Students explore biology by completing an illness worksheet. In this human germs lesson, students identify how germs are transferred from one body to another and the prevention methods that can be taken. Students complete a worksheet...

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...

In this well-designed nutritional activity, young scholars are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials...

Students examine the importance of the nutritional value of explorers' meals. They investigate the concepts of caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure and examine their own nutrition.

Students study nutrition and the facts about food labels.  In this investigative lesson students examine food labels and the health facts and serving sizes.

Identify minerals, their sources, functions, and deficiencies in the body. National Standard 14.2.1 Discuss macro minerals, electrolytes, and trace minerals Identify the problems associated with calcium and iron

Students recognize that our bodies cannot function without certain essential foods. In this hunger and malnutrition instructional activity, students become familiar with the problems associated with malnutrition such as medical problems,...

In this English worksheet, students read "Red Meat Increases Risk of Cancer," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.

Young scholars investigate buoyancy, displacement and density.  In this flotation lesson students study the Archimedes' Principle, analyze data and draw conclusions. 

Fifth graders see the nutritional value of rice. For this healthy eating lesson, 5th graders view the Food Guide Pyramid and the number of servings one is supposed to eat in each food group. They focus on rice and its benefits for the body.

Students listen to a story about a goat who craves human food. They discover the four basic food groups and discuss what they might eat if they were terrible eaters. Students retell the story by looking at the pictures. They complete...

Second graders study the changes in organisms over time. In this Life Science lesson, 2nd graders explore how living things react to changes in the environment. Students identify the basic needs of living things.

Students trace back through time to see how the nutritional value of food consumed was enhanced.  For this nutrients lesson students complete several activities that show the mass of food, and its PH value.

In this discussion about food worksheet, students participate in an ask and answer session about food.

Students measure and record the mass of the nut to be tested to the nearest 0.01 gram.

In this lesson, 2nd graders will learn about the components of a balanced diet. Students will analyze charts and then self-report their own foods in categories. Several fiction and nonfiction books are listed as additional resources.

The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.

During this lesson, students will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a study guide.

Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.

Check out this advice of what foods to consume to be certain that your body cells are getting the nutrients they need to thrive.