First graders comprehend the importance of making healthy food choices for a healthy heart. They discuss the connection between what they eat and a healthy body and heart. Students discriminate between healthy foods, or "heart-smart...

Young learners discuss how to practice healthy eating habits and the body's need for energy through discussion and exploration of the MyPlate system.

Students discuss peer pressure pertaining to healthy eating decisions.  For this personal health lesson, students identify reasons why they make poor eating decisions and how to ignore food temptations.  Students complete the...

Students discover the four main food groups by categorizing their own diet.  In this healthy eating instructional activity, students utilize a chart with pictures of food to identify which food belongs in which food group....

Students investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy.  In this healthy eating lesson, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation....

Students research human health by identifying fatty and sugary foods. In this food choices lesson, students discuss the five food groups and examine the healthiest choices from each group. Students utilize the web to complete a health...

Students investigate healthy eating by choosing a variety of foods.  In this personal health lesson, students read the story Big News! Straight from the Heart, and discuss which characters ate which foods.  Students list other...

Learners examine their eating habits and experience analyzing data and drawing conclusions. They construct models of the molecular backbone of saturated and unsaturated fats. In addition, they examine the labels of their food, record...

Students examine and evaluate changes in diet and lifestyle from prehistoric to modern times and how these differences have spurred the development (and better treatment) of heart disease.

Students complete activity pages in a book to demonstrate their understanding of a healthy heart.

Young scholars explore the realm of mathematical probability while playing a game of chance. after constructing paper rockets, they fire it enough times to determine the probabilities of the rocket traveling past a marked distance and...

Students examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Students read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...

Young scholars explore a stream in their area and show the class the topographic map of the stream. They locate the topographic map and name the streams, lakes and ponds in their watershed. They write a paragraph about their stream and...