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Nutrition Lesson Plans
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Students practice reading nutritional labels on foods. They calculate the about of calories in different types of foods. They examine the effects of fat on the body and the link to disease. They participate in an experiment to increase their knowledge of healthy food options.
5th graders investigate nutrition and the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, 5th graders use computer software to write a paragraph about nutrition. 5th graders diagram the food pyramid. 5th graders gather and organize a collection of healthy recipes.
In this lesson 8th graders compare their diets to the diets of concentration camp prisoners. In this concentration camp nutrition lesson, 8th graders compare their diets to those of teenagers imprisoned in a concentration camp. In this lesson 8th graders create a spreadsheet and enter information in a personal diary.
Students perform experiments to test for the presence of vitamin C in several solutions as well as the effect of caffeine on Daphnia. In this biology lesson, students consider the advertising used to sell food regardless of its nutritional value. This is a very well composed lesson that provides extensions, vocabulary, and a lab experiment.
Students research the nutritional value of food. In this nutty for nutrition lesson, groups of students conduct internet research to determine healthy food. They calculate the nutritional value of the food and create a PowerPoint presentation indicating the research results.
Nutrition contributions as well as proper selection, preparation and storage techniques for a variety of fruits and vegetables. Primary Core Objective: Food And Nutrition I200108- Objective 20.0108-0604 Apply food selection and preparation guidelin
This lesson has 4th graders develop a healthy menu. In this nutrition lesson, 4th graders identify and record healthy serving sizes of nutritious foods. They use the Food Pyramid as a guide as they develop a menu for a healthy breakfast and snack.
5th graders examine the three basic nutrients and their effects on the body. In this nutrition lesson, 5th graders research data to construct a bar graph. 5th graders demonstrate the relationship between malnutrition and food security.
This lesson has students examine food labels. In this nutrition and conversion lesson, students analyze food labels to determine percentage of fat and sugar to total calories. Daily nutritional guidelines are discussed and students decide how well their foods fit into a healthy diet. In the provided worksheet, students use nutrition information to convert to and from fractions, decimals, and percents.
In this lesson learners discover how to read nutrition labels. In this nutrition lesson, learners review important vocabulary words, such as "sodium" and "calories." In this lesson learners practice reading labels from various containers of food and participate in a scavenger hunt in the classroom to locate specific foods that have nutritional value.
