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Yeasts and Molds: Food Science, Bacteria, Fungi

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
For this lesson students will consider the characteristics and nature of yeast and molds in order to help them understand how these microorganisms affect food production.
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Mathematics & Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners apply math to calculate fat and calories in the food they eat. They examine food package information to become aware of the ingredients and to learn about healthy life styles. They work in groups to create crazy meals using the...
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Counting on Good Health

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in fun activities in order to understand the food pyramid and how to make healthy nutritional choices. The lesson is used in order to help students make healthy lifestyle choices.
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Save Our Soil

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about the history of soil and complete language arts, math, social studies, and more activities about soil. In this soil lesson plan, students complete fraction problems, create a school compost pile, write about conserving...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Although it was written to use in a science class, this measurement lesson is adaptable to Common Core standards in math for measurement and data. Youngsters are introduced to two types of measurement systems. They use both the...
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Rock On!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make models of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks out of different types of candy and cookies.
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Celebrate Black History

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research African-American mathematicians.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students celebrate Black History by conducting Internet research on an African-American, mathematicians or...