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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
You Are What You Eat
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to...
Students will be able to...
- understand the structure of the usda food pyramid
- understand reason for different size stripes on the USDA food pyramid
- utilize the USDA food pyramid to identify food groups and recommended number of daily servings from each group
- understand that eating a variety of foods is a healthy eating practice
Lesson Type:
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Other
Time Needed:
45 minutes
45 minutes
Standards Addressed:
- health standard 6: understand the essential concepts about nutrition and diet.
- benchmark 1: classify foods and food combinations according to food groups.
Materials Needed:
- roll paper
- pencils
- scissors
- glue
- magazines, used seed packets, catalogs, etc. (for pictures of foods)
- Coloring tools such as markers, crayons, and colored pencils
- Food Pyramid Cards
- Food Pyramid Basics worksheets (optional as resource)
- Food Pyramid worksheet
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Health