Seventh graders extend their knowledge of calories, proteins, carbohydrate and fats. They discover their body's use of calorie intake, explore diet in relation to excercise and nutrition and determine if their diet and excercise habis...

In this energy worksheet, students determine the specific heat of an element or compound if the temperature increases or decreases. Students solve 10 problems. Then students use a chart showing calories in food to complete 4 word problems.

Students examine food labels and study serving size and calories.  In this healthy eating lesson students complete several activities to understand food labels.

Students measure the calorie content of food. In this technology instructional activity, students explore where the CEENBoTs get the energy to make it move. They create a Venn diagram showing the differences of energy in food and CEENBoTs.

Students examine the sugar and calorie content of different beverages. In this adult health lesson, students analyze how advertising can be very misleading. They determine the correct amount of juice or beverage they should take per day.

Students investigate how much energy is used during different athletic activities. They conduct Internet research to obtain information on the top three athletic sporting events from around the world, and calculate the calories burned...

Young scholars explore nutritional information for several fast food hamburgers using statistical applications. In this statistics lesson, students analyze calories, fat, and sodium content of various fast food restaurants. Young...

Young scholars calculate the calories and carbohydrates in breakfast cereals. They learn the nutritional value of sugar-filled cereals. They can also figure out the nutritional value of other breakfast items, such as toast, orange juice,...

In this health worksheet, learners examine the amount of calories needed for both sexes throughout life according to different heights and weights.

Why do athletes load up on carbohydrates the evening before a competition? The lesson helps answer this question as it relates the type of food to the amount of energy it contains. After a discussion, scholars perform an experiment...

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...

This is the last lesson in the series put out by Together Counts on health. This activity has youngsters setting goals to keep their energy balanced by making excellent eating and activity choices. They may need a little help making...

Middle school or high school physical science pupils will warm up to the topic of heat when viewing this set of slides. It covers heat transfer, measurement tools, phase changes, and more. Have demonstrations and examples of the tools...

Students identify the advantages of a healthy diet and exercise plan. In this health lesson, students bring in labels of different food products and calculate the amount of calories each serving is. Students keep a food diary to keep...

Fourth graders plan nutritional meals by using the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid and analyze food labels to aid in this planning. Using a slice of Wonderbread they discover what a calorie means, and that being active means burning up more...

In this chemistry activity, students answer the essay questions while focusing on the concept of measuring calories and there is a variety of types of problems.

In this nutrition worksheet, learners record the food that they consume. Students record how many calories, grams of fat, protein, and sugar is in each portion of food that they list.

How much can a company round numbers without being misleading? Learners investigate the accuracy of claims made by a sports drink company. Teachers could easily modify the activity by bringing in their own beverage bottles, or by taking...

This lesson plan seems pretty advanced for K-2nd graders, but there are some pieces that can be used with young learners. Look through this comprehensive, fact-filled lesson plan and pull out information and activities that you can adapt...

What kinds of physical activity should youngsters do more of? What kind of activities should they do enough of? What kind of activities should they do less of? Studies say that children should be doing about an hour of vigorous activity...

Help young learners look at energy in and energy out. Discuss how different activities may require different amounts of energy in. Use the included worksheet to have them write or draw pictures of what they ate in one day and what...

Slot-machine-style scrolling columns display Eat choices (a food item, snack, or a full meal) and Move choices (various popular physical activities). Make a food selection and find out how much time you will need to spend...

How do you read a nutritional label? Help high schoolers practice reading nutritional labels on foods so they can calculate the calories in different types of foods. They will also examine the effects of fat on the body and the link to...

Students define and graph properties of linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students write systems of equations to represent functions. They relate linear equations to the real world.