Materials and Resources
Printed Materials
- Leedy, L. (1996). The edible pyramid: Good eating every day. New York: Holiday House.
Supplies
- Food Pyramid poster
- Cereal boxes
- Food advertisements
Internet Resources
- USDA
www.mypyramid.gov/kids*
Activities and materials about the food pyramid designed for children ages 6 through 11
Technology—Hardware
- Computers for creating slideshows and menus and to access resources
- Printer for printing student products
- Internet connection to enable research
- Television for viewing advertisements
- VCR for videotaped advertisements
Technology—Software
- Database or spreadsheet software for graphing activities
- Web browser to research and complete activities throughout the unit
- Word processing to create menus
- Slideshow software to create slideshow presentations
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