Students examine different food groups and identify the daily amounts of each that are necessary for healthy eating.  In this food pyramid lesson plan students evaluate their own diets and see how they can eat more nutritiously. 

Students explore nutrition by participating in a balanced diet activity. In this eating habits lesson plan, students analyze their own diets and discuss the foods they have eaten that day. Students utilize grocery bags, scissors, Ziploc...

Students consider their own diets and examine an op-ed article about organically produced foods. They research alternatives to various foods for the creation of a supermarket and reflect on their own diets after keeping a food journal.

Sixth graders explore food processing. In this food processing lesson, 6th graders investigate the effects of processing foods on the food's nutritional value. Students examine a variety of healthy snack options.

Students help create a Health Wheel: a personal, inspirationally based, self-care plan for preventing or managing diabetes in daily life. They (student or client) researches the causes of diabetes, and creates a "health wheel" that...

In this breakfast worksheet, students complete several activities in English or Spanish about breakfast activities. Students read a recipe, complete a word jumble, and a coloring activity.

In this favorite foods worksheet, 1st graders study the various healthy and unhealthy snack food options. Students circle their favorite snack.

Sixth graders evaluate the nutrition of various foods. In this healthy eating lesson, 6th graders discuss the processing of many common foods and what this means. Students identify and research unfamiliar ingredients in processed foods...

Students illustrate their favorite food and add it to a food pyramid graph, after listening to Russell Hoban's story, Bread and Jam for Frances.

Students name the five food groups and classify foods according to group. They tell how proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins/minerals, and water help their body. Students discuss how play and exercise can help their body.

In this menu planning worksheet, students use a large circular chart with 5 categories of foods to record one day's diet. There are no examples and the labels "food for growth" and "food for energy" may be confusing.

Students plan a menu for one day after they study the food pyramid and learn about their daily food requirements. They are given an updated food pyramid with a summary fo dietary recommendations that replaces the old standard "four food...

Students will conduct a lab on the oxidation of an apple. The students will learn that the oxidation process can be halted when lemon juice is applied to the flesh of an apple because the lemon juice contains vitamin C, an antioxidant....

Students predict the effects of water, light, and soil on the development of a plant and then design an experiment to test their predictions.

Students review what the heart does and why the muscles in the body need oxygen. As a class, they measure their pulse rate while they are resting and after they have jogged for three minutes. They are helped by their teacher to convert...

Students are introduced to the five food groups. In groups, they place different foods into the correct section of the Food Pyramid. Using different types of technology, they create one page of a class ABC book sharing what they know...

Students explore animal diets and teeth. For this animal science lesson, students view photos of animals and their teeth. Students identify the type of diet the animal has based on the teeth. Students are introduced to the terms...

In this food coloring page learning exercise, students design an evening meal and color the food they wish on a plate which has been properly set with silverware and cutlery. Students color the food they have chosen to draw.

Students create a craft activity using the fruit food group. In this fruit craft instructional activity, students cut out the information and pictures of fruit to learn about the benefits of fruit as well as create a craft activity.

In this food and digestion worksheet, students fill in the table for each food group. Students also complete a diagram illustrating the digestive system.

In this food history instructional activity, students read the information about the history of food and salads. Students select the correct answer for the 6 related questions.

Students study milk products and learn their health benefits. In this milk products lesson, students discuss dairy products. Students participate in a game of milk product identification. Students also discuss categorizing milk by their...

Third graders determine what their ideal weights should be and how many calories should be consumed daily to obtain the ideal weight and/or maintain it. They research and prepare 20 cards regarding nutritional needs, obesity, and health...

Young scholars participate in a lesson that is concerned with the history of the food pyramid and how it evolved and changed into its modern state. After being presented with the information they conduct classroom discussions about the...