High schoolers discuss how their daily diets fit into the dietary guidelines set out by the food pyramid. They write a paragraph describing good health habits and identify areas where their personal diet can be improved.

Students identify healthy and unhealthy foods while considering a bill that would ban certain foods in schools. Through survey and discussion, they discuss a proposed legislative bill that would ban certain types of food in schools....

Students draw sets of snacks that they feel are healthy and unhealthy. They can color their drawings.

Second graders explain the food pyramid, nutrients provided by each food group,and determine whether they are healthy eaters. They note what foods are in this group, what nutrients are found in these foods, and number of servings needed.

Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to explore the issue of every person's right to adequate housing. They make butter, make models of different types of housing, read books, discuss the rights and...

Students write a written summary of what they have learned about the astronaut nutritional diet in comparison with their own diet habits.

Fourth graders study their favorite fast food meal and analyze their nutritional value.

Second graders pretend to be company managers who design and advertise healthy snacks to sell.

Middle schoolers identify the factors that influence eating behaviors. They discover the nutrients that are needed in a teenager's body. They also identify the major food groups and examine the food pyramid.

Young scholars explore why eating a nutritious breakfast on a regular basis is important.

Students use the information they learned from reading food labels to create mush meals. They blend unlikely meals together to form the mush and then evaluate its nutritional value. They examine their own eating habits after the lab is...

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.

Students engage in a instructional activity lead by the teacher to discover the diet plan of increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. They conduct discussions in class with each other, at home with parents, and in the...

Second graders discuss the food pyramid and appropriate choices for each food group. They plan a nutritional meal for a picnic lunch and make a class book. As a culminating event, the class plans and enjoys a picnic.

In this Australian lunch box packing worksheet, students 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.

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

Students 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 local...

Students participate in making a pie. They are to discuss the nutritional value and the different types of pies. They also answer questions from the teacher about fat and they complete a pie evaluation form.

Students determine the number of calories, serving size, and vitamins and minerals in different food products and use this information to create a formula determining the number of calories per serving size and the daily percentages of...

Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body.  In this protein lesson students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does. 

Students explain the function of vitamins in their body. In this health instructional activity, students identify the six types of vitamins. They create a chart comparing two of them.

Students investigate the concept of the Food Pyramid. They use a game as a tool of discovery in order to classify different types of food in the pyramid. Upon completion of the game the students construct their own models of it.

Third graders practice mathematical problem solving skills. For this problem solving lesson, 3rd graders develop mathematical problem solving skills using real-world examples.