Third graders examine and discuss ways veterinarians use technology to care for pets throughout their lives, including high-tech equipment, and invent new tool or machine that would help veterinarians keep one type of pet healthy and safe.

Students discuss the benefits and problems associated with fire. They discuss the role that fire plays in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Students brainstorm ways that fire can be harmful, such as damaging homes, communities, and...

Students examine the healthy ways to dealing with conflicts. In this conflict management instructional activity, students examine what problems lead to conflicts, and how to turn a situation into a win-win. The students utilize a...

Students study the dietary guidelines and what they do.  In this healthy eating lesson students study nutrition labels and calorie needs.

Young scholars investigate the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, students complete a WebQuest and explore all the areas of the heart. Young scholars determine the functions of different parts of the circulatory...

Students maximize their exercise output by making healthy decisions concerning food. In this exercise and nutrition lesson, students identify types of food needed to give the body the highest energy output.

Students brainstorm healthy food choices. In this health science lesson, students calculate how much of each food group they need daily. They plan a menu based on the "MyPyramid for Kids" food guide.

Young scholars investigate the difference between diseases that are controllable and those that happen by chance. They discuss the chance of dieing in a war with that of dieing from a disease that has controllable factors. They complete...

Students review what the heart does and why the muscles in the body need oxygen. As a class, they measure their pulse rate while they are resting and after they have jogged for three minutes. They are helped by their teacher to convert...

Fifth graders, over a week, record the amount of time they spend sleeping, attending school, watching T.V., exercising and doing homework. At the end of the week the students graph all of their information and discuss how sleep impacts...

Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.

In this menu planning worksheet, students use a large circular chart with 5 categories of foods to record one day's diet. There are no examples and the labels "food for growth" and "food for energy" may be confusing.

Students study milk products and learn their health benefits. In this milk products lesson, students discuss dairy products. Students participate in a game of milk product identification. Students also discuss categorizing milk by their...

Students identify components of good weight management program, distinguish between fad diet and healthy eating plan, identify resources available for health and weight control information, and develop personalized weight management...

Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid lesson, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...

Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children.  In this healthy diet lesson plan students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets. 

First graders explore healthy and unhealthy sleeping habits. They make a class graph of the total number of hours students, as a class, sleep for the week.

Pupils explore how to create and restore healthy forests. Given a scenario, teams of students create a management plan to assist the forest in becoming healthy, safe, and appealing. Pupils consider the ecosystem, adaptations of the...

Learners analyze the importance of being a socially healthy citizen. In this character education lesson, students brainstorm personal traits that they think make the world a better place. Learners compile their ideas as a class to...

First graders explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy.

Students will be able to identify the characteristics of healthy soil and unhealthy soil.Take the class outside to an area of thick grass near trees, if available. Compare the clothes people wear to the thin cover. Discuss the reasons...

Students participate in a game of chase and learn about healthy food choices. In this physical activity and healthy diet lesson, students play a game of chase by role playing as sugar and fat examples Students name examples of fruits and...

Fifth graders see the nutritional value of rice. In 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 make cards illustrating things they think they need and want to be healthy and happy. Groups then sort these cards into "wants" and "needs." The whole class discusses what it means when people's basic needs are not met and the...