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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.
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Economics: What is done to rice to get it ready to eat?
Third graders create a map showing the journey of rice from the field to the grocery store. For this agriculture lesson, 3rd graders discover and map the process of harvesting and preparing rice to be packaged and shipped to sell to...
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Health Issues Related to Space Experiments
Students participate in a science instructional activity that integrates connections between health issues on Earth and how those issues are related to studies conducted on the International Space Station. T
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Who's Hungry?
Young scholars research the importance of a healthy diet and the world's nutrition. In this health and diet lesson, students discuss the foods animals and people eat. Young scholars discuss the food chain and create a food chain....
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Critics of Cuisine
Young scholars role play the role of food critics. Using recipes, they make nutritious meals at home following specific directions. They write reviews of their recipes and the products they used to make them. They share their review...
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Eating a Nutritious Lunch
Students identify the types of foods and snacks they eat for their lunch. In groups, they identify healthy foods along with unhealthy foods. They design a new lunch menu using only healthy food and identifying which food group they belong.
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Labelling
Students assess the difference between "use by" and "best before" date markings on food items bought at a grocery store or some other establishment. They determine whether or not stored food is safe to eat and practice developing...
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Overweight Britain
Students discuss obesity epidemic, analyze food wrappers and their content and brainstorm healthy food choices. They work together to design a poster to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
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Healthy Living
Students awareness is raised about the importance of dies and how to make simple choices to improve your health and well being. They reflect on things they eat, what they watch on TV, what they say to others, have a group song, and a...
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Our Healthy Bodies
Students complete a variety of activities designed to enhance their awareness of their bodies. They examine pictures of themselves, taken at various points in the year and examine and compare their bodies. They enjoy a healthy snack...
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Staying Healthy Year Round
Young scholars will read literature about the seasons and observe and describe the weather in each. The group will compare and contrast the activities of people during different weather conditions showing how they adapt to changes. They...
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They Don't Just Eat Grass
Middle schoolers explore and examine different types of feed used for livestock. They discuss types of feed, the need for energy and health, and create graphs of food compared to categories. Students organize data and complete worksheets...
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Quests for Better Health
Students use the Internet to investigate a health quest that is assigned to them. In this investigative lesson students research insights about the human body, evaluate and apply the information to create a chart, puzzle or design an ad.
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Earth Systems Science
Students perform experiments designed to grow plants and bacteria in a controlled environment. For this ecosystems lesson students investigate varying conditions for growing plants and bacteria.
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Why Are People Hungry?
Students examine the reasons why people throughout the world are suffering from malnutrition. In groups, they research the origins of various foods and how they are processed before they arrive at the store for us to purchase. They...