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Food Pyramid - Daily Diet Diary Lesson PlanFood Pyramid - Daily Diet Diary Lesson Plan
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Food Pyramid - Daily Diet Diary

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Learners keep a daily diet diary and discuss the Food Pyramid. They investigate other geometric shapes as a way to display daily food guidelines. In groups, they design a menu for the Food Pyramid Restaurant.

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the food pyramid, food

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daily guidelines, diet diary, food pyramid, health
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
Health
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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