Nutrients

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Learn how we get nutrients from food

Student Application

We all need food to live. Learn about the origins of the food we eat.


Learning Objectives

  1. Students will understand that everybody needs food for survival. Healthy food provides people with the nutrients they need to grow and perform activities.
  2. Students will know that food comes from plants and animals.
  3. Students will be familiar with the food pyramid, which suggests how much of a certain type of ...

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Supporting Activities

  1. Before viewing the video

    1. What We Eat: After lunch, let each student tell two foods that he/she ate. List the foods on the board and divide them into types of food found in the food pyramid: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, protein, and oils and sugars. Make a class pyramid, having...

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Growing Conditions
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Nuts And Meat
Farm To Table
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Hidden Foods
Food Around The World
Water
Review
Everybody Needs Food
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