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In this activity, learners will explore the foods that are in their kitchen and what sugars are inside of them. Explore nutrition and food labels to better understand the foods you eat.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this nutrition activity (page 2 of the PDF), learners will be split up into food groups (Fruit, Vegetable, Meat & Beans, Grain, and Dairy) and draw a picture of their favorite food from their g

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners imagine the path their food takes from planting a seed, all the way to sitting on their kitchen counters. Explore concepts for each step food takes to reach your home.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (4th activity on the page), learners test to see if saliva is necessary for food to have taste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (2nd activity on the page), learners explore how the nose is responsible for part of the flavor we taste in food.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will create a food web and explore food sources for different organisms. They will identify relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners play an active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will turn healthy greens into crispy snacks. Explore concepts of nutrition, dehydration and cooking to create healthy food.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Make snack time into measuring time and learn to read Nutrition Facts labels. Try this when you’re using “pourable” foods, such as cereal, yoghurt, or juice.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow simple historical maritime recipes to cook up hardtack and swanky, and then compare the foods they eat to what was served on ships in the past.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (3rd activity on the page), learners taste test different foods and categorize them as sweet, bitter, sour, or salty. Learners compare their results with the group.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use water, oil, and food coloring to observe a chemical reaction that creates a shower of colors inside of a glass.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will plan a snack within a budget. With a $20 limit (theoretical) to spend on snack for everyone, learners look over grocery store circulars and make their shopping lists.

free Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Did you know that some breakfast cereals are fortified with ferric phosphate, while others contain tiny pieces of reduced iron?

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This game explores the different reasons we choose to eat, and helps us be aware of when our body needs food and when it does not.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes