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Fast food frolics

Students will research nutritional guides from local fast food restaurants. Based on this research, students will compare menus for nutritional values and create healthy and unhealthy meal advertisement posters.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living)

By Lisa Pastor.

Spreadsheets for dinner

Students will identify spreadsheet terms, create a spreadsheet about nutritional content of foods, and add the columns of the spreadsheet.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living)

By Laurie Myers.

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What is the best chip?

In this investigation, students use data analysis to seek answers to the types of questions often posed by consumer agencies and people who work in sales and marketing. Illuminations provides an activity sheet, links to web resources that contain nutrition... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations