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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Safety Tips With Fizzy

For Students Pre-K - K
Follow these safety tips when cooking in the kitchen!
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Minimizing Bacteria in the Thawing and Cooking of Meat

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a practical project that sheds light on safe practices in the kitchen. Use this information to determine which method of defrosting meat is safest and which method of cooking kills the most bacteria.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Understanding How Food Becomes Rancid

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this cooking and food science fair project, the student will determine how light and air can oxidize fat in potato chips and cause the chips to go rancid. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Usda: Safe Food Handling: Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know about food safety for the outdoors. What to bring and not to bring, cooking at camp, keeping foods at the right temperatures and much more!
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Website
Other

U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Food Safety: Eggs and Egg Products

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the connection between eggs and salmonella poisoning, and overviews safe practices when handling, storing, cooking and eating eggs.
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Unit Plan
Other

British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 14 Years)

For Students 6th - 9th
A rich collection of eleven learning modules that cover a wide range of topics, including nutrition, diet and health, food science, agriculture, food preparation, food processing, food safety, and more. Modules have PowerPoints,...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: When It's Just You After School

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here are some great tips to follow if you have to be home alone after school, including how you should spend that time and what to do in case of an emergency.
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: Usda:take Burger's Temperature to Prevent e.coli

For Students 9th - 10th
A short news story about the need to test the temperature while cooking meats.
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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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