Young scholars identify and analyze the various roles organisms play in food webs, populations, communities and ecosystems. Students assess the requirements for sustaining healthy local ecosystems. STudents evaluate human impacts on...

Students discuss the main functions of food and how eating the right foods is important for a healthy lifestyle. Using the internet, they research those who are at the highest risk for hunger and how those countries are trying to solve...

Students identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed dispersal, and germination. Students recap the following information: that plants need light, warmth,...

Young scholars demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. They also investigate food eat to determine algae derivatives they contain.

Students engage in various activities designed to them that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet.

Pupils discover the importance of a healthy diet during space travel and examine the physiological changes astronauts experience while in space. In groups, they develop questions to determine an astronaut's food intake and identify five...

Young scholars investigate how the human body needs water by recording their water consumption for a day. They sing a song about drinking water, make and drink Kool-Aid and eat apple slices, and conduct an experiment to determine how...

Students investigate how brown rice can be incorporated into a daily healthy diet. They practice preparing and storing the rice in the most beneficial ways. Also goals are set to increase the consumption of it in the dose of twice a week.

In this foods worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive worksheet about foods that we eat.

Students observe various examples of "change." They mix paint to cereate new colors, eat bread and then toasted bread, and match baby pictures with pictures of how the same people look in the present. Finally, they watch a bouquet of...

In this Australian lunch box packing learning exercise, learners study healthy foods suitable to be in a "tuckerbox." Students do their own research about foods popular in Australia, and answer 10 questions. Online answers are available.

Pupils apply and generalize data, and prepare and present an oral presentation with a visual aid.

Middle schoolers study their role in eliminating ocean pollution and helping keep the oceans clean. In this environmental issues lesson, students define pollution and brainstorm examples of ocean pollution. Middle schoolers define...

Students explain that a low fat diet, accompanied by being physically active, help them live longer and healthier lives.

Students see how their daily food intake compares to the recommended daily intake. They will use computer skills, math skills, and develop or reinforce nutritional facts about eating healthy. After compiling their data, students discuss...

Fifth graders observe two albino rats and write their observations in a science journal for two weeks. In rotation groups, they complete the necessary tasks to keep the rats fed and clean. They discuss the importance of eating healthy...

In this health activity, students draw pictures of foods they want to include in a "breakfast buffet," including a variety of foods, then discuss them with the class.

Are serving sizes for different foods always appropriate for what you need? In this hands-on activity, learners work in groups to estimate what one serving size of various foods are, and then evaluate their hypotheses by measuring...

Many variables impact your body mass, not just diet and exercise. Scholars collect and study data about body mass to better understand the complexity of a sensitive topic. They learn about leptin deficiency, the hypothalamus, and more.

What else does physical health include besides exercise and nutrition? How can I support my mental health? Does social health just refer to relationships with friends? How are all of these questions vital to the body's overall efficiency...

Explore the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist and then examine how these professionals serve the community. A PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet are provided to teach this career exploration material. A...

Students examine each level of the food pyramid and how many servings they should consume during the day. They study the important nutrients associated with each category of the food pyramid.

A salad of nutrition-themed videos can be enjoyed by your health class as a wrap-up to the nutrition unit. Groups select a topic and create a two-three minute skit or commercial to be filmed and shared. If you assign each group a...