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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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- 4th - 7th
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Students examine how to select, prepare, and consume nutritious foods, and discuss the long term health problems associated with poor dietary habits. They examine snacks in bags to compare nutrition labels, and keep food journals for a week. 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 develop nutrition pamphlets to create an awareness of the nutritional needs of their bodies and explore strategies for making wise nutrition choices for healthful living. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students compare types of media influences on nutritional practices. They deconstruct advertisements for food items for subliminal messages. They read articles and complete a worksheet while watching t.v. They create a commercial for a nutritious food. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students use the interent to gather information about healthy eating habits. They create a drawing of the food pyramid and their own five-day menu using all of the food groups. They compare and contrast the nutritional information of fast food meals as well. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students examine the food guide and determine its health benefits. they explain the various levels and note how many of each serving meet daily suggested requirements. Students create menus listing nutritional food choices. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore basic nutrition concepts to help them select healthy diet, evaluate food intake, discuss major food labeling issues, design labels for food products, examine history of food packaging development and how packaging protects food, and identify basic materials used in packaging. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the nutritional value and facts of the food they eat everyday. In small groups they conduct Internet research on the Food Guide Pyramid, record nutritional facts about ten of their favorite foods, and create a spreadsheet with the research information on their favorite foods. Full Review »