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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students determine which foods help keep our bodies healthy. They identify the six food groups and classify different food items into the correct categories of the food pyramid. They evaluate for one week the foods that they eat and...
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Obesity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Class members participate in a discussion, read a newspaper article, and participate in activities meant to open their eyes to the problem of obesity in the US. There are resource links, electronic worksheets, and teacher's notes to help...
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Health Is Not An Option

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore healthy lifestyles. In this health lesson, students brainstorm various types of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and write them on cards. Students play a game and determine if the card they draw is a healthy lifestyle or...
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The Digestive Dance

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read food labels to compare healthy verses non healthy food and then use diagrams to create a poster of the digestive system. In this food lesson plan, students move the food down the digestive track along the digestive system.
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Eating Under the Rainbow

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the lure of snack-food advertisements to explain how snacks can fit into a healthy diet.
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What's important? Knowing your facts, yourself and your role models

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review safety rules about alcohol, tobacco and medicines. They learn healthy alternatives to using alcohol, tobacco and medicines. They recognize healthy and unhealthy choices
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Going Bananas!©

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables for a healthy lifestyle, and identify bananas as an excellent source of energy.
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Sexual Exploitation, Day 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss safe/unsafe and healthy/unhealthy touching. They discuss examples and ways of recognizing and getting out of exploitive situations.
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How We Feel

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine how their feelings make them unique. They read and discuss a poem, develop a list of feelings, and create a drawing of them feeling happy and healthy.
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Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the work of conservationists and how they make sure animals and people are safe in their habitats. They identify the rules, laws, jobs, and people who help them feel safe and keep them healthy. Students explore who...
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Good Health from the Ground Up

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine healthy food choices and the benefits of growing their own food for consumption. They read the story "Favorite Things" and illustrate 5 favorite things. Students discuss types of foods that are healthy choices and why it...
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Food Label Analysis

For Students 5th - 9th
Encourage healthy eating and demonstrate how to read a food label with this learning exercise. Class members choose a food and respond to fill in the blank questions regarding calories, daily values, and ingredients. Each individual...
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Taming the O-BEAST-ITY Without Eating Right

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils use the Internet to find out about eating disorders and maintaining a healthy weight. In this eating disorders lesson, students identify eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and discuss complications. Pupils discover at...
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Writing An Article Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Review active and passive voice with young writers. They will use the passive voice to write persuasive articles encouraging healthy diets. The activity includes brainstorming activities for the writing, as well as a homework extension...
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Food and Drink

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Talk about healthy lifestyle choices... in Italian! Class members categorize food cutouts into a food pyramid and discuss why some items are healthier than others. The plan offers additional vocabulary reinforcement ideas for...
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Mathematics & Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars 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...
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From Seeds to Salad Bars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different plants and discover how they can be sources of healthy food choices. They identify tips on how they can eat more fruits and vegetables during the day. They also prepare a recipe.
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What is Soil?

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
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Benefits of Physical Activity

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Identify at least five benefits of physical activity and guide students to experience fun feeling healthy. Your class will participate in the Synchronized Chair Dance. Worksheet and Evaluation are included.
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What is a Pet?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners define what a pet is and what it needs to be healthy and happy. They explore pets through the use of of puppets and/or stuffed animals and discover what a pet needs by identifying items in a "pet bag."
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Finders Keepers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood dental health worksheet, students examine the pictures of 10 items and identify those that keep their mouths healthy.
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Presenting Painless Breast Cancer Detection!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners depict a tumor inside a healthy body using a graph in Microsoft Excel. in this breast cancer lesson plan, students also design a brochure that advertises a new form of painless breast cancer treatment.
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Analyzing Discrete and Continuous Data in a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
You are what you eat! Your statisticians keep a log of what they eat from anywhere between a day to more than a week, keeping track of a variety of nutritional information using a spreadsheet. After analyzing their own data, individuals...
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Why is Rice Good for Us?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore why rice is good for our bodies. In this nourishment lesson, 3rd graders review the food pyramid and discuss serving sizes. Students discuss the different ways rice is used in food. Students use uncooked rice to...

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