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The Tree of Life

For Students 6th - 12th
Groups of species can have more in common than meets the eye. An interactive cladogram shows some of the connections between important groups of species. Learners click on sections of the diagram to learn more about the connections or on...
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Pet Food Safety A Con

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research pet food safety laws. In groups, they examine what happened during the pet food recall earlier this year and what is being done to improve the situation. They write a news feature story including...
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Restaurants and Institutional Examination 4

For Teachers 10th
Match the vocabulary terms in column A with the definitions in column B. Write the letter of the definition in column B in the space next to the terms in column A.Write short answers or fill in the blank to the following questions and...
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Energy Plus!

For Teachers K - 2nd
This lesson 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 and pull out information and activities that you can adapt to fit...
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Figuring Out Food Labels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify various sources of nutritional information and evaluate accuracy of messages. They comprehend and identify misrepresentations in current food labeling. Pupils evaluate specific consumer products for truth in...
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Looking at Food Labels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret the food and nutrition on food labels. They determine their nutrient needs and how comprehending food labels can help them to meet those needs. Pupils recall that food labels provide nutrition information to help...
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STDs: You Have to Know

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn how to protect themselves from STDs.  In this healthy living lesson, students define the acronyms for various STDs, work in groups to fill out charts on the most common STDs, and learn the five things they need to...
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Becoming an Adult

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make plans for growing up. For this personal health lesson, students participate in a strategic planning session to prepare them for the challenges of adulthood. 
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Pets and their Homes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the space needed for an animal to live in. In this pets lesson, students view pictures of animals and decide which one needs more space or less space to live. Students discuss animals environments and why certain spaces...
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Current Events Quiz #5: January 2002

For Students 11th - 12th
Quiz your class with 60 true/false questions pertaining to current events. The focus is on current (2002) events occurring in the United States. Some of the questions appear superfluous and have little educational value.
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The Price of Beauty: What you don't know might hurt you

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study cosmetic safety issues and concerns raised by advocacy groups. They create a cosmetic safety brochure designed for the average consumer, to create awareness about cosmetic safety concerns.
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Microbe Experimentation: Sour Milk

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders design and conduct an experiment with milk to investigate how temperature affects bacteria growth. They, in groups, construct a hypothesis, perform the experiment and then record and present the results.
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Health Care Crisis Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work together to develop a timeline showing the history of the health cary system. They examine why so many Americans do not have health insurance. They create their own solutions to this problem.
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How Many Bacteria on Your Food?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss and conduct a food safety experiment which looks at bacteria and food poisoning. They swab the other area of some food and grow bacteria in an agar plate.
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Summarizing Summer

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders summarize a piece of text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, 4th graders independently read a selection of their choice. They write a summary paragraph using the graphic organizer outlined by...
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The Government Connection to Healthy Citizens

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe the objectives of the Department of Health and Human Services. They list the agencies within the Department that deal with health issues in America. Students explain the role of government in skin cancer prevention.
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Nutrition and Food Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the causes and symptoms of food-borne illnesses and ways to prevent them.  In this nutrition lesson students work in teams to investigate a type of food-borne illness and present a scenario about it. 
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The Snack Bar

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a purchase order. In this ratios and patterns lesson, 6th graders work in groups to complete a purchase order for a grand opening of the school snack bar. Students use rations to figure out the need and quantity...
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Now That I've Been Analyzed, What's Next?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine their personal health. In this health lesson, students complete a scavenger hunt based on their BioImpedance (BIA) readings and then write a personal analysis.
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Subject/Verb Agreement

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this subject/verb agreement worksheet, students select the correct verb to complete sentences. Students may check answers by clicking on a "button."
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Foiling Spoilage

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this agricultural education worksheet, students read 6 descriptions of bacteria that cause food spoilage.  Students then read 4 descriptions of preservatives that can be used to prevent spoilage.  The worksheet is meant as a...
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What is pH?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students describe pH and the importance of it in the natural world.  In this Biology instructional activity students compare the pH of different mixtures.
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Progressivism

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the concerns of American citizens during the era and compare them to...
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Progressivism: What's the Problem?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the goals and accomplishments of the Populist Party.

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