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Eating a Nutritious Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the types of foods and snacks they eat for their lunch. In groups, they identify healthy foods along with unhealthy foods. They design a new lunch menu using only healthy food and identifying which food group they...
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Family Life Cycle - Children's Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review how their nutritional needs change over time. In groups, they design their own menu in which they get all the nutrients they need. To end the instructional activity, they share their foods with the class and...
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First Place Foods

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify healthy foods. In this nutrition instructional activity, 1st graders create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast healthy foods. Students place foods in the proper circle.
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Petri-fied of Bacteria

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the existence of bacteria all around them and consider the roles, both positive and negative, that bacteria play. Over a period of several days, students conduct an experiment in which they predict, determine, log, and...
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The Changes of Puberty

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners study about the changes of puberty for boys and girls. In this health instructional activity, students study how the body changes during puberty and make a presentation about a significant change that can take place during...
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Our Interests

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover what mental health is. They discuss examples and draw pictures of themselves taking care of their mental health. They write a story about a time when they felt good about themselves.
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Super K Buffet: Lesson for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students determine healthy food choices. In this healthy food choice lesson, students study food vocabulary and complete a worksheet about making good choices. They put together a dinner plate that shows a complete meal using a foam...
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Three Reasons

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify healthy foods in each group of the food pyramid. In this nutrition instructional activity, 3rd graders take notes on the food pyramid by visiting the website, www.mypyramid.gov. Students design a healthy menu for...
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Jr. Chef Club

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review proper hand washing techniques and make a recipe. In this cooking lesson plan, students explore how to wash their hands properly before cooking and how to make a few edible treats.
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Feeding is Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine their kid's eating habits. In this adult health lesson, students discuss ways to help their kids eat well. They read a book about positive feeding relationship and apply it at home.
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Washing Hands

For Teachers K
Students read stories, conduct experiments and create graphs as they consider the importance of proper hygiene in maintaining their health. They identify the best way to wash hands and design handwashing posters for classroom placement.
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Child poverty in Argentina

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read the story "Argentinean kids march 4,500km for rights." they are introduced to the phrase "human rights" and are asked for a working definition. They discuss how the students were made to live and how would they feel...
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Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the concept of dysfuctional eating including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, fad dieting, and having an unbalanced diet. They watch and discuss videos about eating disorders and then they...
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Introduction to Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the five food groups. In this nutrition lesson, students track their food over the weekend, and see if they are eating healthy. Then students get an opportunity to track their eating again to see if it improves.
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The Five Food Groups - Introduction to Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study the five food groups as an introduction to nutrition. In this nutrition lesson, students learn about which foods belong in each of the five food groups and they determine the need to eat a healthy diet. They keep a journal...
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Germbusters

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe different safe kitchen practices. In this adult health lesson, students explain how germs spread. They discuss ways to find bacteria and food born diseases.
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Sowing Seeds

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe earth science by participating in a planting activity. In this seeds lesson, students identify the process for seeds to transform into plants which eventually produce food. Students sow seeds in the ground and eventually...
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Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify pictures of women labeling them pregnant or not pregnant. They discover what happens inside a woman when she is pregnant. They explain the relationship bettwen intercourse, fertilization and parenthood.
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The Five Food Groups

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the five food groups. They discuss the importance of the five food groups in their diets. Students research each of the five food groups using a WebQuest. They use the information from the WebQuest to make healthy...
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Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a 1.5 page paper explaining how to make their favorite nutritional snack. They need to assume that the audience has never seen or heard of the snack before.
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Electrical Safety Emergency Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss Picture 7 which is a hairdryer near a basin. They discover that if the hairdryer is plugged in and turned on and falls into the water it will form a circuit and anyone touching the water or hairdryer may be electrocuted....
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JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Students discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue. Students spend...
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Teenage Growth and Development: 15 17

For Students 9th - 10th
As a teen approaches adulthood, a sense of autonomy has replaced some of the feelings of insecurity associated with physical development. This article looks at some of these new developments and provides parents with tips on how to...
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Teenage Growth and Development: 11 14

For Students 6th - 8th
During the ages of 11 to 14, children begin a sequence of changes that produces significant emotional and physical changes. This article outlines some of those changes and how parents can support these developments.

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