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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students explore the health benefits of good dental hygiene and eating healthful snacks. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore why Americans failed to meet health goals for the year 2000 and ways in which Americans can shape up to meet the 2010 goals. They maintain a food and exercise diary for one week, evaluate their nutrition and exercise habits. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the health benefits of dark chocolate. They research other foods which they consider to be both healthy and delicious for a "classroom pantry." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students design a personal placemat that illustrates a variety of healthy breakfast food choices. They have already discussed the importance of eating a healthy breakfast and what breakfast foods are unhealthy to eat. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the guidelines the United States Department of Agriculture places on food. In groups, they create a list of the foods they consume and discuss the political and environmental implications of purchasing the food. They use the internet to research the food situation around the world and how food is stored and transported. To end the lesson, they discover how to be better food consumers to help protect areas of the world facing malnutrition and political unrest. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students explain that eating a variety of healthful foods helps people stay healthy. They cut out pictures of food from the magazines and then sort them into each of the groups on the food pyramid. In addition, they make a menu for a day that includes three balanced meals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read statements representing different points of view on Genetically Modified Food. They identify the "facts" and "opinions" in each statement, and then briefly summarize the issue of Genetically Modified Food in a short paragraph. Pupils research and create an essay expressing their own opinion about Gentically Modified Food, using citations from these statements and other sources to support their conclusions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify the five basic food groups. They use their knowledge of the food pyramid to plan a full meal that incorporates at least one serving of food from each group. Pupils classify their ingredients according to the food groups. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore the four food groups and how they contribute to one's health. They identify the four food groups and create a poster of the four food groups with pictures. They present their posters to the class and practice answering yes/no questions with proper grammar. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss what they ate today, why they ate it and how did these foods affect them. They compare and contrast the food preferences with traditions of class members and name holidays celebrated in their homes and holiday foods. They then name food of other cultures that they enjoy. Full Review »
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