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Building a Pyramid
Fifth graders, in groups, research and create a poster or brochure examining the new food pyramid. They create a one-day menu that satisfies the requirements.
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Does Your Diet Stack Up?
Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students review the food pyramid and construct a list of what they eat. Students review the nutritional value of their food list and brainstorm ways to improve their diet.
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Food Foldable
Second graders read the poem, "Balanced Diet" and cut out the food foldable inserts. They fold the food foldable in half and cut on the dotted lines. They then unfold the food foldable and weave through inserts through the openings,...
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Sizing Up Servings
Students learn the definition of a suggested serving size and re-define their daily food intake in terms of these recommended amounts.
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Food Label Realities
Second graders identify nutritional information on food labels. In this nutrition lesson, 2nd graders bring in food labels from home and practice reading them. Students discuss the nutritional content, such as caloric content. Students...
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Interactive Food Pyramid
Students participate in the game, "Talking Food Pyramid." For this nutrition lesson, students recognize the organization of foods in to five groups. Students conclude by physically classifying a selection of foods in two groups.
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Eating Healthy
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Eating Healthy
Students review healthy eating habits, and demonstrate reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.
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Nutrition for Young Children
Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children. In this healthy diet lesson students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets.
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Human Needs
Pupils investigate human needs and how they have adapted to different environments. They complete an experiment to discover the effect of stress on muscles. They use the food pyramid to create a plan for healthy eating.
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Calorie Countdown
Students identify the advantages of a healthy diet and exercise plan. In this health activity, students bring in labels of different food products and calculate the amount of calories each serving is. Students keep a food diary to keep...
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Create Your School Lunch Menu
Students develop their own school menu with as many healthy choices as possible. They keep a journal of what they eat on one day and then research nutrition. They present their new menu to the judging committee.
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Nutrition Fitness
Learners review the number of servings of each section of the food pyramid appropriate to eat per day.They work in small groups to place food in the correct locations on the food pyramid. They complete the process to music.
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NickNews: Winners and Losers
Students view the excerpt from NickNews entitled, "Winners and Losers." In groups, they categorize a variety of words and images relating to weight, healthy eating, and healthy lifestyle. They discuss adopting positive eating habits,...
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Sketching Cylinders
Learners create nets of cylinders. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the surface area of cylinders and other solids. They show their understanding of three-dimensional shapes by solving problems.
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Sketching Prisms
Learners sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
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Have You had Your *5 a Day*?
Students examine *5 a Day* Dole program to reinforce facts learned about nutrition.
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Peanuts
Students explore the benefits of peanuts. In this peanut lesson plan, students explore the nutritional benefits of peanuts as they complete worksheet activities.
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Feudalism
Students have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...
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The Why Files: New American Food Guide Pyramid
The science team investigators at the Why Files published this critique of the government-sponsored food pyramid introduced with the intention of helping Americans learn how to eat nutritionally balanced meals in 1992.
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Kids Health: A Guide to Eating for Sports
Television ads and magazines are littered with new sports drinks and supplements that claim to enhance performance for athletes. Are these claims proven to be true or just cunning marketing schemes? This article delves into the hype and...