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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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- 2nd - 6th
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Students access a variety of nutrition and health related resources on the Internet. They examine the food pyramid, match food groups, play interactive games, read an online story, analyze the labels on food packaging, and take a food-safety quiz. 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students focus on the issues that students face during middle childhood. They recognize the negative effects of poor nutrition and make more informed healthy decisions. They conduct further self-analysis in regards to their individual targeted concerns and risks in their journals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students conduct investigations with common foods to discover which foods contain the most sugar and fats. They use the internet to find heal-related websites to gather information to use in their investigations. Students read food labels for nutritional information and plan a hypothetical lunch menu based on this information. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students view a video, after viewing the video they are asked to name some asurances that most of the food we buy in stores or restaurants is safe to eat. They define a food-borne illness and its causes. Students describe the symptoms and possible causes of a food-borne illness. They explore how food-borne illnesses can be prevented. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students participate in six different activities to evaluate the eating habits of themselves and their families. They identify diseases caused by improper nutrition, create a power point presentation of a nutritional requirements for different age groups, record their own dietary intake for a week and evaluate the nutritional content of a snack food. Full Review »