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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students evaluate their eating habits, focusing on the ways in which one assesses whether or not his or her diet is nutritious. They work in small groups to design a menu for a healthy lunch and write a paragraph justifying their choices. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students study the five food groups and to explore delicious, healthy foods. At the end of this lesson, students discuss different foods that are healthy. A delicious sampling of nutritious foods finishes up the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 6th
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Students classify different food items into the correct categories of the Food Pyramid, identify foods that keep our bodies healthy and Create a Food Pyramid booklet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students probe the components of a healthy lifestyle in this ten lesson unit. Proper nutrition, the food pyramid, exercise, and rest become the focus as students engage in a variety of activities to accomplish their goals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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
- 6th - 8th
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Students study the relationship between nutrition and health. They play bingo, solve crossword puzzles, and play other classroom games to explore basic nutrition facts. They explore the dietary guidelines for Americans, calories, empty calories, and the food pyramid. 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 »

