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Food Chains
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In this activity, learners will explore the roles of different animals in the food chain. They will create their own food chain using organisms of their choice.

Safe Food Preparation
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In this activity about food safety and nutrition, learners investigate safe food preparation by making fruit ice cream.

Investigating Starch
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In this activity (on pages 10-15), learners investigate starch in human diets and how plants make starch (carbohydrates) to use as their food source.

Mold Terrarium: What Grows on Leftover Food?
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This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

Growing Food From Scraps
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In this activity, learners will explore vegetative propagation while preparing food scraps to grow into plants.

Plant Parts You Eat
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In this food science activity, learners observe different plant-originated foods.

Food Chains and Webs
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In this activity, learners investigate feeding relationships. Learners complete a food web and then make a mobile to represent a food chain.

Food Chain Game
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In this outdoor game, learners role play populations linked in a food chain.

Jay Play
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In this outdoor activity, learners find out the color of food that jays prefer and then try to change the birds' preference by altering the taste of the food with salt.

Food Grab
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In this outdoor activity, learners design devices that will catch prey or gather plants.

Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables
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In this activity, learners test the rate of ripening fruit and vegetables and use a chemical to inhibit the ripening process.

Otter Smorgasbord
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In this graphing activity (on pages 33-40), learners investigate how much and what kinds of food sea otter pups eat during their first year of life.

Try Growing Your Own Mold
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This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown.

The Gas You Pass
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Although we may not admit it, all humans fart or pass some gas. In this activity, learners make their own model to mimic food passing through intestines and discover what releases gas.

Food Webs
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In this activity, learners construct possible food webs for six different ecosystems as they learn about the roles of different kinds of living organisms.

Energy For Life
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In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 1 of PDF), learners observe and quantify the growth of yeast when it is given table sugar as a food source.

Got Seaweed?
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In this activity, learners examine the properties of different seaweeds, investigate what happens when powdered seaweed (alginate) is added to water, and learn about food products made with seaweed.

DNA From an Onion
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In this genetics activity, learners extract DNA from an onion, using detergent solution, a food processor, and rubbing alcohol. They will also discuss genetic engineering of plants.
Many Seeds: Estimating Hidden Seeds
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In this activity, learners will estimate how many seeds are in a fruit or vegetable, then count to find out. The result: mix estimation with healthy eating.

Grabbing a Bite to Eat
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment that replicates the dilemma faced by birds in acquiring food from a confined area.