Students investigate the origins of several crops eaten in the United States today. The facto0rs that influence consumer choices and the influences on the American population as to eating preferences are discussed in this lesson.

Students study living and non-living materials that are found in soil. They study the things required by plants and animals to remain healthy. They design a collage of sand, stones, leaves and other natural items.

Students investigate the Food Pyramid by constructing a creative project known as a Food Pyramid Abacus. They correlate the color beads withe each food group and the number of recommended servings from each. The abacus is a learning tool...

Young scholars engage in a study about the biology of apples that includes growth and reproduction. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students write a description of an apple brought to class by answering several...

First graders study plants and their parts to see what parts are edible.  For this plant lesson students are assigned plant parts and they are to put them in the right category. 

In this addition word problem worksheet, students complete a set of 5 problems, showing their work in spaces provided. Answers are included on page 2.

What kinds of foods did the Tudors eat? Did they eat the same things as the poor people? With fun sounds and colorful images, learners will discover how different the diet of the wealthy was from that of the poor during the 1600s. 

Bar and line graphs are an excellent way to visually analyze data: give your scholars practice both analyzing graphs and creating their own! First, they examine five basic bar graphs, indicating the number of squares on specific days....

Learners consider the procedures and safety issues involved in food preservation. They conduct experiments in canning, freezing and drying. If everyone can preserve food utilizing a variety of methods and science principles, the lesson...

Fifth graders, in groups, distinguish between mixtures, solutions and suspensions.

Primary learners participate in activities that help them explain how different things are measured. They create their own access number chart.

Students discuss exports and imports by discovering where the ingredients come from for making chocolate chip cookies. They take a survey of their favorite cookies and create a bar graph to represent the information.

Everyone loves math when it includes food! This lesson tries to take the notion of combining like terms in algebra and comparing it to sorting apples and oranges. It takes a step-by-step approach to helping students understand this...

Students explore the flora and fauna of temperate forests and rainforests. They examine the environmental conditions that allow certain plants and animals to live in the rainforest.

Students engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...

Pupils determine that a fraction is a part of a whole or part of a group. They write and read fractions and solve various fraction problems. They create their own fraction problem using colored candies for their classmate to solve.

In this problem solving instructional activity, students read a fictional passage about a tribe of people who need to gather wood from a particular tree. There are natural barriers to this task as well as vicious enemies to avoid....

In this 4-H food science learning exercise, learners examine how food works in the body, find out about food preservation methods, and investigate careers in the food industry. They complete a word search, practice food photography,...

In this proof reading worksheet, 3rd graders correct ten errors in the five sentences about cheetahs. Two identical worksheets are on each page.

In this meerkat worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of a meerkat and its particular attributes.

In this orangutan worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts to gain an understanding of an orangutan and its particular attributes.

In this editing sentences learning exercise, learners read and edit five sentences about geckos to find ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.

Language learners must first fill in the blanks of the cross word prompts with vocabulary words related to food and food service. They then use these words to complete the puzzle. An answer sheet is provided.

Given two nouns separated by an adjective, learners create eight sentences using the adjective in comparative form. Example: Jamaica/hot/UK, which becomes Jamaica is hotter than the UK. They then write the superlative form of eight...