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Food: Recipes and Cooking Tips Lesson PlanFood: Recipes and Cooking Tips Lesson Plan
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Food: Recipes and Cooking Tips

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Learners access a variety of resources on the Internet regarding cooking and safe food preparation. They explore recipe databases, read articles about preparing nutritious meals, play interactive games, and take a worldwide table manners quiz.

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cooking, home economics, recipes

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cooking, cooking with kids, Nutrition, recipes, health
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
Health
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