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US Environmental Protection Agency

Non-Point Source Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Investigate the different types of pollution that storm drain runoff carries into oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams with this class demonstration. Using an aquarium and an assortment of everyday items that contaminants like motor oil,...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Pi Day Fun!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...
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Biology Junction

Kingdom: Fungi

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Based on DNA, fungi relate more closely to animals than to plants. This new scientific knowledge shifted the world view of scientists and opened up new classifications. Viewers learn about fungi's place in evolution, in the tree of life,...
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Change Since 1609

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students recognize how the climate of the Hudson Valley has changed since the last glaciation. They explain these changes using a reconstruction of the land use changes in the Hudson Valley composed of confetti, Ziploc bags and other...
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United Nations

Compost Monitor Training

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
What should go in the trash, and what can be composted? Guide your young conservationists through the process of composing their trash with a instructional activity about the different ways we can dispose of garbage. Using a trash bag...
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Curated OER

Are You Aware?

For Students K - 2nd
Bring the five senses to life with a fun science experiment! Kindergartners and first graders read an explanation of the five senses, then identify which items Sophia can sense if she is blindfolded. A science explanation at the bottom...
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Quinoa Pasta 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners discover that a system of linear equations models this mixture of quinoa and corn in a collaborative task. Your learners receive all the relevant information in this second of three variants of tasks that ask them to find...
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Curated OER

Is There Seaweed/Algae in Your Food?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars discover that seaweed/algae is a small part of the resources the oceans provide. By investigating common household products, students discover that human senses are not enough to detect the presence of seaweed/algae in food.
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Explore Zone

For Students 5th - 8th
In this food chain worksheet, students go outside to observe a small patch of grassy are. They list as many living and non-living things they can see then complete 5 short answer questions about their list.
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Fishing for Good Nutrition

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify the food group that various foods fit into according to the food guide pyramid.
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Banquet For the Bunch!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students become familiar with the food guide pyramid, demonstrate a proper use of scissors and handling of glue materials, and explore the importance of eating healthy foods.
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Curated OER

What Do Animals Eat?

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this animal diets worksheet, students identify animals and food. Students then draw a line to the food that the 4 animals eat.
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Ecological Communities:The Prairie

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the meaning of ecological community and recognize its complexity.  In this ecology lesson students diagram a food web.
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Dietary Guidelines Multimedia Presentation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create a powerpoint presentation highlighting the USDA Dietary Guidelines. They are create a ten slide presentation demonstrating their knowledge of the food pyramid. Students are provided with printable materials to aid in...
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Curated OER

Cafe: ESL Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL cafe menu vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict items that might be on a menu. Students match the pictures with the words that describe them.
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Shopping: In a Cafe

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore English by participating in a role-playing activity. For this food ordering lesson, students utilize new vocabulary terms to conduct short dialogues with fictitious servers in a Cafe role-play activity. Students analyze...
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Nutrition/Consumerism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the consumer health aspects of nutrition using food package labels.
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Flavors and Favors

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct a food drive. For this service learning lesson, students put on a school-wide food drive, decorate the bags the food will be delivered in and possibly even help distribute the food.
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Free Enterprise--Product Cost

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply basic math skills in computing a product cost.
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Tasty Tech Activity With Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduce to basic Excel skills, rank their opinions of menu items from fast food restaurants, add their answers to the spreadsheet, and then create a simple graph of the results.
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German Chefs and Cookbook

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils explore German vocabulary words associated with food and cooking. Individually, students locate German recipes and then prepare authentic German food to share with the class. They share recipes and compile a German cookbook.
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Mathematics Through Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plan a meal including shopping, preparing and meal and serving it. They become aware of different foods from different ethnic backgrounds and describe the displays in the store and why the items are displayed as they are.
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Keeping Milk Fresh

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the risks of spoilage and pathogens in fresh milk. They investigate the farmer's role in keeping milk safe to drink and identify safety procedures used in dairy farming.
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Vegetable Soup: A Reverse Recipe

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students cook up a healthy soup. In this early childhood food and cooking lesson, students gain knowledge about healthy diets, identify a variety of fruits and vegetable, and identify the connection between food served in the home and...

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