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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Nutrition Label Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to...
Students will be able to...- understand that nutrition food labels give important information about food items and can be found on the side or back of food containers.
- know that different foods have different nutritional values
- identify words commonly found on nutrition labels (sodium, calories, sugar, calcium, fiber and fat)
Lesson Type:
- Experiment
- Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
- Other
GEF Program Category:
- Green Thumb Challenge
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:
- variety of packaged food items
- index cards with important nutrition label words such as: calories, fat, sugar, fiber etc.
- buckets
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
