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Subtraction

For Students 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders solve the answers to 5 subtraction sentence word problems. Students write their equations and answers in the boxes provided.
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Oklahoma's Berry Best

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Ask your learners to complete activities related to Oklahoma's agriculture, berries in particular. The lesson is cross-curricular and has class members investigate an article about berries, write an acrostic poem, and discuss new...
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Taste

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners collect data to be used in selecting the class favorite taste. They predict which among the common flavors such as salty, sweet, sour, or bitter is preferred.
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A Life Without Flight

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore impact of Ohio's aviation pioneers on life in America, discuss what life today would be like without people like the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong, and brainstorm and research list of items that space...
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Alternative Practices of Agriculture

For Students 6th - 8th
In this agriculture worksheet, learners read the pages related to the discovery and practice of alternative ways of producing new crops. Then the graphic organizer is filled out for each idea.
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Bizarre Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research foods from other countries. In this multicultural food lesson, students view a list of foods that kings and queens ate on an overhead transparency and go to the website www.jamessolheim.com/teachers1.htm to read about...
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So You Think You're Tough

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn how to classify animals. In this invertebrates lesson, 4th graders discuss how we classify thinks into groups and move into a discussion about classifying animals. Students learn about the differences between...
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Seed Dispersion of Strawberries and Dandelions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate how seeds are dispersed on land.  In this plant biology lesson, students use a dissecting microscope to study strawberry seeds and dandelion seeds, they draw what they see, then create a hypothesis on the seeds...
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In Strawberry Fields

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the origin of strawberries and employees involved with picking strawberries. In this algebra instructional activity, students discuss how much a worker who picks strawberry makes based on their flats. They create a table...
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Dietary Fiber

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the different types of fiber and their benefits.  In this investigative lesson plan students find good sources of fiber in different foods. 
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Food Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study nutrition and the facts about food labels.  In this investigative activity students examine food labels and the health facts and serving sizes.
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First Day in Grapes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read about a boy's first day in a new school. In this self-esteem lesson plan, students discuss the problems Chico has in his new school and how he faces them with courage and bravery. Students discuss people who migrate from...
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Getting the Most From Your Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the food pyramid to learn about healthy food.  In this healthy foods lesson, students create a chart of the healthy foods they eat in a day.  Students discuss their choices and how they could make better choices.
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Fancy Packaging

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Youngsters consider the amount of packaging used in manufacturing food and follow its travels through to the landfill. They brainstorm ways in which to reduce packaging and take a survey at home to evaluate ways they could reduce trash.
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Museums in the Classroom Pumpkin Project

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners identify the 5 stages in the life cycle of a pumpkin. They create a model showing the correct order of pumpkin life stages. They explain a pumpkin's life cycle to a partner, using their model.
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Milk and Milk Products: Skills Supplement

For Teachers All
Explain the coagulation and coalescence processes associated with milk protein and cheese. List the components of milk and explain how each component is dispersed in the milk. Describe what happens when milk protein is coagulated Discuss...
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Carbohydrates-Simple and Complex

For Teachers All
Grain products are staple foods and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates that provide energy for the body. Define simple and complex carbohydrates Identify function and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates Describe how...
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Fiber - Adding it to the Diet - Skill Supplement

For Teachers All
Food preparation that supports the concepts of adding fiber and water to the diet. Identify fiber, its sources and functions. National Standard 14.2.1 Identify the function of fiber Identify cellulose - non digestible fiber Discuss the...
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Essential Nutrients - Daily Guides

For Teachers All
List the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. (The guidelines are listed below) National Standards 14.3.1 Aim for fitness Aim for a healthy weight Be physically active each day
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Kitchen Equip and Lab Procedures - Level I

For Teachers All
If students use and store kitchen equipment appropriately as well as utilize sanitary work habits, the foods laboratory will be a safe and easy place to work. See Preface Materials: As a motivator ask: "Why should I worry whether or not...
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Shakespeare: Performance First

For Teachers All
This lesson plan invites students to interact with the play from their first encounter, determine actions implied from the text and better comprehend Shakespeare's language.
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PRIMATE CLASSIFICATION: Evolution, Cladograms,

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students transfer examples (names) of primates from their location in an outline hierarchy of primate groups into a set of nested boxes reflecting that same hierarchy. A cladogram can then be drawn illustrating how these groups are...
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A Civil Action

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the roles of law enforcement officials, the news media, and civilians in crime prevention and criminal apprehension. They envision ways to build and strengthen community partnerships to address concerns about crime.
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Catching a Balanced Diet

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the importance of balanced meals. They play a fishing game to help them select foods to make up a balanced meal.