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My Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, students list fruits and vegetables on the board. Students study the lunch menu and identify the fruits and vegetables.
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A Meal of Endurance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the importance of the nutritional value of explorers' meals. They investigate the concepts of caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure and examine their own nutrition.
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Let the Pyramid Be Your Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart foods on the food guide pyramid and design nutritional food plans that include all the food groups.
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Delicious Dinners by Jr. Chefs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a protein-rich dinner. In this nutrition lesson plan, students brainstorm foods that are rich in protein. Students make burritos and identify the color of meat when it is cooked thoroughly.
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Family Life Cycle - Older Adult Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students pretend to be old by simulating some of the struggles older people face every day with arthritis in their hands, hearing impaired, and normal loss of up close vision as they experience preparing a recipe. They identify the...
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Fruitful Questions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine a fruit-related Q & A Science Times article. They write their own food science questions and answer them in the same format as the article. For homework, they analyze their fruit consumption according to U.S....
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Hot Chocolate Testing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine four different variety of hot chocolate drinks using Hot Chocolate Testing lab sheets. They then compare and contrast the hot chocolate using the nutritional facts section of each package.
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Family Staples: Hide and Seek Pancakes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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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Understanding My Pyramid

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition activity, students view and discuss the food pyramid and the role it plays in our diets. Students develop a three dimensional model of the food pyramid and create a nutritious meal...
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A Picture of Health

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore why Americans failed to meet health goals for the year 2000 and ways in which Americans can shape up to meet the 2010 goals. They maintain a food and exercise diary for one week, evaluate their nutrition and exercise...
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My Pyramid

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this food pyramid worksheet, students read about the servings recommended for food group and tips about staying healthy. Students can also write their food choices for a day. The worksheet also includes a letter to the family and...
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Classroom and Laboratory Management Pre Assessment

For Teachers All
Students will learn the meaning of food science and management for the classroom and laboratory. Background For Teachers: NOTE TO TEACHERS: A pre-assessment should never be graded. Good pre-assessment devices, however, can also be used...
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Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify healthy food choices. In this nutrition lesson plan, students review the food pyramid and write down their favorite food on a post-it note. Students create a bar graph of favorite foods using the post-it notes.
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Your Healthy Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the food groups. In this nutrition lesson, 3rd graders examine the food pyramid and create a balanced diet plan. Students label a blank food pyramid outline.
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Summertime Health Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students play together and learn together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students partake in any of the 10 listed here in order to explore healthful activities and foods.
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Activity Plan 3-4: Scrumptious Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover together that shapes are everywhere - even in the food we eat. In this early childhood math and art lesson, students read about shapes, identify foods that match geometric shapes, and create a class book.
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New Food Saves Lives, Could End Hunger

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate the country of Niger, then read a news article about a new type of food that is being used to fight childhood hunger in Africa. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with map and vocabulary...
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Designing a Germination Experiment

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explore botany by participating in a seed experiment. In this plant nutrition lesson, students define several science experiment vocabulary terms like observation, treatment, and replicate. Students utilize soaked seeds in a...
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Making Healthy Food and Activity Choices: Putting the Pyramid Together

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work with the Food Guide Pyramid. In this Food Guide Pyramid instructional activity, students draw a large rendering of the food pyramid on a piece of butcher paper. They cut out pictures of foods and place them on the food...
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Biology: Humans as Organisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine body systems. In this biology activity, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body systems.
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid lesson, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students discuss their...
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What Are My Daily Calorie Needs?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore what their personal nutritional requirements are.  In this exploratory lesson students calculate their total daily energy needs and energy outputs and study how age is related to changing this. 
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Promoting Daily Fitness; Mini Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Students evaluate human health by completing an interactive activity on the Internet. In this food choice lesson, students identify a list of foods which can make you unhealthy and sick compared to a list of nutritional ingredients....
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Bodyworks

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students study about the different parts of their body and the names of bones as well. They gain an understanding of the function about the parts. Students follow along as the teacher guides them and points out various parts and their...