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Good/Well Practice
In this good and well practice worksheet, students read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 15 questions that require them to fill in the blanks in the sentences with "good" or "well."
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Analyzing Discrete and Continuous Data in a Spreadsheet
You are what you eat! Your statisticians keep a log of what they eat from anywhere between a day to more than a week, keeping track of a variety of nutritional information using a spreadsheet. After analyzing their own data, individuals...
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Reading & Using a Nutrition Label
Students discover the importance of healthy eating. Using food nutrition labels, they read and examine the nutritional value. Students collect the data on a spreadsheet and create a graph. They analyze the media influences on product...
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Bug Work
Students explore the life cycles of insects and how they interact with each other in the prairie to create a healthy ecosystem and viable food chain. They list animals or insects in their own community that are similar to the prairie...
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Nutrition Unit
Students complete a number of activities to learn about food and nutrition. They listen to stories, make a collage, play food bingo, and examine the food pyramid as they investigate healthy eating choices.
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What Keeps Your Mouth Healthy?
Students dramatize the oral disease process caused by bacteria which leads to tooth decay.
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Healthy Happy heart Booklet
Students complete activity pages in a book to demonstrate their understanding of a healthy heart.
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Nick News Lesson Plan
Students examine the connection between good health and physical activities. They watch a video, discuss physical fitness, and develop a plan for lifelong health.
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Raising a Healthy Child
Students identify key features in promoting their child's health. They create their own health and wellness plan for their Students.
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Eating for Two
Fourth graders keep a food diary and prepare a Healthy Meals Chart regarding foods they eat while pregnant.
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Design-A-Meal
Third graders record what they eat for a week. In groups, they develop a menu for a fictitious restaurant. They create dinners which include all groups from the food pyramid. To end the lesson plan, they practice making healthy food...
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Nutrition
Students write down their idea of a healthy meal, review the food guide pyramid and consider what could make the meal healthier.
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Eating for Your Future
Students brainstorm ways to live healthy. In this health science lesson, students recipes that are healthy and appealing. They compile all recipes and develop a class cookbook.
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Protein
Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body. In this protein activity students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does.
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Stick Out Your Tongue
Students explore their sense of taste and recognize good foods to eat. In this tasting lesson plan, students recognize that their tongue has taste buds for different types of tastes. Students create a bar graph showing their favorite...
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Dental Hygiene: Mr. Tooth
Students discover the importance of dental care. In this dental hygiene lesson, students discover the full functions of their teeth and what can cause their teeth damage. Students complete a worksheet at home which prepares them for...
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Healthful Living
Third graders take digital pictures of people in healthful activities. In this technology health lesson, 3rd graders use their digital pictures to create a healthy living multimedia presentation.
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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 lesson, students develop the skill of properly measuring and mixing ingredients . Students then gather...
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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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History in the Making: The Tortilla
Fourth graders examine the history of the tortilla and extend the study across the curriculum. In this history of the tortilla lesson, 4th graders research the background of the tortilla, determine the ingredients, and work with the...
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A Teeth Changing Experience
Students research human health by reading an educational story in class. In this oral health lesson, students identify the importance of brushing their teeth and consuming calcium. Students read the book A Teeth Changing Experience and...
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A Recipe for Reading: Asian Style Rice and Eggs
Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson plan. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.
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Computation: How can we use rice to solve problem questions?
Fourth graders graph metric tons of rice produced by various countries. In this graphing instructional activity, 4th graders follow problem solving steps to answer questions about rice nutrition and then graph the amount of rice...
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World Hunger
Students discover the benefits of balanced nutrition. For this service learning lesson, students read Beatrice's Goat and create a poster featuring the Heifer International Project.