Curated OER
Pizza Time!
Fifth graders explore healthy dietary guidelines. For this dietary guidelines lesson, 5th graders investigate fractional parts of a healthy diet using pizza as a visual aid.
Curated OER
Algae Experiments
Learners describe the characteristics of algae. For this biology lesson, students perform a series of experiment to explore algae. They investigate the basic things algae need to survive.
Curated OER
Hatching chickens
Students recognize the need for gentle care of eggs. In this chicken hatching lesson, students observe the process of incubating eggs for hatching. Students find the materials needed to properly care for the chicks. Students complete a...
Curated OER
An Egg is Quiet
Students discover information about animal eggs by reading the book, An Egg is Quiet. In this animal science lesson, students research different animals to find out what their eggs look like. Students use a provided chart to...
Curated OER
Snacks 'R Us
First graders experiment with fat content by analyzing snack foods. They learn what makes up a nutritious snack.
Curated OER
Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
Students listen to the book, Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. They rotate through five motor skills stations, with each station simulating an event from the book.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: What's That Food? (Pre Assessment)
This activity explores healthy eating and can be used as a pre-assessment of students' knowledge about food and nutritional needs. Students will observe and describe samples of different food groups then share their observations with the...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Brown Bag Activity Plan
It's time for lunch! For this week-long adventure, children will explore numbers and counting in the context of healthy eating. They will learn about the five food groups and create a healthy lunch using foods from each food group. Each...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Health House: Food, Fitness and Fun: 24/7
Engage your students in what it means to live a healthy life. They'll learn how to read food labels and understand basic nutrition. They'll take part in fun active play and learn about exercise benefits. Learn why healthy habits such as...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Bio Build Up
This activity allows students to make a simple model food chain and observe how toxic chemicals can become concentrated in the bodies of consumers at the top of the chain.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Muscles and Bones
Do you know which foods have lots of calcium for your bones? How do your bones and muscles work together? What are you doing to keep your muscles strong? Students are exposed to 10 activities that will help them address the...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet
In this activity, young scholars will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Starch in Foods
This lesson plan would be used during our nutrition unit when discussing carbohydrates. In this classroom activity students investigate which foods have starch in them by using iodine, as well as investigate the result of iodine and...
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Eat Less Live Longer
This site from the PBS production "Never Say Die" provides a section on how to eat less and live longer. The first part of this site discusses food and nutrition. The second part is an activity in which you can make a calorimeter. The...
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Nutrition for Newcomers
"Nutrition for Newcomers" is a cooperative thematic unit to teach vocabulary for food names, different tastes, and nutrition. It includes many activities for different English levels.
Other
National Dairy Council: Nutrition Explorations Educator's Guide
This site gives a wealth of resources for teaching about nutrition in an elementary school classroom. It has worksheets, lesson plans, online activities, and more.
Michigan Reach Out
Newton's Apple: Body Fat
Through these lesson plans, investigate the different types of fat found in food and found in the human body. Discuss the functions and problems associated with dietary fat and make wise food choices based on what you learn about fat,...
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Teaching Gude: Healthy Choices
Through this activity, high school students keep track of what they eat everyday and compare their nutrient intake with the minimum requirements for good health.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 1: Where Are the Soda Trees?
Using film clips from In Defense of Food and a team activity, young scholars explore healthy eating habits. Students get excited about becoming food defenders and begin learning how to differentiate between food (whole and minimally...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fortified Breakfast
In this lesson, learners will learn that minerals are a necessary part of our diet. They will learn that different minerals have different functions in the body. More specifically, they will discover that iron is necessary to carry...
Other
Pbs Ready to Learn: Abcd Eat Right! [Pdf]
Workshop lesson plan to help children understand the importance of healthy eating. Geared to both teachers and parents, this plan provides activities, book titles that are relevant, and charts and pictures to print out.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: An Apple a Day [Pdf]
Distinguish between fruits and vegetables through a sorting game, learn to appreciate new foods through a tasting activity, create funny food friends with magazine cutouts of healthy foods and dramatize preparing a health meal or snack.