
Food and Nutrition
All living things need energy to survive, and that energy comes from food. This unit compares and contrasts the ways in which plants and animals get food. Plants use the process of photosynthesis, while animals eat. Both plants and animals use respiration to produce energy from food. The unit categorizes animals by what they eat, and this classification helps to determine each animal's role in a food chain. Digestion is illustrated by following food on its journey through the human body. Finally, the unit defines and discusses the various organic and inorganic nutrients we need in order to be healthy. Knowing which nutrients the body needs and in what proportions in our diet, as well as which foods contain those nutrients, are all important for maintaining our health.
- Unit Guide
- Unit Resource List
- NGSS Correlations Chart
- Food and Nutrition Unit Roadmaps
Unit Nonfiction Books

Food and Nutrition
low- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
- Digital
- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
- Digital
- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
- Digital
Lesson Resources
- Nonfiction Book Teacher's Guide
- Discussion Cards
- Blank Discussion Cards
Project-Based Learning Packs
Interactive Science Lessons

Food: Flow of Matter and Energy
Process Activities
FOCUS Books

Hydroponics
low- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Eating Insects
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Rainbow on Your Plate
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Sugar: Too Much of a Good Thing?
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
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Listen to Sugar: Too Much of a Good Thing? Read Sugar: Too Much of a Good Thing? See the Quiz for Sugar: Too Much of a Good Thing?Digital

How to Build a Tree
high- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital
Supporting Materials
Investigation Packs
Nutrients in Meals
- Complete Investigation Pack
- Investigation Pack Teacher's Guide
- I.File Response Sheet
- I.Files Teaching Tips
I.Files




Mystery File

Multivitamins
- Digital
Science Fair Resources
Science Videos

Body Clocks and Obesity
- Discussion Questions
- Video

Digestion
- Discussion Questions
- Video

Food Chains
- Discussion Questions
- Video
Career Files

Dietitian; Food Science Technician; Pet Nutrition Specialist
- Digital
Quick Reads






Reading A-Z Books
Graphic Organizers
Science Diagrams

Comparing Nutrition Labels
- Digital

Photosynthesis
- Digital

The Food Plate
- Digital
Game Packs