Grade Level: 4th Grade

Pizza & Neighborhoods

Students will research neighborhoods in their city and create a signature pizza representing to represent.

Build Your Own Toast, Gr 3-5

Students will investigate internal and external influences while creating a recipe for toast.

Bread

Students will compare and contrast different grains used around the world.

Seeds, Nuts, and Grains by Region

Students will understand how geographical features impact the way we live and the foods that are available to us by mapping seeds, grains, and nuts.

Maple Syrup and Climate

Students will better understand the relationship between climate and its effect on maple syrup production.

Lesson 4: Let’s Cook and Share!

This is the final lesson in the Now We’re Cooking With Nutrition lesson set. In this lesson, students will have a cookoff event with the purpose of exchanging feedback with two groups. Groups will then use this feedback to make final revisions on their recipes. The unit concludes with a Celebration of Learning event where […]

Lesson 3: Nutritional Recipes

This is the third lesson in the Now We’re Cooking With Nutrition unit. In this lesson, students will deepen their work from the previous lesson around analyzing different foods; nutritional content. In groups of 3, students will research and analyze foods for their nutritional content to brainstorm ingredients they may want to include in their […]

Lesson 2: Learning About Nutrition Through Inquiry

This is the second lesson in the Now We’re Cooking With Nutrition lesson set. Students will engage in inquiry stations to explore resources to build their knowledge around nutrition. This will support them as they begin to think about the nutritional content of the ingredients they want to include in their recipes.

Lesson 1: Let’s Talk About Food

This is the first lesson in the Now We’re Cooking With Nutrition lesson set. Students will discuss the different reasons why people eat. Students will consider common language used to talk about food, and how negative or labeling language can affect how we feel about eating and our relationship to food. Students will practice using […]

Understanding Food Advocacy

Students will learn how we can advocate for impactful food choices and changes by learning about a food issue and creating a poster or other piece (i.e. videos, artwork) that creates awareness of the issue for their school.

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