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The Six Nutrients Student Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this health worksheet, students answer ten questions based around the concept of the different types of foods like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats with an emphasis upon how they are used in the body.
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Let's Go Shopping!

For Students K - 1st
In this nutrition worksheet, students investigate the need for a balanced healthy diet by making a shopping list. Kids cut out 24 grocery items. Students paste desired items in the grocery cart and color all the pictures.
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Fruits and Veggies: More Matters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the importance of having fruits and vegetables within their diet. In this healthy diet lesson, students identify foods in the fruit and vegetable groups. Students complete several activities to learn the benefits and...
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Fruits and Veggies More Matters: Teen Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the importance of increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. In this healthy diet activity, students study the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables based on their age, sex, and activity level. Students list...
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Lesson: Living With the Farm Next Door

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Discuss with learners why farms are growing in size and why there is sometimes conflict between farmers and their non-farming neighbors. Read the article, "Living With the Farm Next Door," and then craft letters to the editor from the...
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Child Care Unit

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this activity, child care apprentices prepare granola bars to serve to preschoolers. A recipe and lab evaluation sheet are included, but the actual procedure is vague. It could be used in a cooking class or as a career exploration...
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Good Enough To Eat

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners 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...
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Nutrition Labels - Fats in your Diet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze the American diet and the amount of fat content that we choose to include in our food. Eating habits are monitored and results compared to the recommended amounts.
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Daily Food Diary of an Elderly Person

For Students 9th - 12th
For this health worksheet, students keep a food diary for an elderly person that could be a friend or relative. Each entry needs to be recorded accurately.
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Try These Egg-citing Activities to Celebrate Better Breakfast Month!

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Have some fun with eggs while learning the health benefits they provide.
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Keeping Healthy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe the relationship between exercise and health. They name ways to monitor their health and the equipment used to do so. Students name solutions to common health issues and explain why good nutrition and exercise are...
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Breakfast

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How can breakfast help you to avoid feeling sluggish and distracted throughout the day? After reading informational articles, learners will discuss how to overcome obstacles to eating breakfast, brainstorm ideas for quick breakfasts, and...
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Baylor College

What's Is Soil Made Of?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
It's time to roll up those sleeves and get a little dirty in the second lesson of this series on the science of food. Investigate where plants and animals get the minerals they need to live in this two-part exploration of soil. First,...
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Baylor College

They're Everywhere: Bacteria

For Teachers K - 5th
Totally gross out your class with the eighth lesson in this series on food science. Explore the microscopic world of bacteria by taking swabs of different classroom objects and growing colonies in petri dishes. An engaging activity that...
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Pizza Farm Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify the food groups and agricultural sources of pizza ingredients. They construct a construction paper pizza, identify the crops grown for pizza ingredients, and make and eat English muffin pizzas.
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Sustainability and the Recycling of Words

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Recycling and green living isn't just for the environment anymore. Studying the use of metaphors and metonymies, especially in reference to environmental sustainability, this presentation provides viewers with plenty of food for thought....
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Equine Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know that horses have two sets of teeth?  There is much to learn about horses, of course, and those interested in equine science will learn much from a 10-lesson agricultural science course that covers not only equine dental...
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Where's Dinner?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Upcoming marine biologists consider a list of organisms residing near the Lost City hydrothermal vents and construct a food web. They compare the food web to that of a cold seep community, of which they should have previous knowledge....
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Farming: It's a Fact

For Teachers 7th - 11th
What does it take to work in agribusiness? Conduct and explorative investigation which describes where our food dollars go, who makes money on what we buy, and jobs related to agriculture. The class plays an interactive game, analyzes a...
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Growing a Nation (1950-1969): Prosperity & Challenges: The Story of American Agriculture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A wonderful lesson on the development and impact of mechanized farming! History or agriculture classes learn the historical background of the United States' food production by creating a pamphlet with information on the cause and...
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The Point is to Make ATP

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Storing and transferring energy is explained here with reference to the fight or flight response, along with the need for activity in times of lowered nutrition. This is a great summary of ATP applications, and after the multiple stages...
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Cereal Box Project

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Challenge your class with this fun and engaging engineering design project. The goal, to create a brand new cereal complete with a list of ingredients, a name and logo, and a box to hold it in. Starting with a survey to determine the...
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The Riddle of the Playground Cave

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils discuss food groups and combination foods, and solve riddle story.
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Family Life Cycle - Children's Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars 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 lesson plan, they share their foods with the class and complete a...

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