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Pesticide Watch Card
Young scholars examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides...
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Safe Food
There is so much information in this lesson plan. A very comprehensive unit plan about food safety can be broken up into smaller pieces so as not to overwhelm the class with so much information at once. Some of the topics include...
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Nutrition Action - Safe Food Quiz
Multiple-choice and true-false questions assess your high schoolers' understanding of food safety. This is an interactive worksheet in which learners can click on the correct answers to discover explanations. You could type the questions...
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Nutrition In Me! Club
Students practice food safety and hand washing. In this health activity, students discuss the presence of germs and how to keep yourself safe. Students wash their hands after applying Glo-Germ to see what spots they missed.
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Raw Seafood ~ On the Half Shell
The topic is fascinating, but there is not much for learners to do here. Food borne illness has always been a problem for humans to face, and here, data from the Center for Disease Control is analyzed. Learners look at the number of...
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A Safe Food Supply? Is Your Food Safe to Eat?
Viewers of this slide show learn that pesticides used on food crops can be harmful, but that there are certain allowable levels that should not be hazardous. They find out the rigorous process of inspection that meat must go through...
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Educate Yourself About Food Borne Illness
Students explore the rules to food safety and how to keep foods from growing bacteria. In this food illness instructional activity students view a demonstration about bacteria complete a food safety test online.
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Food Safety
Students recognize that safe food preparation is important to good health. In this food safety instructional activity, students participate in an activity students separate, clean, chill, and cook food safely. Students use Glo Germ to...
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Food Pyramid
Third graders examine healthy eating habits by identifying the food pyramid. In this personal health lesson, 3rd graders discuss their own eating habits and how there should be a variety of foods in all diets. Students research an...
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Germs: Grades 3-5
Learners investigate personal health issues by discussing germs. In this contagious disease lesson plan, students identify ways germs infect our bodies and how we can best protect ourselves. Learners discuss food preparation and safety...
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Food Safety Lab
Students use the scientific method to investigate the role of temperature in microbial growth. In this food preservation lesson plan, students set up an experiment with fruit in room temperature and in a refrigerator. They record the...
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Food Safety Lab
Learners determine the optimal living conditions for yeast and apply these results to microbes in food. For this microbiology lab lesson, students observe the reaction of yeast to elevated temperatures. They relate these results to safe...
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Microorganisms: Good Guys or Bad Guys?
Students discover the role microorganisms play in our lives. In this decomposition lesson, students examine decaying foods and plants in order to analyze the different bacteria that grows. Students discuss the good and bad of...
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4-H Food Science Activity Page- Life Skill- Healthy Lifestyle Choices
In this 4-H food science worksheet set, student investigate safe food handling procedures, create a recipe to share, identify the types of meats that are found at their local grocery store, and identify five dairy products. They complete...
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Food Safety
In this science worksheet, students read the brochure that is concerned with the concept of food safety. The dangers and advantages are discussed.
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Safe Or Sorry-- Risky And Non- Risky Lunch Box Choices
For this health worksheet, learners discover that some foods are safe to have in a lunch box at room temperature, and some foods are risky and need a cold pack. Students sort common foods as risky (and tell the reason why) or safe....
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Food Safety to Prevent Food-Borne Illness
Young scholars examine strategies and guidelines to prevent food-borne illnesses and contamination through proper handwashing, handling of foods, and food preparation. They review fact sheets on food-borne illnesses, and watch and...
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Food and Kitchen Safety Lab
Students review kitchen management, safety, and sanitation rules, and practice applying safety and sanitation rules in kitchen lab by preparing chicken stir-fry over rice while maintaining safe working environment. Students then complete...
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Health and Food Safety
Learners discuss ways to keep healthy, and examine factors that influence health, including media. They then participate in mock public meeting on genetically modified foods in order to explore importance of governmental decisions in...
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Microbes and Our Food
Young scholars investigate foodborne illnesses and involved microbes. They identify major pathogens and then research and explain how they contaminate foods and how people are affected.
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Food Safety Unit Exam 1
Students complete seventeen question test about food safety which includes matching vocabulary terms, short answer questions and fill in the blank questions. Test is part of the Food Safety Unit produced by the College of Agricultural...
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Bacteria
Young scholars study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them. In this investigative lesson plan students examine harmful bacteria.
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!
Fifth graders examine virus transmission. In this health and nutrition lesson, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused by them
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Cute Calves of Just Tasty Steaks
Pupils examine the state of agriculture. In this animal husbandry instructional activity, students visit selected Web sites to research data on people's changing diets, farming practices, and animal health care.