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My Pyramid for Kids
Students become familiar with the proper amounts of different types of foods they should eat each day. In this food pyramid lesson, students complete worksheets to develop better eating habits. Students understand the importance of...
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Life Science: My Pyramid
Students examine how the school food program compares to the food pyramid recommendations. In this food pyramid lesson, students compile data regarding the food choices available in the school through the lunch program and vending...
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Understanding My Pyramid
Students examine the food pyramid and construct a healthy meal. In this food pyramid lesson, students examine the new food pyramid that includes fats and oils, and is arranged with brightly colored triangles. They use grocery store adds...
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My Pyramid: Preparing for a Journey
Sixth graders imagine and record what a pyramid they might create would be like. In this pyramid lesson, 6th graders construct the contents of their pyramid which would include a hieroglyphic of their name, drawing of the structure,...
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Understanding My Pyramid
Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson plan, students view and discuss the food pyramid and the role it plays in our diets. Students develop a three dimensional model of the food pyramid and create a nutritious...
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What's on My Plate?
Kids work together in groups to discuss and understand the differences between a typical diet and a healthy one. They use the My Plate recommendations to compare what they eat with what they should be eating according to the MyPlate...
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Introducing My Pyramid
Students explore MyPyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students compare and contrast MyPyramid, the new food guide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the Food Guide Pyramid. Students discuss the importance of physical...
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My Pyramid
Tenth graders analyze the new Food Guide Pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson, 10th graders explore the the website with the new food pyramid. Students use magazines to find foods from the food groups and create their own pyramid....
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Jr. Chef Club Super Snacks Lesson 6
Learners explore healthy snacks. In this nutrition and cooking lesson, students observe and identify food groups on USDA's MyPyramid food guide. Learners discuss how fiber helps our digestive system and follow a recipe using yeast to...
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Serving Up My Plate
Within three nutrition-themed, inquiry-based learning opportunities, pupils take notice of their eating habits; delve deep into the five food groups, gain experience in planning meals, participate in a taste test, and explore ads from...
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My Pyramid Tag
Students explore the food pyramid and healthy eating. After discussing the five healthy food groups, students participate in activities to demonstrate the benefits of healthy food groups. They play games to discover the benefits of...
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My Pyramid
Students complete a graphing activity to learn about fruits and vegetables as well as their nutritional qualities. In this fruits and vegetables lesson plan, students complete a series of activities that help teach them about the health...
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My Personal Pyramid
Students complete a WebQuest that explores three different food pyramids. In small groups, they explore the websites, complete a Venn diagram, and design a mini-poster of a food pyramid that meets nutritional standards and includes their...
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Food Pyramid Menu
Students analyze the food pyramid. In this food pyramid activity, students evaluate their nutritional needs. Students record their eating habits and determine if their food choices were healthy.
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Let the Pyramid Be Your Guide
Students chart foods on the food guide pyramid and design nutritional food plans that include all the food groups.
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My Pyramid
Students identify fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson plan, students list fruits and vegetables on the board. Students study the lunch menu and identify the fruits and vegetables.
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Tastes Great-- Is It Good for You?
Students use the food guide pyramid established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to evaluate the nutritional value of their favorite foods.
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My Pyramid - Preparing for a Journey
Learners create a three paragraph paper. In this Ancient Egypt lesson, students write a paper about what treasures they would put in their pyramid for their Ka to take on its journey. They also do a hieroglyph or their name, a sketch of...
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Goal Setting
Students understand how they can incorporate dietary guidelines in their daily life. In this investigative lesson students set dietary goals and incorporate an activity to learn how to create a new seed variety while studying dispersal...
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Getting the Most Nutrition from Your Food
Healthy eating is a habit that one can never start too early. Learners in grades five through seven, work through a series of activities and informational reading to understand how to make good food choices. You'll find a full...
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The Abc's of Healthy Eating
Students examine healthy eating as it relates to physical and mental health. In this the abc's of healthy eating instructional activity, students discuss the effects of unhealthy eating habits. Students examine the My Pyramid Food...
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My Pyramid Tag
Students explore the new My Pyramid five healthy food groups and their benefits. They become familiar with the five healthy food groups and the colors that represent each food group in the new My Pyramid.
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Fod Pyramid
Sixth graders investigate the Food Pyramid and how it relates to their own diet. They conduct Internet research, complete the "Rate Your Plate" online activity, and create a HyperStudio presentation.
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What Is the Food Pyramid?
Students are introduced to the USDA Food Pyramid. They discuss good nutrition and work cooperatively with the class to assemble a food pyramid puzzle.