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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 10: Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this final lesson plan a clip from In Defense of Food shows students the vibrant food movement that is springing up across the country. In a final celebration, students share their final projects with the class and think about how...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 9: Lettuce Turnip the Beet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson students explore plant-based foods enjoyed by their own and other families and cultures and how to face challenges to healthy eating.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Teaching Gude: Healthy Choices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this activity, high school students keep track of what they eat everyday and compare their nutrient intake with the minimum requirements for good health.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Superfoods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the advent of corn as a nutritional staple in the human diet. Observe popping corn and measure differences in the mass of the corn before and after heating, and make pH indicators using fruit, flowers or vegetables.

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