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Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnacy

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study healthy eating habits for life long health and parenthood.
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How Much Nutritional Value Does Rice Really Have?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders see the nutritional value of rice. In this healthy eating lesson, 5th graders view the Food Guide Pyramid and the number of servings one is supposed to eat in each food group. They focus on rice and its benefits for the body.
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Don't Forget the Bacon

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students choose healthy food from different food groups. In this health lesson, students classify pictures of food into each food groups and discuss which ones are healthy. They review the food pyramid and read the story Don't Forget the...
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Chemistry In Plant Nutrition And Growth

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils investigate different factors that affect plant growth. They research the effects of water supply, radiant energy, air temperature, and soil temperature. Students also gather facts that influence plant nutrition that include the...
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Rice Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate nutrition by researching rice.  For this food lesson, 3rd graders read about the healthy aspects of rice and how many people in the world eat it.  Students read nutrition labels and discuss the different energy...
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Nutrition Making Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 1st
First graders comprehend the importance of making healthy food choices for a healthy heart. They discuss the connection between what they eat and a healthy body and heart. Students discriminate between healthy foods, or "heart-smart...
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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  In this diet and exercise lesson plan, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how...
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Healthful Eating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Health: The Skeleton with a Message

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils identify human muscles and bones from a cardboard skeleton, named "Mr. Skelly." Using dialog balloons as props, the teacher holds up advice from Mr. Skelly, such as noting he drinks milk to keep his bones strong. The lesson also...
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Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explain the relationship among nutrition, infection and diseases. In this health science lesson, students suggest ways to break the nutrition-infection cycle. They brainstorm solutions to prevent infectious diseases in the...
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Nutrition and Fast Food: Making Informed Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the components of a balanced diet and their importance to good health. Students research their favorite types of fast food to determine how healthy they really are. Links to websites of popular fast food companies are...
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Diet: Cereal Grains and Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the nutritional value of various cereal grains. Without adding sugar, they cook with grains and compare the taste to cereal containing sugar. In addition, students complete worksheets about the different grains,...
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Anne Frank: Nutrition - Anne Frank and Me

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.
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Health & Wellness

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the need for proper immunizations, good nutrition, and other safety concerns.
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Nutrition: Why do we need rice in our diet?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover what the Food Guide Pyramid represents. In this health lesson, 2nd graders experience the types of foods represented in each of the groups found in the pyramid. As part of this lesson, students discover one food...
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Nutrition Unit

For Teachers K
Students engage in a variety of activities designed to help them understand about the importance of good nutrition and eating healthy foods. The activities include playing food bingo, making a collage, designing posters, etc.
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Healthful Living Field Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in healthy living activities prepared by the school's physical education program and local health professionals.
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Diet, Exercise and Health

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars keep a food and exercise log for a week. They compare their log to the food guide pyramid and standards for exercise for their age group. They write a paper that explains how they intend to improve their health.
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Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the components of a balanced diet and practice making healthy diet choices. They discuss health-enhancing choices. Students investigate the food pyramid and how to use it to make educated menu decisions. They...
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The Balance of Good Health and the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the importance of good health and the food pyramid. They examine food labels and the importance of healthy food choices. Students investigate food additives.
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Crack the Secret Code-- Health Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this health worksheet, learners learn about proper diet and exercise by reading the cartoons and deciphering a secret code about health.
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Counting on Good Health

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in fun activities in order to understand the food pyramid and how to make healthy nutritional choices. The lesson is used in order to help students make healthy lifestyle choices.
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Media Smarts

Looking at Food Advertising

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Tony The Tiger, The HoneyComb Kid, The Nestle Quick Bunny. As part of a study of the methods advertisers use to sell foods and how this advertising effects their food choices, kids create their own spokescharacter and/or jingle for one...
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Food Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students 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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