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What is DNA? DNA Extraction from Kiwifruit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners isolate DNA from kiwi cells, spool DNA from a kiwi, describe role of the DNA and genes, and explain how knowledge of DNA and genes can be used in genetically modifying foods.
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Day Three: Reading menus; writing letters

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice English vocabulary in menus and food items. In this ELL lesson plan, students look at pictures of people eating and describe what they are doing.  They talk about the food that they like and dislike and describe...
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The Use of Substitution As a Creative Thinking Tool

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice using substitution as a creative way of thinking about writing and try to substitute song lyrics, food items, rhythm movements and more. For this substitution lesson plan, students create a new candy, and create...
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Work Sheet 2 - Just A Spoonful Of Sugar

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this nutritional values worksheet, students complete a chart that requires them to identify the spoons of sugar in found in the servings of 17 products.
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Edible Mars Rover

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students investigate the equipment of Planetary Land Rovers. They construct one using various food products for construction materials. The lesson includes historical background for the teacher to introduce the information. The grading...
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Apple Kinds to Products

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars become familiar with various kinds of apples and the tree they grow on.  For this Apple tree lesson, students recognize the differences between apples and can identify what happens to apples in different...
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The Tropical Supermarket

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the sources of the various foods they eat. They examine how everyone is intricately connected to the ecosystems in which natural resources are produced. Students observe how the lives of people living in those...
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Manufacture of Ground Beef

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the proper temperature and technique to cook ground meat safely. They examine the critical control points when ground beef is being processed.
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Harvest!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A visually entertaining PowerPoint on farming is here for you. Specifically, the presentation takes you and your pupils through the harvest of corn and soybeans. All of the machinery used in harvesting, storing, and sending the products...
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Reading Food Labels

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate the concept of phonemic awareness in order to help increase reading comprehension. The reading of food labels creates the context for the practice session. They pay particular attention to certain sounds that must be...
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Food Matters

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify physical and chemical changes. In this science inquiry lesson, 5th graders observe the changes that occur when making bread and butter. Students explain if the product is result of a physical or chemical change.
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Breaking News English: Production of Biofuels Set to Rise

For Students 7th - 8th
In this ESL instructional activity, students read or listen to an article about the production of biofuels. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary and comprehension.
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Food Groups and the Food Guide Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and explain food labels and decide in which part of the food guide pyramid selected food items belong.
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The Meaning of Food

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gain an understanding of the many roles that food plays in people's lives. They explore about different cultures and groups through food. Students use a range of research and presentation skills.
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Investigate the Role of Cholesterol from Cholesterol-rich Foods in the Human Body

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders assess fat content of different food samples. In this biology lesson, 8th graders create a flowchart showing the transport of cholesterol in the bloodstream. They perform tests for the presence of lipids on food samples.
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GNP simulation using foods in the Americas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain a better understanding of world food supply, the impact of inequality of the distribution of wealth, and get a taste of traditional foods.
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study nutrition and the food guide pyramid. They follow established procedures for use of programs :print in color only when directed, print only the number of copies directed by the teacher, select and use the programs...
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Food and Fiber: Helping the Environment and You

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the many uses of corn-based products and the importance of water resources. They consider how biodegradable products help to keep water clean. They perform experiments to observe how corn pellets dissolve while...
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Exploring the Food and Dining Patterns of Cameroon: Dining Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the cultural differences in the dining patterns of Cameroon and the United States. Identifying food items in their own lives, they explore differences within the United States. They brainstorm about what they already...
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Food: Text for Dictation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
 In this food text for dictation worksheet, pupils write a text concerning vocabulary that pertains to food.
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Foods for Better Health

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define biotechnology and discuss the economic impact of biotechnology. They also describe what a 1015 onion and a slow-softening tomato are and how they are produced. They examine the safety of genetically-engineered or altered...
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Primary Productivity in Headwater (deciduous Dominated) Streams in Winter

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars study outside sources of energy that are associated with the headwater streams in northern Michigan. They study how leaf fall is an important food source for macroinvertebrates and how photosynthesis drives the production...
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A Day on a Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss their morning as they prepared to come to school. The teacher guides the discussion so students understand ways they relied on agriculture to accomplish tasks. Students view pictures of various farm machinery. As the...
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Cute Calves of Just Tasty Steaks

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the state of agriculture. In this animal husbandry lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research data on people's changing diets, farming practices, and animal health care. 

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