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Activity
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Spanish Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Not sure what those Spanish cooking terms mean? This is a great Lingolex site! Bilingual dictionary of all sorts of cooking terms! Easy to use. Perfect while reading recipes in Spanish.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Take a Look at Cooking

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site discover the world of cooking and meal preparation through these simple guidelines for finding recipes and creating meals. This article is organized into the following sections: "Kitchen Basics," "The Best Kinds of Recipes,"...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Procedural Text: Recipe

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A teacher created lesson plan to help students conquer how to make connections between directions in an effort to create something. This activity will have students sharing recipes and understanding why recipes should be followed in...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Apples: The Health Benefits

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the health benefits of eating apples, along with two apple recipes to try. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
The Book Report

Kids reads.com: The Fudge Books by Judy Blume

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive site features activities, reviews, and more for Judy Blume's "The Fudge Books." Come and explore this educational gold mine.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing Scientific "Recipes"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Adapted from a instructional activity in the book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports by Barry Lane, this instructional activity asks young scholars to read several recipes to gain an understanding of how they are written and the types of words...
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Other

Mr breakfast.com: All Breakfast All the Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource for healthy and tasty breakfast recipes, reviews of restaurants with great breakfast entrees, and features like "Ask Mr. Breakfast." Find ways to vary your morning meals everyday with simple ideas, read...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Kitchen Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course focusing on kitchen chemistry. Course explores the application of chemistry in recipes and cooking. Course features include links to readings, lecture notes, and a wealth of related links.
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Website
Other

Vegetarian Resource Group: Vegetarian in a Nutshell

For Students 9th - 10th
This website on vegetarianism is organized into several, very brief sections. Here, read about vegetarian nutrition, recipes, and meat and dairy substitutes. Also included are the names of several books and learning materials -- for...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Sequencing a Story

For Teachers 3rd
This single-period lesson reinforces the concept of story sequence. Teachers of this lesson will read aloud Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson, How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman. Then students will participate in...
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Other

Inside mexico.com: Christmas in Mexico

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico. Try simple Christmas recipes and read about traditional songs.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: When Snack Attacks Strike

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn what kinds of snacks you should eat when you're hungry in between meals. Read about eating healthy snacks and avoiding junk food. This article is organized into the following sections: "In the Mood for Food," "The...
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Website
Other

Quebec Ministry of Educ.: Customized Literacy Training: Functional Situati [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adults weak in basic literacy skills often have difficulty with basic tasks that involve Reading, Writing and Math. This guide provides lesson units on teaching tasks such as filling out forms, estimating the amount of a shopping bill...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Advanced Kitchen Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level advanced course on kitchen chemistry. Course topics highlight the scientific exploration of all types of food. Features online include downloadable assignments and readings, and a number of food chemistry-related links.
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Handout
Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Scents Incense and Perfume

For Students 9th - 10th
Egyptians loved good smells. Read about the use of incense and the manufacture of perfumes in ancient Egypt.
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Article
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Cooking by Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
What's the relationship between ratios and cooking? Find out by reading this brief article, which shows you how to use math in order to increase or decrease a recipes output.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: The History of St. Patrick's Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This site goes far beyond answering the question, "Who was St. Patrick?" Read about the history and symbols of St. Patrick's Day, take online quizzes to test your knowledge of St. Patrick and Ireland, get special Irish recipes, and read...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Sweet Lure of Chocolate

For Students 9th - 10th
Ah, chocolate. Read about its history, manufacture, and its health benefits. Also includes recipes.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Popol Vuh

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is geared towards grades 4-8, but could be used with ESL high school students. Contains lesson plans integrating language arts and social studies, with a bibliography, a play, recipe, and a reading list for students.
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Other

Gems in Israel: Spotlighting Israel's Lesser Attractions

For Students 9th - 10th
This newsletter is a great way to read about Israel's travel sites, as well as get some Israeli Recipes.
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Website
Other

Le Jambon De Bayonne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is about Bayonne's famous ham, one of the best in Europe. On this site, you can read about its history, its awards, its links to the local geography, and you can find some recipes.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Cosmic Cookies

For Students 3rd - 5th
Roll your mouse over the planets in our solar system to read a vignette about each. Then, link to the recipe for directions to create miniature planet cookies that look like the real thing.

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