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Where Does It Come From?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research agricultural commodities. For this agricultural commodities lesson, students read background information about food products and commodities. Students complete worksheets with specific product information including its...
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Worksheet
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Meatiest States: Graph Problem Solving

For Students 6th - 7th
In this graph problem solving activity, students analyze a graph that shows commercial red meat production in five states. Students answer 5 word problems using the data on the graph.
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Interactive
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Explorit's Green Salad Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this food history worksheet, students read the information about the history of food and salads. Students select the correct answer for the 6 related questions.
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Interactive
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Explorit's Foodplant Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this plants worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about plants grown for food.
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Follow that Cheese

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research types of cheeses. In this cheese types lesson plan, students research the origin of cheese and then investigate the area of origin. Students share their reports. Students have a cheese tasting celebration as a...
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Worksheet
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Medieval Life: Food

For Students 5th - 6th
In this historical learning exercise, students read a one page detailed text pertaining to food in the Medieval era. There are no questions to answer.
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Worksheet
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The Roman's Food

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Roman civilization activity, students read about the food options available during Roman times. Students learn about the normal breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal for Roman people.
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Calories

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore calories. In this instructional activity about calories, students practice counting and recording calories. Students use a sample Calorie Calculation Chart to record how many calories consumed in one day. Students do an...
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Handout
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Be Healthy for School (Secondary)

For Students 8th - 9th
In this health worksheet, students learn the benefits of exercise and healthy eating. Students read the information on the page and answer 2 essay questions about healthy eating and exercise.
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Worksheet
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Food: British Food

For Students 7th - 9th
In this worksheet on British Food, students complete matching, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions associated with British Foods and customs. This simple worksheet could be an effective tool for an introduction to British culture.
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Food: Habits and Holidays

For Students 7th - 8th
In this foods of the world worksheet, students answer true and false questions about their own eating habits, than complete a matching activity where they match foods with countries of the world.
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Food: Eating Habits

For Students 7th - 8th
Learners match pictures of people eating certain foods with the correct phrase. Student pairs interview each other in order to gather and compare information on food eating habits, and awareness of nutritional value - or lack thereof.
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Food: Sayings

For Students 7th - 8th
In this British food and food sayings worksheet, students complete matching, and fill-in-the-blank activities in order to gain a better understanding of British terminology around food. Some conversation starters embedded in the...
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Fast Food Puzzle

For Students 6th - 8th
In this word search worksheet, students search and locate words as they relate to fast food. Words can be found forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
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Word Scramble – Lesson 3

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers identify and define vocabulary terms related to foodborne illness. They unscramble the words listed at the bottom of the sheet and use them to complete each of 8 blanks.
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Worksheet
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Health Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this health worksheet, learners identify and locate words related to health lifestyles. There are 39 words located in the puzzle.
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Worksheet
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Snack Time

For Students 4th - 6th
For this snack time worksheet, students locate sixteen snack items from a word band on a word search puzzle going in all different directions.
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Worksheet
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Anorexia

For Students 8th - 12th
In this word search worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary terms related to anorexia in teens. There are 28 words in the puzzle.
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Dietary Fiber Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify fiber from foods, its sources and function in the body. They also the importance of fiber in the diet and good food sources that one can eat. Finally, students discuss water and its importance with eating fiber and...
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FAT FOLLIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Students write the name of each food brought in to...
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THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
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Unit Plan
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Overweight Britain

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss obesity epidemic, analyze food wrappers and their content and brainstorm healthy food choices. They work together to design a poster to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
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Lesson Plan
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Healthy You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars navigate through various sites to find nutrition information to help make healthy choices and decisions. They find the answers by searching each site. The assignment should be turned into the teacher through a word...
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Fit To Fat Family

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students become a TV production team whose mission it is to turn the fittest family in the UK into the unhealthiness one. Students illustrate the importance of exercise. Students understand what bad habits such as smoking and drinking do...