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Students explore the fast food industry. In this fast food instructional activity, students research fast food restaurants and the food served. Students create a tri-fold handout to explain the history of fast food and types of food served. Students deliver an oral presentation on the information learned.
Students calculate the calories in the food they eat. In this health science lesson, students record everything they eat and drink for a day. They identify the total calories they use daily using the activity chart provided.
Students create a scale model of a cafeteria. In this scale lesson, groups improve their actual school cafeteria layout by taking measurements of the structure and redesigning furniture and food serving lines. They create a scale drawing and then a scale model. Extension activities, a teacher reflection, and rubric are included.
First through fourth graders read the November 2008 issue of Spider Magazine. Pupils participate in post-reading activities such as analyzing words, contributing to discussions, and evaluating what they have read. Visualization exercises along with high-imagery stories help motivate learners. They can practice vocabulary and description, make inferences, and connect events in the stories to their lives. Plenty of great strategies are outlined here for best practice.
Students share memories of a special meal. They research, write and peer edit a newspaper column about a favorite food associated with Thanksgiving (or other holiday or celebration).
Young historians develop an understanding of historical events from different perspectives while practicing reading comprehension and creative writing. They access the Internet to explore information on the Mayflower, Pilgrims, and the first Thanksgiving. How does the event's description change depending on whose perspective it comes from?
Learners explore a poster and listen to and practice with descriptive words.For this ESL lesson, students use the restaurant words in context and write a menu for vocabulary reinforcement.
Designed originally for higher education, this PowerPoint could also be used to introduce your high schoolers to the semicolon, colon, and comma splice. The texts do not contain pictures or graphics; instead, they present information in an organized, bullet-point template.
Students develop their data analysis skills. In this data analysis and probability instructional activity, students collect data regarding the school lunch choices of the student body in order to analyze the choices made.
Students research to find the correct servings for each of the food groups. In this healthy eating lesson, students understand the importance of shopping habits in getting healthy. Students access the healthy fridge site to get tips for their families. Students determine the cost of a healthy snack as compared to other snacks.