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Students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one assesses whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. They work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students read and interpret nutrition fact labels ("food labels") from food products, a task that involves the use of various mathematics skills (e.g., number concepts and number sense). Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss nutrition and compare nutritional values of a snack product claiming health benefits with a candy product. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine how healthy eating contributes to a healthy body and life style. They read nutritional labels on food items. They use the Five Foods Pyramid to evaluate their own eating habits. They plan, design, and create a school garden. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the 2005 dietary guidelines on the Internet. They complete a worksheet and evaluate the website. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students gain an enhanced understanding of the relationship between proper nutrition and good health. Through use of video, hands-on activities and interaction, students measure energy in food, and recognize sources of vitamins and minerals. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students complete a unit on diet and nutrition. They explore various websites, create a food pyramid, categorize foods into food groups, list the benefits of various types of foods, evaluate a fast food meal, and identify a myth about candy. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students use the internet to gather information on proper nutrition. They examine the food pyramid and categorize food into the groups they belong. They develop their own healthy cereal idea and advertising. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students identify healthy and non-healthy foods, plan out a healthy meal and discuss what makes a food nutritious and non-nutritious. Groups will work together to determine which foods are nutritious and which food are not nutritious. They use magazines that have pictures of food, and cut out pictures of foods that are nutritious and not nutritious. Each group makes a display of the foods. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students play a role of a registered dietician to examine low carbohydrate diets and diets currently on the market and compare them to a balanced diet. They determine a strategy for weight loss for a patient that meets specifications such as balanced, easy, and inexpensive. Full Review »