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Fortified for Health

Students explore the process of fortification where vitamins and minerals are added to food to make it more healthful and to help people meet their recommended daily intake of different nutrients.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
30 minutes
Updated
August 13, 2024

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Alliance to Feed the Future

Acknowledgements

Text and design by The Education Center, LLC. The development of this curriculum is made possible, in part, by a grant from Farm Credit.

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Health/Nutrition
    • Health Standard 1: Comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
      • 1.5.2: Describe benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
    • Health Standard 5: Demonstrate effective decision-making skills to enhance health.
      • 5.5.4: Identify options when making a health-related decision.
      • 5.5.6: Choose a health-promoting option that aligns with personal values when making an effective decision.
  • Science
    • 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design
      • 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.