Eighth graders learn the core rules that keep food safe to eat, from washing hands to cooking and chilling properly, and match each practice to the reason it prevents illness.
Students will be able to…
Safe food is about habits, not luck. What are the core rules of food safety, and what is the reason behind each one?
Project this and match each food-safety practice to the reason behind it — tap a practice, then tap why it matters.
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Food can look and smell fine and still make you sick. What simple habits keep the food you eat safe?
Students match each practice to its reason.
Students find the food-safety slip.
Students build a checklist.
Students reflect on the four rules.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Explain the core rules of food safety.
Practice safe food-handling habits.
Describe how foodborne illness is prevented.
Make safe decisions in the kitchen.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students list the core food-safety rules, add a short how-to for each, and turn them into a kitchen checklist they can actually use. A printable food-safety worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.