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Edible Algae
Students acquire an awareness and appreciation for the value of the organisms in the Protist Kingdom. They identify common Protists, name them and list some common products that contain marine algae.
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Understanding My Pyramid
Students examine the food pyramid and construct a healthy meal. For this food pyramid lesson, students examine the new food pyramid that includes fats and oils, and is arranged with brightly colored triangles. They use grocery store adds...
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I Want It All!
Third graders understand the economics of choices in buying. In this goods and services lesson, 3rd graders participate in activities to make choices about purchases. Students write stories, answer questions, and complete worksheets to...
Nemours KidsHealth
Obesity: Grades 3-5
What is obesity and what are some steps that can help? Investigate obesity by having your class read and discuss articles about obesity. Learners gain knowledge about body mass index, the food pyramid, being overweight and dieting. They...
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Diversity of Trees
Fourth graders explore the uses of trees, In this trees lesson, 4th graders discover the uses of trees and how we use them everyday. Students collect items and decide if they are made from trees, have a scavenger hunt for wood products...
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Sentence Maker 2
In this writing worksheet students learn how to write a great sentence. Students analyze 6 columns labeled with the parts of speech which have many word possibilities listed. Students choose one word from each column to write sentences...
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Social Studies and Economics
Students investigate the products agriculture provides in raw materials. In this agriculture products lesson, students make a list of common items used and foods eaten. Students work in teams to categorize agriculture products based...
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Food For Keeps
Students explore food. In this processed and fresh foods lesson, students discover how some foods are processed and how they differ from fresh food. The complete group activities and an individual reading assignment. This lesson includes...
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Moving Out
Learners determine their cost of living. In this determining their cost of living instructional activity, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house. Learners research the...
Beyond Benign
Truckin’ to Your Table
Food takes a trip to the table. Class members choose a meal from a menu and calculate the total cost of the meal including tax and tip. Using a food origin card, pupils determine how far each of the ingredients of a meal traveled to end...
Novelinks
Tunes for Bears to Dance to: Concept Analysis
Considering using Robert Cormier's young adult novel, Tunes for Bears to Dance to for book circles or as a whole-class anchor text? Check out this overview of the key concepts and issues raised by the novel.
Food a Fact of Life
Soup-er!
Is there anything better than hot soup on a cold day? Kids prepare either vegetable chowder or minestrone soup in an activity that features the use of the stove top.
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How Foods Bonds Our Diverse Background
Pupils have a better understanding of how food choices reflect our cultural background. They reduce a recipe to the correct serving size.
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Primary History: Children of World War II - Food and Shopping
In this World War II worksheet, students compare a current grocery shopping list with one from war times. They research wartime recipes and complete a rationing challenge based on what was available in 1942.
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Who Dropped What into the Melting Pot?
Students show the movement of people to the United States from other countries on maps. They study the geographic cultural roots of foods that contribute to the melting pot of food in America. They research where an ingredient comes from...
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Savoring Halloween with Graveyard Pizza
Students find a recipe on the Internet. They read a recipe and prepare a shopping list. They purchase ingredients from a shopping list at a local grocery store. They follow directions and make Graveyard Pizza. They complete a worksheet...
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La Influencia Latina en Nuestra Comunidad (The Latino Influence in our Community)
Students visit a grocery store to create a list of Latino products. They take photographs of areas in their community that demonstrate the latino population. Students research community services available to the Latino population. They...
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The Earth's Surface
Students identify the characteristics of places. In this communities lesson, students discuss what they observe when they travel and construct a list of places in their neighborhood. Students use a Landscape Picture Map to circle...
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Stretching Your Money with Coupons
Students examine ways to extend their budget with coupons. For this budgeting lesson, students read information about using coupons at the given website. Students make a list of 30-50 products they use in their homes and use online...
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Tzedakah Begins at Home (Private-Religious)
Young scholars learn about the eight levels of tzedakah or charitable giving. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students examine the eight levels of charitable giving that were developed by Rabbi Moses Maimonides. They participate...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Fourth graders discover the differences between: reduce, reuse, and recycle by performing hands on examinations. They list what would happen to the soil if we allowed the earth to wash away and briefly discuss the meaning of erosion.
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Use of Lasers
Students explore the use of lasers. In this "lasers" science and career education lesson, students search the Internet to find uses for lasers and make a list of companies that use or produce lasers. Students complete a lasers and making...
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Semicolons Exercise Punctuation Correction Worksheet
In this language arts worksheet, students read the three main uses of semicolon before making necessary corrections in 15 sentences.
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The Big Buck Adventure: Part 2
Students go on a pretend shopping spree. In this money instructional activity, students complete a Shopping Spree activity sheet where they pretend they have won $100 and can spend it on a fake shopping spree. Students use...