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University of Rhode Island

Food Safety Smart Curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This is a must-have resource with everything you'll need for studying food safety with your pupils. From handwashing scorecards and cleaning kitchen surfaces to navigating the world of microbes and food-borne illnesses,...
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National Library of Medicine

Your Environment, Your Health: Food Safety

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Did youknow that chicken causes the greatest risk of food-borne illness. The fourth unit in a six-part series addresses food safety. Scholars research common scenarios of food causing illness through the National Institute for Health....
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Curated OER

Raw Seafood ~ On the Half Shell

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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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Curated OER

Banquet Menu Assessment: Exposure Investigation Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify sources of Food Borne illness and their prevention. They formulate hypotheses based on collected information. Pupils become aware of Nutrintional value of food. Students collected data are synthesized to formulate...
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Curated OER

Food Myths Critical Thinking and Reading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a series of statements made by students about the hazards and benefits of various foods. They distinguish the "facts: from "opinions" in the dialogue, summarize the facts in a short paragraph, and write an essay...
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Bacteria and Illness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research information on bacterium and their relationship to food borne diseases. In this science lesson plan, students complete internet research to construct and analyze the growth cure of common bacterium...
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Curated OER

Kitchen Inspection Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use a Department of Health Inspection Form to evaluate a kitchen/food prepartion facility as individuals or teams. They research prevention of food born illness during food storage and food preparation including Hazard...
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Curated OER

Nutrition and Food Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the causes and symptoms of food-borne illnesses and ways to prevent them.  In this nutrition lesson plan students work in teams to investigate a type of food-borne illness and present a scenario about it. 
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Chapter 16, Food Biotechnology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Although the points given on these slides are valid, the visual accessibility is poor. Consequently, many viewers would be distracted or entirely unable to view the presentation.  The content is a review of microorganisms and their...
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4-H Food Science- Intermediate Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this nutrition worksheet set, students complete a dinner detective nutrient fill in the blank, a food safety true or false page, and plan a picnic with food safety rules in mind. They investigate careers that involve food safety.
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Bacteria

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative instructional activity students examine harmful bacteria. 
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Food Preservation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the different food canning methods and how to be safe canning.  In this canning lesson students examine the hazards of improperly canning. 
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Regulation and handling of animal products: a special challenge

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how food safety affects sustainable animal production and marketing.  In this agriculture lesson plan students complete several activities including one on groceries and the rules of animal products. 
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Curated OER

How Did That Get in My Lunch?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars view "The Danger Zone" to learn about food poisoning and the bacterial causes and prevention. Students look at slides, use a worksheet, "Microbial Bugs"and the internet to identify and learn about each bacterium.
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Epidemic, Plague, and Infection

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the illness borne in concentration camps. In this Holocaust lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider how ailments became epidemics in concentration camps.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Investigating Food Borne Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with various food-bourne illnesses and the negative impacts they can have on consumers.
Handout
New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Health Dept.: Hepatitis a & Food Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about Hepatitis A with a focus on food service workers and personal hygiene practices.
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Virginia State Department of Agriculture/consumer Sciences: About Food Poisoning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about food poisoning discusses Staphylococcus Aureus - what it is, where the common sources of "staph" are, common symptoms, and what can be done to prevent contamination and infection.
Handout
US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Clostridium Perfringens

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the germ clostridium perfringens and associated food poisoning.
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Infant Botulism

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides an excellent description of botulism and how it affects infants, including information about symptoms, prevention and treatment.
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: e.coli

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about E.coli.
Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Salmonella

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource general information including the most frequently asked questions about salmonella. Also technical information and links to articles about outbreaks.
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Viral Hepatitis a Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Great overview of the facts surrounding Hepatitis A. Presented in a very clear format. Click on the PDF to download.
Website
US Department of Agriculture

Usda: Dangers of Buffets

For Students 9th - 10th
Buffets can be breeding grounds for germs causing foodborne illness. Clostridium Perfringens is commonly referred to as "cafeteria germ" due to prolonged exposure at incorrect temperatures. Read how to protect yourself.

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