In Search of Food...Living Off the Vegetation

Students study food chains and how the organisms are linked.  In this investigative worksheet students answer food chain questions, and fill out several worksheets.

Get things cooking with the first instructional activity in this series on the science of food. Working in small groups, young scientists make and record observations about different mystery foods. These descriptions are then shared with...

Learners explore British cooking vocabulary. In this ELL vocabulary lesson, students identify and describe various foods, match foods with adjectives, discuss their opinions about British cuisine, then read food critic reviews. Four...

Assess your pupils' ability to identify healthy food choices in the final lesson of this series on food science. Given five different food labels, young nutritionists will rank them from most to least healthy, supporting their choices...

Throughout history, the growth of big cities has resulted in the destruction of ecosystems. In the case of Chicago, IL, a grassland that was once home to bison, deer, wolves, and foxes quickly became a booming city of over three million...

For many children around the world, food scarcity is a painful reality of daily life. Help young scholars understand the seriousness of this global issue with with a reading of the book The Good Garden. After discussing food security and...

Fourth graders investigate food chains. In this living environment lesson, 4th graders begin to understand the interdependence of organisms. Students describe the connections organisms have to the ecosystem. Students research online,...

In this fruits and vegetables dictionary worksheet, students fill in "dictionary pages," using guide words on each page and a list of words given at the bottom of the page.

In this online interactive nouns worksheet, students complete 5 sentences by writing in the names of the picture shown. Students match 7 pictures with the words underneath each one. Students fill in 9 blanks with the nouns that name each...

Students explore the concept of life science vocabulary.  In this vocabulary instructional activity, students are introduced to new food chain and food web vocabulary.  Students practice stating the definitions for the words in their own...