Got 6 mins to fill? Check out this interactive video
🕵️♂️ Food Detectives Brain Break: Fact or Fiction!
Welcome, Food Detectives! Is this food fact TRUE… or just a myth? In this interactive Fact or Fiction food game, students listen to fun food statements and decide whether each one is FACT or FICTION before the countdown ends. This classroom-friendly brain break video helps elementary students practice critical thinking, media literacy, and nutrition basics while having fun. From food myths to simple nutrition truths, students learn how to question what they hear and think like real Food Detectives.
🧠 Perfect for:
- Classroom brain breaks
- Nutrition & health lessons
- Media literacy activities
- Food myth discussions
- Grades 3–5
▶️ How to play:
1. Listen to the food statement
2. Think carefully
3. Shout out FACT or FICTION before time runs out No prep required, just press play!
🍎 This video supports nutrition education, critical thinking skills, and food literacy by encouraging students to ask questions, challenge myths, and make informed food choices.
📌 For Teachers: Want more ready-to-use lessons like this? Visit www.fooddetectives.org to sign up for Food Detectives, a free nutrition and food literacy program designed for upper elementary classrooms. You’ll get access to engaging videos, interactive games, and no-prep resources that make nutrition education easy and fun.