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Fast Food Junkie
Fourth graders study their favorite fast food meal and analyze their nutritional value.
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Behavior Assessment & Nutrient Needs
Middle schoolers identify the factors that influence eating behaviors. They discover the nutrients that are needed in a teenager's body. They also identify the major food groups and examine the food pyramid.
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Food Pyramid
Second graders explain the food pyramid, nutrients provided by each food group,and determine whether they are healthy eaters. They note what foods are in this group, what nutrients are found in these foods, and number of servings needed.
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Break the Fast: The Start to Good Health
Students explore why eating a nutritious breakfast on a regular basis is important.
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"Mush Lab"
Learners use the information they learned from reading food labels to create mush meals. They blend unlikely meals together to form the mush and then evaluate its nutritional value. They examine their own eating habits after the lab is...
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The Brown Rice Bonus
Students investigate how brown rice can be incorporated into a daily healthy diet. They practice preparing and storing the rice in the most beneficial ways. Also goals are set to increase the consumption of it in the dose of twice a week.
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What are Hunger and Malnutrition and Who Are the Hungry?
Students discuss the main functions of food and how eating the right foods is important for a healthy lifestyle. Using the internet, they research those who are at the highest risk for hunger and how those countries are trying to solve...
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Food Pyramid Picnic
Second graders discuss the food pyramid and appropriate choices for each food group. They plan a nutritional meal for a picnic lunch and make a class book. As a culminating event, the class plans and enjoys a picnic.
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Anatomy
Fifth graders identify and describe the functions of the major body systems. They discover how to maintain a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and exercise. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson.
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Plant Party
Students identify plant parts. In this plants lesson plan, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Students identify the parts of their vegetable and...
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The Case of the Missing Steller Sea Lions
Young scholars identify and analyze the various roles organisms play in food webs, populations, communities and ecosystems. Students assess the requirements for sustaining healthy local ecosystems. STudents evaluate human impacts on...
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Teaching the Identification of Vegetables
Students engage in various activities designed to them that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet.
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Pies: A Practical Application
Students participate in making a pie. They are to discuss the nutritional value and the different types of pies. They also answer questions from the teacher about fat and they complete a pie evaluation form.
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Movement concepts
Students recognize the connection between food labels and exercise. In this health lesson plan, students understand how many times they need to dribble to work off a snack. Students answer questions about the exercise.
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Healthy Snacks
Ninth graders examine teen attitudes towards snack food merchandising in schools and what contributes to successful food merchandising. The context for the lesson is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.
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FAT FOLLIES
Middle schoolers, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Middle schoolers write the name of each...
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Pyramid Play
Students investigate the concept of the Food Pyramid. They use a game as a tool of discovery in order to classify different types of food in the pyramid. Upon completion of the game the students construct their own models of it.
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Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
Third graders complete activities and worksheets to explore the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines .
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Grocery Store Problem Solving
Third graders practice mathematical problem solving skills. In this problem solving lesson, 3rd graders develop mathematical problem solving skills using real-world examples.
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Height and Weight
Third graders explore their height and weight. They measure the heights and weights of their peers. Students record their data using an Excel spreadsheet. They create a graph to compare the data and analyze it for a correlation between...
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Dietician/Nutritionist
Explore the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist and then examine how these professionals serve the community. A PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet are provided to teach this career exploration material. A...
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Food and the Digestive System
Young scholars investigate the digestive system. In this human biology lesson, students read an article about the digestive system and go onto a suggested website to review what they have learned. Young scholars are asked questions as an...
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The Food Guide Pyramid
Students examine each level of the food pyramid and how many servings they should consume during the day. They study the important nutrients associated with each category of the food pyramid.
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The Human Organism
Learners identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this human mental health lesson, students identify their feelings, learn how to tell others about their feelings, and learn how to resolve conflict....