Looking for authentic hands-on nutritional experiments? High schoolers will perform experiments to test for the presence of vitamin C in several solutions as well as the effect of caffeine on Daphnia. They will also consider the...

Learners review kitchen management, safety, and sanitation rules, and practice applying safety and sanitation rules in kitchen lab by preparing chicken stir-fry over rice while maintaining safe working environment. Students then complete...

Students create a list of things that they do with electrical power. They then are shown a PowerPoint on "Basic Electrical Safety." Students evaluate electrical equipment, cords and situations for serviceability and safety problems. They...

Dtudents become familiar with medicine labels for common drugs and medicines. They rotate from station to station in a group of 2 or 3 people and find the answers to questions.

Students watch the teacher demonstrate following the biscuit recipe. They follow the recipe themselves and prepare bread sticks and cinnamon rolls. While their breads are cooking, students work the provided crossword puzzle.

Students examine the structure, sizes and nutritional value of eggs. After completing a word search, they participate in a lab in which they make baked eggs with bacon. To end the lesson, they test their final product and complete a lab...

Learners will use ingredients and read a recipe to create open faced tacos. The emphasis of the lesson is the kind of preparation that is needed to cook ground beef correctly to avoid diseases associated with improper preparation...

Students determine the energy content of various snack foods. They measure the temperature changes in various snack foods as the foods are burned in order to determine the foods' energy content. Students create graphs and data tables of...

Pupils individually practice the techniques and skills learned in preparing a double crusted pie using fresh, canned or frozen fruit that needs to be thickened with tapioca, flour or cornstarch.

This is a terrific resource for practicing the scientific method or for examining the claims of different sunscreens when learning about electromagnetic radiation. You may have to improvise, however, as it was written to accompany a...

Students review how their nutritional needs change over time. In groups, they design their own menu in which they get all the nutrients they need. To end the lesson, they share their foods with the class and complete a wordsearch...

Pupils review materials prior to taking a test that includes food preparation. After playing a version of Jeopardy as a review, they fill out lab planning sheets which detail what they plan to prepare, including ingredients and...

Students review their knowledge of eggs, their structure and nutritional value. After the test, they complete an egg lab and turn in their samples to the teacher. To end the lesson, they determine their egg score and discuss how many...

Blend chemistry with cooking in this exploration of polymers, carbohydrates, and food science. Experimenting with gelatin produces concrete examples of the bonding and ploymerization discussed in the instructional activity. Copious,...

Explore linear measurement. Scholars will measure the circumference of their head and the distance they can jump. Information is recorded, averages are calculated, and a data table is completed. They then determine possible relationships...

Students investigate their sense of smell by experimenting with smelly objects.  In this human senses instructional activity, students examine the length of time it takes to smell a random object that is close to them....

A nice, neat PowerPoint accompanies this lesson plan, explaining each of the MyPlate dietary recommendations. Another PowerPoint gives the class the opportunity to apply the concepts of MyPlate on a worksheet. Recipes are provided for...

Science learners journal familiar ways that the human body can regenerate or heal itself. In small groups, they research and create a poster of current information on stems cells and how they can be used to regenerate. The article for...

Students use the Internet to find out about eating disorders and maintaining a healthy weight. In this eating disorders lesson, students identify eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and discuss complications. Students discover...

After preparing baked potato nachos, the class views a PowerPoint about healthy food choices and takes notes on an accompanying worksheet. Although the PowerPoint is educational, the majority of the time is used for preparing and...

Students learn what quick breads are and that they belong to the Bread, Cereal, Grain Food Group on the Food Guide Pyramid which are high in Carbohydrates. They identify characteristics to look for in quick bread products, the...

In this health worksheet, students are led through lessons to become familiar with the dietary recommendations of the government.

Students identify the symptoms of HIV. In this disease control instructional activity, students listen to a mini-lecture on the symptoms of HIV. Students locate information on the Internet about ELIZA and confidentiality regarding HIV...

Pupils analyze the cause and effects of fading traditions and explore the parent teen relationships through poetry. In this past analysis lesson, students complete a cause and effect worksheet about a related movie. Pupils free write...