Lesson: To learn the food pyramid
Grade Level: 6-7

Reference:
First the students need to know what exactly is a food pyramid. They will visit the following site http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/pyramid.html

Informational:
Now that the students have some background information on a food pyramid, they can now see how one looks. The students will visit the following web site http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster2.pdf


Tools:
Students will now understand what food belongs in what category. They will play a game to show what food belong to which group. The following website will help prepare them for this. http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/activities/pyra_main.htm


Instructional:
The students will be broken into groups of four. Each team will be assigned different categories from the food pyramid to answer a riddle that follows. Visit the following web site to answer the riddles.

http://www.educationcreations.com/Samples2/FOODgroupriddles.pdf


Enrichment:
When the food pyramid is fully understood by students they will be given a full period to play games on nutritional facts, and learn more. They will visit the following web site
http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp

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