Students develop skills in making nutritionally-sound food choices. Keeping a food diary, they analyze their food intake using the food pyramid as a guide. Students identify and explain the relationship of nutrition to personal health...

Students begin by completing a survey asking them to rank their concerns about commercially prepared foods. They develop a definition of relative risk, and complete the "Pro or Con" worksheet. Students work in groups to make a study of...

Learners identify basic nutritional needs. They also glean recommendations from the food pyramid, recommended dietary guidelines, importance of exercise throughout the life cycle, and how  proper nutrition helps the body to resist...

In this health worksheet, learners look for the connections needed to attain the knowledge of cardiac function. The sheet includes the background information.

Students consider the USDA daily recommendations to create a "feed" product for middle schoolers. In this Health lesson, students learn about the ingredients in feed that is fed to livestock and apply the method to creating feed rations...

Discuss helping with the family grocery shopping. View a teacher drawn map of a grocery store and discuss where the breads, meats, and dairy products are located. Practice categorizing foods as breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables,...

On day one of the "Organic Mechanic Part I" lesson, learners try to remove the waxy coating of an apple and consider pesticides that may be represented by this addition to our food. On day two, they research pesticides online and...

Students explore why eating a nutritious breakfast on a regular basis is important.

Fourth graders read a poem about rice and identify its importance around the world. In this rice instructional activity, 4th graders read about the role of rice in various nutritional sectors around the world. Students complete two word...

Uncover all the information you want to know about FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.

This site talks about how malaria can affect young children, infant's that are breast-fed, and pregnant ladies. The site also talks about who should and shouldn't take the different medicines that protect against malaria.