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The Details of Kosher Foods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine kosher food, what it means and the rules that make it kosher.  In this kosher lesson plan students plan a kosher meal. 
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Food Preservation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the variety of food preservation methods available today. In groups, they participate in an experiment to determine the conditions that encourage or stop the growth of bacteria. To end the lessons, they discuss the...
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health lesson, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a picture of...
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From the Farm to Your Table: Where Does Our Food Come From?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover where the food they eat comes from. Using maps, they identify the agricultural areas of the United States and the products that are grown in each area. Using the internet, they research how food gets to America from...
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Food Chains

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate how food chains work. In this food chains lesson, students construct a food web for a pear tree habitat. The interactive whiteboard is an optional tool in this lesson.
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Worksheet
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What Foods Melt?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students experiment to determine which foods melt using hot water in metal pans. They write predictions about which foods will melt and which will melt the fastest. They perform the experiment and note the what...
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Young scholars explore Japan. In this Japanese culture lesson, students listen to stories regarding Japan, view Japanese art, learn Japanese words, and make Origami.
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Food Label Realities

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify nutritional information on food labels. In this nutrition lesson, 2nd graders bring in food labels from home and practice reading them. Students discuss the nutritional content, such as caloric content. Students...
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Identifying Food Nutrients

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students pretend they are a food-quality tester. They develop a kit to test food for sugars, starches, proteins and lipids. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Ecosystem Food Web Mural

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a food web mural about an ecosystem of the freshwater marsh. For this food web lesson plan, young scholars write about the organisms and how each one depends on another.
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Life Skills - Advertising Tricks - Learning About Food Advertisements

For Students 5th - 8th
In this advertising learning exercise, students learn about food advertisements, including jingles, images, products, animation and more. They then complete the 3 activities in which they create their own product, spokes-character and...
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Food Descriptions

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this health learning exercise, students look for the right descriptions to describe the food items in the pictures and answer the questions for each one.
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Bad Microbes in Food Processing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete an experiment to determine if there are bad microbes in food processing.In this bad microbe experiment, students use apples to see how they react to oxygen. Students test apples with chemicals to observe the changes.
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Food

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this food activity, students tick the box of the food that doesn't belong, choose what the animals are eating, and more. Students complete 4 exercises.
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PowerPoint Presentations for Food II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are shown a variety of PowerPoint presentations to discover the standards for their Food and Nutrition class. In groups, they analyze the way the body changes as it moves through life and its nutritional needs are ever changing.
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Folk Groups and Community Folklife

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. In this folklife instructional activity, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may...
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Word Groups 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word groups worksheet, learners decide which category the group of words they are given fit in to. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Balanced Diet

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of a balanced diet and how the food pyramid is organized. They conduct research using the links included in the instructional activity. They differentiate the parts of the pyramid while looking at...
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Nutrition

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate nutrition and nutrients. In this nutrition or diet lesson, groups of students create a poster, commercial, or skit about a nutriet which will be presented or performed to the rest of the class after...
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PICTURE PERFECT PYRAMID

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a model of the USDA's Food Pyramid Guide, using shoe boxes. They bring an assortment of shoe boxes from home. Students are given a copy of the "Food Guide Pyramid." They wrap boxes for the bread group in white, the...
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Pond Water Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners identify the different organisms in the food web. In this biology lesson, students create food chains using the information on cards. They explain what happens if an organism is removed or added in the web.
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Family Life Cycle - Children's Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the changing nutritional needs across the life cycle. They create and prepare a variety of healthy foods for children that provide adequate nutrients for optimum growth and development. They identify guidelines in...
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Sugar-Coating the Facts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the food industry's influence on American Student nutritional habits and analyze the nutrition charts found on food packaging. They design their own warning labels for foods targeted at Students.
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A Healthy Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine their own fast food habits and discuss the poor nutritional value of this type of food. They read nutritional labels on popular packaged foods. They analyze the risks of a diet high in fat and sodium versus a well...