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Perceived Overweight and Actual Weight Risk Classification
Students calculate their BMI and compare it to a healthy weight chart. For this health lesson, students compare the perception of overweight with healthy weight charts. Students interpret collected data and evaluate their own weight...
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Anorexia
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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Life Skills for Vocational Success: Health: Lesson 2: Nutrition
Young scholars record all food intake for a week. They discuss each of the six different food groups, particularly which foods are included in each group. Students discuss calorie intake. They discuss a well-balanced diet, and its...
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Yeast Bread - Pretzel Lab
Students work with yeast in preparing soft pretzels. They identify the characteristics and ingredients used in yeast breads from quick breads, and how to prepare them in a variety of recipes. They need to set their table, eat and...
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Dietary Guidelines/Food Pyramid Test
Learners list the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. They teat their knowledge of the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. They evaluate the servings, serving sizes, and food sources...
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Diet: Cereal Grains and Nutrition
Students identify the nutritional value of various cereal grains. Without adding sugar, they cook with grains and compare the taste to cereal containing sugar. In addition, students complete worksheets about the different grains,...
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Ground Beef Experiment
Learners compare the difference in the amount of fat and its flavor, by pan frying ground beef patties between three different kinds of ground beef - regular, lean and extra lean with different prices. They study basic information about...
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Yeast Breads - Indian Fry Bread Taco
Young scholars use Rhodes frozen dough, a convenience product, to prepare another class of yeast breads as they deep-fat fry the thawed dough and individually prepare Indian Fry Bread Tacos. They apply the principles they have learned...
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You Are What You Eat!
High schoolers evaluate information on various websites in relation to health concepts and healthy dieting in this technology-based High School Health lesson. Emphasis is placed on the use of small cooperative learning groups and the...
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Dissecting Diets
Students practice making comparisons and evaluating claims regarding different suggested dietary plans using their knowledge of Biological, scientific facts. This lesson can be accomplished individually, in small groups, or in a think,...
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Overweight Britain
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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A History of Changing Foods
Young scholars conduct Internet research to determine how food preparation and recipes have changed over time. They trace a favorite food through time, complete a worksheet and compare diets from different eras.
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Learning About My Eating Habits
Learners explore their own dietary habits and identify food pyramid guidelines including serving sizes and recommended portions. They complete worksheets, conduct Internet research and evaluate school lunches.
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Health: Dear Me
Students examine data supporting the increase in health risks due to obesity. They write letters to their future selves giving strategies for maintaining a healthy weight in adulthood by maintaining an appropriate energy balance.
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Break the Fast: The Start to Good Health
Students explore why eating a nutritious breakfast on a regular basis is important.
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Kitchen Cleaners
Students, in groups, select two cleaning agents that they feel solves their cleaning problem.
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Southeast Asian Food and Culture
Students become familiar with some of the food of Southeast Asia. The explore various examples of how culture has been shaped through the influence of food within Southeast Asia.
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Diet, Exercise and Health
Students keep a food and exercise log for a week. They compare their log to the food guide pyramid and standards for exercise for their age group. They write a paper that explains how they intend to improve their health.
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Healthy Eating
Students, in groups, create a nutritious menu, using information gathered from newspapers and Palm software. They decorate paper plates with pictures of foods to represent nutritional meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Get Fit for Yosemite - Nutrition
Students demonstrate an understanding of healthy eating habits and of following a fitness program. They visit Yosemite Institute.
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The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise
Young scholars create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.
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My Heritage Country Report
High schoolers list five food dishes that are part of their family's heritage. Each student then does research of a country and a recipe (possibly a family recipe). With the help of members of his/her kitchen group, the student prepares...
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Dietary Fiber Lab
Students bake a variety of cakes experimenting with the amount of fat and fiber in each. They sample the cakes and compare the effects of differing ratios.
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Carbohydrates
Pupils listen to a lecture on carbohydrates focusing on the differences between complex and simple carbohydrates. They complete a demonstration and worksheet.