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Activity |
Life skill |
Project skill |
Academic Standards |
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Once
you swallow
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| 1a. The gritty on grains |
| 1b. Here come the veggies! |
| 1c. Better wedges |
| 1d. Fit it in! |
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| Processing information |
| Making healthy lifestyle choices |
| Making healthy lifestyle choices |
| Making decisions |
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| Making whole wheat muffins |
| Making a vegetable salad |
| Altering the fat content in a food |
| Fitting fast food into your life |
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| Reading (2) Comprehension (5.2.1) |
| Science (4) The living environment
(6.4.11) |
| Reading (2) Comprehension (5.2.3) |
| Reading (2) Comprehension (5.2.1) |
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Money
talks
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| 2a. How much is it? |
| 2b. What's in a name? |
| 2c. Check 'em out! |
| 2d. Make your own! |
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| Managing resources |
| Making decisions |
| Managing resources |
| Managing resources |
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| Determining if quantity purchasing
is a better deal |
| Comparing costs of different brand
name foods |
| Comparing costs of convenience foods
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| Making a cocoa mix |
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| Social studies (4) Economics (5.4.8) |
| Science (2) Scientific thinking (6.2.9) |
| Reading (2) Comprehension (6.2.4) |
| Social studies (4) Economics (5.4.8) |
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Play
it safe
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| 3a. Green fuzzy stuff |
| 3b. Making your own yogurt |
| 3c. Reheating leftovers |
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| Using scientific methods |
| Processing information |
| Preventing illness |
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| Storing fruits |
| Making yogurt |
| Reheating leftovers |
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| Science (1) The nature of sciene &
technology (5.1.1) |
| Science (4) The living environment
(5.4.6) |
| Science (1) The nature of science &
technology (6.1.9) |
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Kitchen magic
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| 4a. Baking better batters |
| 4b. Twisting twisty pretzels |
| 4c. Easy cheesy lasagna |
| 4d. Biscuit or "cookie" |
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| Making healthy lifestyle choices |
| Completing a task |
| Managing resources |
| Valuing diversity |
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| Altering cake recipes for healthy living
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| Making pretzels |
| Making a main dish in the oven |
| Making biscuits |
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| Reading (2) Comprehension (6.2.2) |
| Reading (2) Comprehension (6.2.5) |
| Science (2) Scientific thinking (5.2.7) |
| Reading (2) Comprehension (5.2.4) |
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Eat
it later
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| 5a. Frozen cookies |
| 5b. Who needs blanching? |
| 5c. Pizza freeze |
| 5d. Going bananas! |
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| Managing resources |
| Mastering technology |
| Practicing creativity |
| Managing resources |
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| Freezing batter or baked products |
| Freezing vegetables |
| Freezing pizza |
| Drying and freezing bananas |
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| Science (2) Scientific thinking (5.2.7) |
| Science (2) Scientific thinking (5.2.7) |
| Science (2) Scientific thinking (5.2.7) |
| Science (3) The physical setting (5.3.8) |
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Imagine
that!
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| 6a. Colors and reactions |
| 6b. Taste testing |
| 6c. Italian pasta |
| 6d. Swedish meatballs |
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| Using scientific methods |
| Making decisions |
| Valuing diversity |
| Valuing diversity |
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| Experimenting with the pigments of
vegetables |
| Evaluating ice cream |
| Making pasta |
| Making Swedish meatballs |
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| Science (2) Scientific thinking (5.2.4) |
| Science (5) The mathematical world
(5.5.8) |
| Social studies (5) Individuals, society,
& culture (6.5.1) |
| Social studies (5) Individuals, society,
& culture (6.5.1) |
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