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Bugs in the Woods

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify insects and plants in the forest ecosystem in a structured field trip with stations and activity booklets.  In this bugs lesson, 2nd graders explore the ecosystem of the forest, complete the booklet and play...
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students...
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The Pizza Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the origin and preparation of the main ingredients in pizza. They identify the food safety procedures followed in a pizza factory and then prepare and eat a pizza in class.
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Life or Death Food Chain Decision

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how energy is transferred to different trophic levels. In this biology lesson plan, students solve a theoretical problem and debate on a solution. They explain how energy is lost during cellular respiration.
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Providing Safe Food to the Consumer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify safe practices that must be followed to assure the food chain from the farm or ranch to dinner table is providing safe and quality food for the consumer. Students visit websites to examine numbers of food borne...
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The Human Organism

For Teachers 3rd
In this digestion and nutrition lesson, 3rd graders test foods to find their vitamin content. Students test for starch and fats then compare their findings on charts and oral reports. The lesson concludes with a teacher directed...
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners use a spoon, clothespin, scissors, and toothpicks to simulate how animals get food in their environment. In this environment lesson plan, students learn about the adaptations animals make in order to survive.
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Biology: living Things and their Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers recognize that organisms depend on other organisms.  In this organism instructional activity, students understand symbiotic relationships and competition.  Middle schoolers explain food chains and food...
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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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The Barn Owl Pellet

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the factors that affect the number and types of organisms that an ecosystem can support.  In this ecosystem instructional activity students study the barn owl and where it is on the food chain, then dissect...
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The Salmon Stream and Vegetation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. In this fish habitat lesson plan, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements. Students...
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Survival Game

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Musical chairs may be a classic game, but Ruffe Musical Chairs is a unique lesson on invasive species! Using the time-honored game, pupils role play the behaviors of the invasive fish called Eurasian ruffe. Learning about this aggressive...
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Biomes of the World (and Canada)

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars explore environments by analyzing food chains. In this biome identification instructional activity, students define a list of environmental vocabulary terms such as tundra, rain-forest and desert. Young scholars create a...
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Locating Echo

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the book The Adventure of Echo the Bat. In this animal science lesson, students read the book and create a chart labeled "Land Feature," "Habitat," and "Food." Students fill in the table according to where the character...
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Classroom and Laboratory Management Pre Assessment

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Students will learn the meaning of food science and management for the classroom and laboratory. Background For Teachers: NOTE TO TEACHERS: A pre-assessment should never be graded. Good pre-assessment devices, however, can also be used...
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Worm Composting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss worm composting. In this decomposition lesson, 2nd graders look at the anatomy of the worm and how it eats food. They have their own worm bin and review what foods can and can not be given to the worms for...
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Water in the Air?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students collaborate as a group of 4 to conduct a science investigation about the water cycle. Students read about the specific job responsibilities for each team member and record their findings on this sheet.
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What is an Earthworm Like?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study earthworms. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders observe an earthworm using a magnifying lens, draw pictures of the earthworm, and record their observations.
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Hot Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as processes that provide energy to biological communities. They investigate the energy content of hydrocarbons used in coral communities.
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The Secret Life of a French Fry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore where the food they eat comes from. In this food lesson, students look at agriculture and food production. They follow the production of a french fry and discuss all the steps it goes through before being served. 
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Carnivorous Plants

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils examine how carnivorous plants get their nutrients from animals.  In this food web lesson plan students examine how the plants attract their prey and are given many onilne sources to research.
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Introducing My Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore MyPyramid.  In this nutrition lesson, students compare and contrast MyPyramid, the new food guide from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the Food Guide Pyramid.  Students discuss the importance of...
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The Big Picture: Systems

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the ways that agro-ecosystems function to support sustainable agriculture.  In this investigative lesson students examine the different cycles of ecosystems and food systems. 
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What's Organic?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss background information presented by the teacher and read dictionary definitions for the words "organic" and "synthetic." In this gardengin instructional activity, students complete a worksheet on the material. Students...

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