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How Much is There to Eat?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine food production related to population density. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students gather data regarding food production in the American South and in India. High schoolers follow the outlined steps to...
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Studying the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the food pyramid and how to eat a healthy diet.  In this nutrition lesson, students use pictures to make charts of food from the different food groups, record the food they eat throughout the day, investigate the eating...
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Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the food pyramid. For this healthy diet lesson, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Students find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...
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Food Project

Trace The French Fry

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
How does locally grown produce sold at a farmer's market compare to a more complex industrial system in the way they each affect the environment, people, and the economy? Pupils explore the different types of food systems and how they...
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National History Day

How Did the Food Administration Convince Americans to Make Sacrifices during World War I?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
During American's involvemnt in World War I, citizens on the home front became directly involved in the war effort.  Scholars uncover just how Americans helped the war an ocean away with primary documents, investigative skills, and...
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Where Does It Come From?

For Teachers 7th
Do you or your learners know where apples or potato chips come from? If not, you will after this lesson plan. To explore careers in agriculture, learners first examine the importance of agriculture to our nation. They view several movies...
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America's Heartland: Step-By-Step Lesson Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th
An excellent resource gets kids looking at agricultural production to better understand the careers needed in distributing foods from the farm to the consumer. Book, poster, web, and video links are included for teacher use. There is...
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Charting Mold Growth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students chart mold growth based on food supply. In this mold growth lesson plan, students chart micro-organism growth and the decline of the growth as food runs out.
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Worksheet
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Food Safety

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, learners read the brochure that is concerned with the concept of food safety. The dangers and advantages are discussed.
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Food Without Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the oil crisis and how it affects the food they eat. In this food production lesson plan, students look at the foods sold in their grocery store and imagine which would leave if there was no oil to ship the food. They...
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Food Safety

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize that safe food preparation is important to good health.  In this food safety lesson plan, students participate in an activity students separate, clean, chill, and cook food safely. Students use Glo Germ to find where...
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Worksheet
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Supply & Demand (Economics)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this economics activity, students answer six questions about supply and demand by using the provided word bank.                                  
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Acorns

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students experience hoarding food for winter. In this squirrel lesson, students simulate hoarding behavior as either a red or gray squirrel. Students play a game called Winter Survival and discover how squirrels survive through the...
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Linking Up the Food Chain

For Teachers K
Students to the book, Life in a Pond, then discuss the food chain and create a food chain mobile. On one strip of paper students draw and label a pond plant, on another a tadpole, on another a fish and on the last a person.
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Food Webs in the Barnegat Bay

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the food webs in the Barnegat Bay. In this organisms lesson, students use a graphic organizer to illustrate the types of consumers in the bay. Students use reference books to continue to research the animals found in...
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K20 LEARN

How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Seventy thousand different types of soil exist in the United States alone. Young scientists learn about the importance of soil to the food supply. They test soil for a variety of factors and determine the best place to set up a community...
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Food Insecurity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore food insecurity and resource scarcity with your class. They discuss the sharing of scarce resources, how to be good caretakers of these resources, and how choices impact the entire world.
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Your Energy In

For Teachers K - 3rd
Help your youngsters make considerations about what they eat. Use this instructional activity as a jumping-off point to discuss dietary guidelines, the food pyramid, and major food groups. This creative instructional activity grabs...
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Biology Junction

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Every living thing requires a food source, thus the interconnections in ecosystems become complex. Scholars learn about these interconnections in a presentation on energy flow. It starts with the sun and moves through many different...
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Little Bees, Big Potential

For Teachers 6th - 9th
After reading an article on the alfalfa leafcutting bee, learners chart its characteristics alongside those of the honeybee. Then they draw the leafcutter lifecycle. The article provides fascinating reading when studying the role of...
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Activity
Curated OER

4th Grade Food Safety Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
From a high-speed hand-washing lesson to identifying important nutrients in fruits and veggies, this resource has several activity ideas and worksheets for teaching food safety to your learners.
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Sippin' on Smoothies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Why is calcium good for the body? Where is it stored? Young chefs discover the importance of calcium and review a list of foods that are rich in the material. They then make delicious smoothies high in calcium! Teaching kids how to make...
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Exploring Owls

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What can young scientists discover from dissecting an owl pellet? Explore the owl food chain, beginning with an introduction to these predatory birds. Suggested strategies here include creating a podcast and purchasing a poster, however...
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Life in Extreme Environments - Who is on Top in the Food Chain?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners discuss the design of experiments to determine how much and how fast rotifers feed and design experiments with a lab partner and in small collaborative groups. They then collect data from experiments and present results of...

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