Students study climate change and the arguments of scientists that it exists.  In this climate change lesson students complete a class activity and answer questions.  

Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast wildfires and prescribed fires. In this earth science instructional activity, students conduct a series of experiment to explore fire characteristics. They describe favorable...

Students play a computer game where they help deliver fruit that is on a plane to families. In this fruit food group lesson plan, students use the arrows to manipulate the plane. It gets more challenging as the plane goes faster.

Students, in groups, create a nutritious menu, using information gathered from newspapers and Palm software. They decorate paper plates with pictures of foods to represent nutritional meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

First graders examine the different levels of the food pyramid and plan a healthy meal. They discuss the food pyramid and read about nutrition using a variety of resources. Using Kidspiration computer software, they plan a...

Middle schoolers analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.

In this reading activity instructional activity, students read a 1 page story about Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The story discusses their diet and exercise routines.

Students research the importance of a healthy diet and the world's nutrition. In this health and diet instructional activity, students discuss the foods animals and people eat. Students discuss the food chain and create a food chain....

In this nutrition worksheet, learners ask their parents to provide a healthy power snack for the class once a month. Students fill out the form letter and take it home for parent approval. Suggested snacks are listed.

Fourth graders explore healthy eating habits by viewing instructional videos in class. In this food pyramid lesson, 4th graders identify the different classifications within the food pyramid and identify how they can improve overall...

Students describe healthy and delicious lunch foods to replace junk foods. They make and eat lunch foods.

students collect and interpret data about their own sleep patterns, as well as family members. Students graph their results and compare with others in the class. Students identify and interpret healthy sleep patterns and behaviors.

Learners explore how to maintain a healthy mouth and how to keep teeth clean. They become aware that brushing with fluoride toothpaste is helpful if done on a daily basis, flossing is important, and eating and drinking nutritious foods...

Get children's blood pumping with this primary grade lesson on the human heart. After learning about the important role this muscle plays in the human body, students monitor their heart rates and discover the importance of...

Now this is a new one. Learners get involved in the design process by making a sandwich. They design a sandwich based on various bread, cheese, meat, and condiments they like. They create their sandwich to match their design...

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.

This packet, the first in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on silly stories, contains enrichment activities for learners who have mastered the basic concepts of the lessons.

In this food groups worksheet, students look at five different food combinations and write all the food groups in each one underneath each food item.

Ask a question! Listen up! Stay connected! These three strategies are at the heart of a guide that teaches how anyone can safely help someone in an abusive relationship.

In this nutrition learning exercise, students create a comic strip about meals, nutrition, food groups, and the messages celebrities send about weight and nutrition. Students sum up their message with one sentence after drawing their...

How do you calculate your Body Mass Index, and why is this information a valuable indicator of health? Class members discover not only what BMI is and practice calculating it using the height and weight of six fictitious individuals, but...

Youngsters are up and moving in an exciting relay race designed to help them better understand where common foods fall on the MyPlate nutritional guidelines. Working in teams, they identify images of foods and name what food groups...

Discover a variety of ways to eat and cook whole grains with a word scramble and secret code worksheet. Class members uncover seven whole grain options before using a number system to decode a secret message. 

Bring awareness to the ingredients scholars ingest daily with two lessons that look deeply into food labels. The first lesson explores the difference between processed and fresh foods while the second lesson focuses on sugar content.