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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the total number of grams of fat, protein and carbohydrates using a food label from a breakfast cereal. They use the chart wizard to create a pie chart representing the percentages of fat, protein, and carbohydrates in the cereal. 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
- 7th - 8th
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Students identify nutrient dense healthy party foods that would be enjoyed by teenagers. Using the new nutrition labels, they analyze the nutritional value, as well as the cost of various food. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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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. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students investigate the concept of a nutritional label used on bread products. They read different labels in order to strengthen reading skills and interpreting nutritional information. The information is used in order to create their own nutritional labels. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine nutrition labels on snack foods for their nutritional value. Working in groups, they plan for a party using 10 food labels. Students use labels to compute nutritional information andcomplete a worksheet about calories. They write essays about the food provided at the last party they attended. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students discover the importance of healthy eating. Using food nutrition labels, they read and examine the nutritional value. Students collect the data on a spreadsheet and create a graph. They analyze the media influences on product selection. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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