Captain Planet Foundation
Plant Parts Salad
How are vegetables beneficial to a healthy diet? Have kids examine different types of vegetables, such as zucchini, broccoli, and carrots, and determine which parts of the plant they represent. Then, they taste the vegetables as a class....
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Nutrition 3: Got Broccoli?
Students discover why the human body needs food in order to survive. In groups, they analyze advertising for the foods they eat the most and try to identify the nutritional value of them as well. They complete a worksheet showing them...
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4-H Nutrition/Health/Fitness- Intermediate Leader's Page
Have some fun with healthy living in 4-H! Through several activities, young members learn about healthy eating, basic first aid, and fun exercise options. Of course, service ideas are outlined to extend learning. Students use websites to...
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Label It Nutrition
Students rank foods for particular nutrients, and check to see if they are correct using the Nutrition Label.
Choose My Plate
MyPlate Crossword Puzzle
Reinforce food group facts with a crossword puzzle that highlights healthy nutrition and cooking habits as presented by the MyPlate eating recommendations.
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Coffee & Chocolate: Knowing Healthy Foods
An article relaying vital information about health and nutrition are the backbone of this lesson on eating the right foods. A series of activities are used to help upper graders understand the science supporting our understanding of what...
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Good Food, Good Health
Young scholars investigate how food provides energy for the human body. In this physical health lesson, students access online resources to identify how certain foods can affect their health. Young scholars discuss how many servings of...
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Broccoli
Students compose, notate, and evaluate their own rhythmic compositions using the song "Broccoli" for inspiration in this excellent elementary-level General Music lesson. Emphasis is placed upon four-measure patterns and the classic...
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Broccoli
Students figure out rhythm notation for phrases describing the benefits of broccoli. They compose four-measure patterns using the rhythms of these phrases.
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Put a Rainbow on Your Plate
In this nutrition worksheet, students investigate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables of different colors 5 times a day. Students complete 8 pages of activities such as menu planning, shopping lists, word search, word...
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Broccoli
Students sing a song and figure out the rhythm notation for pharases while describing the benefits of broccoli. They compose a four-measure pattern using the rhythms of these phrases. They play the rhythm patterns with the recording.
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Kumara Math
Students explore nutrition by completing math problems in class. In this food conversions lesson, students identify what the kumara plant is and how it can contribute to human health by regularly consuming an appropriate amount. Students...
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Investigating the Food Pyramid
Students examine how the food pyramid is an important nutritional tool. They classify foods and compare the number of servings per group that are necessary for maintaining good health by placing empty food containers in grocery bags.
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Organize Your Favorites (Food)
In this healthy foods worksheet, pupils organize the names nutrient-rich foods into categories. Students also read passages about nutrition and respond to three short-answer questions.
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Eating Our Way to a Healthy Body: Classifying Foods
Students examine the major food groups. In this classifying foods lesson, students discover the 5 food groups as they read books and play games. Students then sort foods into the appropriate food groups
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Peanut Butter Broccoli
Fifth graders explore food production by viewing DNA presentations. For this genetic engineering lesson, 5th graders discuss the foods they typically eat at home and how many common foods are engineered in a way that can produce a bigger...
Choose My Plate
MyPlate Word Search
Encourage healthy eating, cooking, and goal setting with a word search that showcases a variety of fruits and vegetables, and provides a four-step plan to eat more of them.
Math Solutions
Cooking Up Chicken
Although designed for career education classes by the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan, the information contained in this 46-page booklet is appropriate for cooking classes and individual chicken consumers. Everything you wanted to know...
California Academy of Science
Exploring Our Growing Need for Water
Pupils explore the amount of water people use in agriculture and for personal use. They compare water usage for various crops to that of raising animals before considering solutions for increased access to safe drinking water worldwide....
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Getting the Most From Your Food
Students study the food pyramid to learn about healthy food. In this healthy foods lesson, students create a chart of the healthy foods they eat in a day. Students discuss their choices and how they could make better choices.
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Eat A Rainbow!
Pupils demonstrate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition instructional activity, students identify and sort different fruits and vegetables by colors. Pupils list reasons why eating fruits and vegetables are...
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St. Patrick's Day Snack
First graders design a green snack menu from all four food groups for St. Patrick's Day.
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Shopping List
In this food instructional activity, students update a menu to make the food choices healthier and write a shopping list in order to get these items. Students complete 2 activities.
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A Well Balanced Meal
Students are given paper plates and pictures of food. They are to glue the foods they would eat that would make a balanced meal.