, complete a Venn diagram, and design a mini-poster of a food pyramid that meets nutritional standards and includes their...
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Curated OER

Energy Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read various health articles. In this being active health lesson, students discover why it is important to be active and eat healthy foods. Students read articles about sleep, the food pyramid and energy.
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Good Health Care

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work in collaborative groups researching topics such as nutrition, the benefits of exercise on the body, dental and personal hygiene. They conduct interviews, create charts and posters, and report their results with a written...
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders evaluate the nutrition of various foods. In this healthy eating lesson, 6th graders discuss the processing of many common foods and what this means. Students identify and research unfamiliar ingredients in processed foods...
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Lesson Plan
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Healthy Snacking: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate healthy snack foods. In this healthy snack foods instructional activity, students discover what good snacks consist off and how healthy snacking can improve health. They design the perfect snack machine using the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery Fruits and Vegetables: Why They Are Important to Us

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this health lesson plan, students participate in a guessing game, trying to identify fruits and vegetables without seeing them. Students discuss the importance of a...
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Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the dietary guidelines and what they do.  In this healthy eating lesson students study nutrition labels and calorie needs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding and Avoiding HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners begin the lesson by discussing what they already know about their immune system. In groups, they participate in a true and false game using the facts and myths of HIV/AIDS. They discuss how the disease is affecting their country...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eating Our Way to a Healthy Body: Classifying Foods

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the major food groups. For this classifying foods lesson, students discover the 5 food groups as they read books and play games. Students then sort foods into the appropriate food groups
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

That's Dope - Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate drugs in sports. In this performance enhancing drugs lesson, students discuss the uses for steroids in medicine and sports. Students utilize the web to play a steroid related game, view media clips of their favorite...
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Curated OER

Understanding My Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the food pyramid and construct a healthy meal. In this food pyramid lesson, students examine the new food pyramid that includes fats and oils, and is arranged with brightly colored triangles. They use grocery store adds...
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Curated OER

Family Mealtime: Take a New Look

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share their family mealtime experience. For this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating together. They share ideas on how to make mealtime fun.
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Curated OER

Healthy Teeth

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss how unhealthy teeth and gums affect health. In this adult health lesson, students identify foods that are harmful to teeth. They share ways to keep the teeth and gums healthy and disease free.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My New Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars create new fruits and vegetables and describe their health benefits. In this nutrition lesson, students work as a class to produce a new fruit or vegetable, make it using modeling clay, and describe the...
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Curated OER

Lose the Fat, Keep the Vitamins... Drink Low fat Milk!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students compare the different types of milk. In this adult health lesson plan, students examine the label and determine which is the healthiest. They discuss ways to switch from high fat to lower fat milk.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quench That Thirst

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the sugar and calorie content of different beverages. In this adult health lesson, students analyze how advertising can be very misleading. They determine the correct amount of juice or beverage they should take per day.
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Curated OER

What's Cooking? It Starts with a Plan and a List

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create a meal plan for their family. For this adult health science lesson, students discuss the benefits of using a shopping list. They explain how these methods can help them save time and make healthy meals.
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the important role of water in the body. In this adult health lesson, students examine foods with high water content. They share ways to get the recommended amount of water per day.
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Curated OER

Super-sized! Is it really a deal?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the pros and cons of eating in fast food places. In this adult health instructional activity, student examine the fat and calorie content of fast food meals. They share ways to make healthy food choices.