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Owl Pellets
Sixth graders investigate the role of owls in their ecosystem. In this food chain activity, 6th graders illustrate an owl food chain, dissect an owl pellet, and analyze data. Students discuss what would happen to owls if there were an...
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Energy Through the Ecosystem
In this ecosystem worksheet, students use a diagram of an ocean-based food web to complete 5 short answer questions about the energy flow through this ecosystem.
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Pollution and Marine Life
In this pollution and marine life activity, students use 9 given terms related to types of pollution and ocean food chains to complete sentences. Students number the effects of human sewage and soil runoff that harm ocean organisms in...
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If I Was a...? Worksheet: Food
In this types of food worksheet, learners choose a type of food to be and then pretend they are that food to answer the remaining questions.
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Food Contributions
Fourth graders make an alphabet book. For this food contributions lesson students identify foods first harvested by indigenous people. Students use the different foods that are still eaten today that were first harvested by indigenous...
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Life on the Edge: Land Use, Food Supply, and Economics in a Small African Village
Students examine the roles that natural events (such as droughts), population growth and other human factors play on land use and food supply.
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Fun Food Quiz: True or False?
Learners participate in a quiz activity designed to either introduce or review concepts of healthy eating and healthy foods.
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Spooky Spiders-- Multiplication
In this math/cooking worksheet, students learn to multiply while figuring our how many of each ingredient for spooky spiders will be needed for a class cooking project. Students draw pictures and calculate amounts for the pretzels,...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Gardening
A Reading Adventure Pack invites scholars to start gardening. Following a reading of two books—fiction and nonfiction—young green thumbs repurpose food containers to grow an herb garden in their kitchen, plant seeds in starter pots out...
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What is Energy?
Youngsters take a look at the foods they eat, and how they provide energy for them to do things. They look at how body uses the food energy to create movement. Pupils also look at toys/devices in the room that need electrical energy...
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Civil War Recipes
Students make foods that would have been staples during the Civil War era and may have been eaten by a soldiers. They follow a recipe to make hardtack and are exposed to other recipes at the included websites.
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Benne Cakes and Other Holiday Recipes
Benne Cakes, a West African treat packed with sesame seeds for luck, are a featured part of the celebration of Kwanzaa. Young chefs try their hand at crafting these goodies that are sure to enrich your holiday feast.
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Food KWL Worksheet
In this food chart worksheet, students determine what they know, what they want to learn, and what they have learned about food by completing the KWL chart.
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Comparing Foods Venn Diagram Worksheet
In this fruit and vegetable comparison worksheet, students compare fruits and vegetables by completing the Venn Diagram for each item.
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Bank On It ! Worksheet: Food
In this health worksheet, students study 10 terms in a word bank which pertain to healthy eating and avoiding saturated fats. Students fill in the blanks in a paragraph so the sentences make sense. The words in the word bank are not...
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Food Additives
In this food additives worksheet, students will read information about the use of curing salt and ion nitrates to preserve food and the health problems that can occur from using these substances. Students will then answer 4 short answer...
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International Festival: Mexico
Students explore the culture of Mexico through music and food. In this multicultural lesson, students read the book Mexico and listen to samples of Mexican music. Students use ingredients to make tacos.
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Feeding Frenzy
Young biologists take a look at the myriad of ways that animals increase their chances of surviving in the wild. The adaptations help animals hide, hunt, and attract a mate. This lesson specifically explores how insect mouth parts are...
Agriculture in the Classroom
The Garden Chef
Introduce young chefs to nutritious eating with a cookbook that is divided into sections focusing on one of the five food groups. It includes lessons, activities, and recipes. How wholesome!
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Count and Non-count Nouns- Food
For this grammar worksheet, students complete 5 lists of count or non-count nouns with the one that belongs from the word bank at the top of the page. They see colorful clip art pictures of fruit, cheese, fish, and pasta.
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Shark!
Is that a shark? Here's a 10-lesson unit that will have learners expanding their definition of what a shark actually is as they examine different features, habitats, and diets. They explore endangered species, using information cards...
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Regions and Habitats
Fourth graders identify the different habitats found in the seven regions of the United States. In this ecology lesson, 4th graders write an essay about how humans affect the ecosystem and vice versa. They discuss how changes on one...
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An Astronaut's Journal: Snacks and Beverages
In this snack and beverage instructional activity, students place a check beside all the words that can complete the 10 sentences logically.
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Food Chop: Word Puzzle
In this word puzzle instructional activity, students put words about food that have been "chopped in half" back together again, writing the completed words at the bottom of the page.