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Prairie Food Chains & Webs
Learners complete a food chain. In this ecosystem lesson, students learn about producers, consumers and decomposers. Learners identify herbivores, carnivores and omnivores and complete two worksheets.
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Your Energy Needs (BMR)
How many Calories one needs on a daily basis is dependent on a number of factors including gender, height, and activity level. In the third of seven lessons about energy and food, young nutritionists calculate the number of Calories...
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Applied Maximum Minimum Problems
Students investigate the maximum and minimum of a graph as it related to cat food. In this calculus lesson, students analyze the amount of cat food a cat consumes, identifying the maximum and minimum amount. They graph their data and...
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What proportion of rough rice is prepared into consumable rice?
Fifth graders find the percentages of rough rice that can be eaten. In this percentage lesson, 5th graders look at 100 lbs. of rough rice and see the steps needed before it can become the white rice sold in stores. They find the...
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Equivalents Bingo-Enrichment Activity
Sometimes you need to play a game in order to reinforce learning. Use Bingo cards to review the equivalents for both dry and liquid portions. Playing Bingo helps learners to practice recognizing measurement units, abbreviations, and...
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Percents: What's the Use?
Students explore percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson plan, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Students interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the real world.
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KEEP ON TRUCKING
Pupils comprehend and apply concepts of data analysis and distributions by observing modes of transportation for food and fiber products. They are given an activity sheet "On the Lookout for Agriculture." Students discuss the discuss the...
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The Fat and the Lean
Students collect data on calorie intake. In this algebra instructional activity, students use the collection of data to make better eating decisions. They investigate the nutritional value in food using a graph and draw conclusion from...
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Fill 'Er Up
Middle schoolers identify how many smaller units can be found in a later unit. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the volume and the transfer amount to a smaller unit. They solve real life problems using the formula for volume.
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Percents: What's the Use
Young scholars research percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson, students demonstrate their ability to apply percents to everyday situations. Young scholars communicate mathematically by conducting interviews about...
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Pizza Portions
Students explore mathematics by participating in a pizza pie activity. In this nutrition lesson plan, students identify the caloric intake in a piece of pizza and estimate the average number of slices eaten by a person. Students utilize...