Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Play Pretend Restaurant (Make a Restaurant Lesson Plan)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An exercise in role playing centered on restaurants. Work with young learners to list the supplies needed to run a restaurant. Then gather props, create menus with pictures of food items, and take turns role-playing waiters and customers.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Can Tofu Pack Such a Flavorful Punch?

For Students 6th - 8th
Spicy fried tofu. It's a delicious and savory main dish at many Asian restaurants. Stab a golden-brown piece, bite into it, and the juice inside rushes out, filling your mouth with rich flavors. Continue eating and you find the texture...
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Gran Canaria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a guide to the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. It includes a city tour, information on hotels, restaurants, and more.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: La Gomera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a guide to the island of Gomera, Spain. It includes a city tour, information on hotels, restaurants, and more.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: La Gomera

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a guide to the island of Gomera, Spain. It includes a city tour, information on hotels, restaurants, and more.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Tip on Tipping

For Students 6th - 8th
This TV 411 segment features a lesson from Question Man on how to informally calculate 15% tips at restaurants.
Lesson Plan
Other

Breaking News English: Esl Lesson Plan on Fast Food

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that living within walking distance of fast food restaurants can be harmful to your health? A lesson, including a small article about fast foods and strokes, for learners of the English language is included here. The lesson...
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Other

Key Ingredients: American by Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion site to a Smithsonian exhibit exploring the key ingredients of American cuisine. Learn about the common foods that Americans buy, prepare, produce, preserve, and serve at their tables. You'll discover different regional...
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Other

Sydney Opera House

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is excellent for anyone who is looking to visit the Sydney Opera House. This site gives info on the events, the house, shopping, and restaurants.
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Other

Welcome to College

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] When you think of going to college, where do you see yourself? Welcome to College is a great tool to help you plan just that. Follow the steps on the site to start a free account where you can choose...
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Innovative Ideas to Curb Food Waste

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on some interesting strategies that schools and restaurants are using to help raise awareness and combat food waste. Includes video.
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Other

Mr breakfast.com: All Breakfast All the Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource for healthy and tasty breakfast recipes, reviews of restaurants with great breakfast entrees, and features like "Ask Mr. Breakfast." Find ways to vary your morning meals everyday with simple ideas, read...
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a specific location in the world. View exotic locations, famous buildings, and even your own home! See the terrain and buildings in 3D. Search for restaurants, hotels, parks and schools within a certain area.
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a specific location in the world. View exotic locations, famous buildings, your own home! See the terrain and buildings in 3D. Search for restaurants, hotels, parks and schools within a certain area.
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Other

Cash Receipts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site describes cash receipt procedures recommended for restaurants. Scroll down to the heading "Charge backs" for an explanation of how returns on credit card sales would be recorded in a journal. This site covers many more...
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 8 25 14: At 'Signs' Restaurant, Orders Fall on Deaf Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about a restaurant in Toronto that is staffed entirely by deaf workers. Also learn some basic ASL communication that is used in restaurants. Includes video.
Graphic
US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Cool Tips for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Teach your students to use the following easy ways to Read the Label at home, in the cafeteria, at the store, and at restaurants.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Trade Offs and Maximizing Efficiency in a Fast Food Restaurant

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about how to improve efficiency by examining fast food restaurants. More specifically, they learn about the concepts of trade-offs, constraints, increasing efficiency and systems thinking. They consider how to improve the...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chefs and Head Cooks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information on the cooking/chef career field. It has sections on the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and additional information.
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Other

Guy Savoy Restaurant: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Guy Savoy Restaurant online at this website.
Lesson Plan
Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
Article
Other

South Coast Today: Fast Food, Faster Calories

For Students 9th - 10th
A personal account of eating at fast food restaurants. Learn how you can still eat at fast food restaurants without consuming all the calories you need in one meal.
Interactive
Google

Google Maps: Street View

For Students 1st - 9th
Take a journey of "world landmarks, discover natural wonders, and step inside locations such as museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses" with 360-degree images with Street View by Google Maps.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Are the Different Nutrients in Foods?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Curious Cindy is the only detective on Christmas Island. She is hired to go undercover and check the foods restaurants serve. Find out about nutrition with her.