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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taste Buds

For Teachers 1st
First graders taste a variety of items and record a full sentence about the way they taste.  For this taste buds lesson, 1st graders predict and then taste various items.  Students draw a picture of the tongue and show the part that...
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Unit Plan
US Department of Agriculture

Serving Up My Plate

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Within three nutrition-themed, inquiry-based learning opportunities, pupils take notice of their eating habits; delve deep into the five food groups, gain experience in planning meals, participate in a taste test, and explore ads from...
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US Apple Association

Apples: A Class Act! (Grades Pre-K–3)

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Discover the nutritional wonders of apples and get to know Johnny Appleseed with a plethora of learning experiences that cover subjects math, history, English language arts, health, and arts and crafts. Activities include an apple...
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Unit Plan
National Library of Medicine

Your Environment, Your Health: Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How important is water quality where you live? The first module in a six-unit series includes four lessons on water quality. By applying the concept directly to the lives of pupils, they engage in meaningful learning. They read about...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Future statisticians and potential psychics first conduct an experiment to collect data on whether a person can tell if someone is staring at them. Statistical methods, such as hypothesis testing, chi-square tests, binomial tests, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ratios

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a taste test of different sandwiches, rate them, and then put them in a ratio graph. In this ratio lesson plan, 4th graders write what they learned about ratios after this activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Digestive System

For Teachers 5th Standards
Discover how the human body's digestive system works with a brain and stomach friendly activity. Scholars taste test a variety of foods to find out how they behave once in the mouth. Class members then play a game called Move That...
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Assessment
Bowland

Soft Drinks

For Teachers 6th - 9th
"Statistics are no substitute for judgment" - Henry Clay. Young mathematicians use provided statistics from a soda taste test to explain why conclusions are faulty. They devise a new test that would be more appropriate than the one given.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maple Syrup

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore maple syrup. In this natural resources instructional activity, students identify a maple tree in their neighborhood and observe the sap. Students sample maple products and create a graph of the taste-testing results.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go to the Source- Your Town's Tap Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate their town's tap water. In this water quality activity, students complete a simple taste-testing experiment and online research to investigate tap water.
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Worksheet
Education World

Hot Chocolate Testing

For Students 5th - 7th
In this set of science experiment worksheets, learners examine and record nutrition information from a number of labels off of hot chocolate mixes. They follow follow the directions to participate in a taste and dissolving ability tests...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

pH Testing

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the use of variables in the scientific method. They identify the dependent and independent variables through pH testing. Students construct graphs of their data and analyze their findings.
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Lesson Plan
Growing Minds

Growing Minds: Cabbage Exploration

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
It's all about cabbage in this scientific observation resource! After reading a related story, learners explore three varieties of cabbage. They observe the leaves using a leaf diagram, predicting what the middle might look like. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In Touch with Apples

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read "How To Make an Apple Pie and See the World", the story of a girl who traveled the world to find the ingredients to make her apple pie. They conduct a series of interdisciplinary activities including testing their senses,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Down with Dairy and the Food Pyramid

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss food pyramid, name parts of pyramid, discuss dairy products and how they are beneficial to people, and participate in dairy taste testing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flavors Of The World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a simulation/role play. They analyze information about flavors and ingredients that create a unique flavor of a culture. They make recommendations to the executive chef on menu items appropriate for international buffet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Test-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 science test worksheet, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taste (Gustation)

For Teachers K - 12th
Students conduct various experiments to see if different parts of the tongue are more sensitive to different characteristics of food.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Apple Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Do you like apples? Create a taste test for your first and second grade learners. Cut red, green, and yellow apples, and have learners select their favorite. After tasting all of the apples, they collect data and graph the results with...
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Lesson Plan
Nemours KidsHealth

Food Labels: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Bring awareness to the ingredients scholars ingest daily with two lessons that look deeply into food labels. The first lesson plan explores the difference between processed and fresh foods while the second lesson plan focuses on sugar...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrition in Me

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss and complete activities to further their knowledge about nutrition in their diet. In this nutrition instructional activity, students discuss their diets and the amount of vegetables and fruits they are consuming daily....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fruits and Veggies More Matters: Teen Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the importance of increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. In this healthy diet lesson, students study the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables based on their age, sex, and activity level. Students list three...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Brilliant Bar Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Everything you need for a mini-unit on bar graphs is included in this lesson plan! It outlines three lessons and includes worksheets. Learners taste pretzels, shoot baskets (switching off hands), and grab candy, graphing results...
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Virginia Department of Education

Counterarguments

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Create an urbane battle royal in class with the old Coke vs. Pepsi challenge that develops upper level high school learners skills in developing counterarguments in essay writing. The educator divides the room according to tastes, and...