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Healthfully Ever After

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss five food groups and healthy eating habits.
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Food Poisoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the bacteria that cause food poisoning using a written resource. They complete a research worksheet entitled, "America's Most Wanted." Next, they create a short skit about the causes, symptoms, prevention, and other...
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Health and Nutrition ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students bring cans of food to class to study and compare labels. They discuss the different information included and the importance of good nutrition. They create a one day menu that would maintain a healthy diet. They role play...
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Read That Label!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore reading nutritional labels and making good food choices through simulation. They prepare and design a label for a product. In addition, they create packaging and advertising to ensure access to the population.
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A Billion Hungry People

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the inequality of food distribution.  In the hunger lesson, students discuss how some places and people do not get the food they need to survive. Students role play distributing pretend meals to people (of unequal...
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Safe and Sanitary Work Habits - Level 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm hazards in the kitchen, and categorize them. They develop a checklist that could be used by an inspector to evaluate a home economics foods laboratory. They create a recipe while using proper lab and safety procedures.
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Bugs

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore the wonders of bugs. In this bug lesson, students examine various types of bugs. Students make crafts, sing songs, discuss nutrition, and investigate different types of insects.
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Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners, working in groups, role play skits highlighting healthy eating habits and physical activities.
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Going Bananas!©

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discuss importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables for a healthy lifestyle, and identify bananas as an excellent source of energy.
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Bon Appetite Arcade Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research nutrition by examining the food pyramid. In this culinary lesson, students identify the concept of a balanced meal by researching the different groups on a food pyramid. Students utilize the web to play a game titled...
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Pecans

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore human health by creating a food dish in class. In this nuts activity, students discuss pecans and identify the benefits of eating nuts and vegetables. Students prepare a dish for their classmates using pecans in the...
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Child Care Unit

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this activity, child care apprentices prepare granola bars to serve to preschoolers. A recipe and lab evaluation sheet are included, but the actual procedure is vague. It could be used in a cooking class or as a career exploration...
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Keeping Healthy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the relationship between exercise and health. They name ways to monitor their health and the equipment used to do so. Students name solutions to common health issues and explain why good nutrition and exercise are...
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Why Plan Meals?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals. In this nutrition lesson, students play a game that requires them to plan and pay for nutritious meals
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Household Pests

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an experiment to show how germs are spread, by food, fingers and feces. They conduct a bacteria count using a colony counter.
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Food Group Fitness Relay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, put in teams, line up behind one of numbered cones. Player #1 in each group does designated locomotor skill, hop, skip, gallop, slide, etc., to center circle and selects a food card, then brings card back and places it under...
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Healthy Snacking: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate healthy snack foods. In this healthy snack foods lesson, students discover what good snacks consist off and how healthy snacking can improve health. They design the perfect snack machine using the associated...
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Basic Vitamins: Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine vitamins and study their functions and food sources. They research what happens to vitamins when foods are overcooked. They prepare a microwaveable vegetable quiche.
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St. Patrick's Day Snack

For Teachers 1st
First graders decide on and prepare a nutritious snack that is green.
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I Can Balance. You Can Balance.

For Teachers K - 5th
There are many, many reasons why people do not maintain an energy balance. Talk to your young learners about balance, what gets in the way of eating healthy, and things that get in the way of doing physical activity. Some obstacles may...
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore healthy eating habits by viewing instructional videos in class. In this food pyramid lesson, 4th graders identify the different classifications within the food pyramid and identify how they can improve overall...
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Rate Your Plate

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze the nutrients, calories, and food groups using the USDA CNPP website Interactive Healthy Eating Index. They write a summary of their personal findings related to their eating habits - including some ways to improve...
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From Foraging to Farming

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experience the difficulty that goes along with foraging for food. For this lesson on the importance of modern agriculture, students simulate how there simply is not enough food and water for everyone when agricultural means are...
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Cooking Super Star Meals with Kids

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the benefits of allowing and providing specifically designed age-appropriate cooking experiences for young children. They "cook" a variety of creative, healthy dishes designed for 3-5 year-olds to make and to help them...

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