Baylor College
Body Mass Index (BMI)
How do you calculate your Body Mass Index, and why is this information a valuable indicator of health? Class members discover not only what BMI is and practice calculating it using the height and weight of six fictitious individuals, but...
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BMI For Kids - Body Mass Index
Promote healthy lifestyles with an interactive that provides young learners with healthy nutrition and exercise messages. Class members plug their height and weight information into an online body mass index calculator, and hear positive...
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BMI Calculations
Obesity is a worldwide concern. Using survey results, learners compare local BMI statistics to celebrity BMI statistics. Scholars create box plots of the data, make observations about the shape and spread of the data, and examine the...
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What's My BMI?
Learners construct the Metric Pyramid from the handout. They use the Metric Pyramid to convert from standard to metric measure and vice versa. They compute their own Body Mass Index.
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Underweight Canadians
Young scholars explore body mass index, calculate theirs, compare theirs to Canadian guidelines, and discuss possible reasons for being underweight.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Measuring Obesity
Studies show that obesity is now a global problem. But how are researchers measuring obesity? Young scientists investigate the myriad of methods for measuring body fat through a presentation. From hands-on to high-tech, viewers learn...
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Perceived Overweight and Actual Weight Risk Classification
Students calculate their BMI and compare it to a healthy weight chart. In this health lesson, students compare the perception of overweight with healthy weight charts. Students interpret collected data and evaluate their own weight...
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How Much Do You Burn?
Sixth graders discover their weight relative to the other children in their class. They determine how many calories they burn through exercise and compare it with their classmates. Using the internet, they calculate their body mass index...
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All About Me: Measuring Height and Weight
Students take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health lesson, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Students record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical activity.
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Feeling Good About My Body: A Lesson on Self Esteem
Third graders explore the concept of self esteem. In this health lesson, 3rd graders participate in several classroom activities that address developing a positive self concept.
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Key to Good Health: Exercise
Students calculate their heart rate before and after exercise. In this health instructional activity, students find their resting heart rate and then exercise for 5-10 minutes. Students take their heart rate afterwards and observe the...
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Assessing My Fitness Level (Being the Best I Can Be)
Students analyze the five components of physical fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. They monitor heart rates, calculate target heart ranges, and assess levels of...
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How to Protect Your Heart
Students examine risk factors associated with heart disease and develop their own personal plans for decreasing the risk of heart disease.
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Raising a Healthy Child
Students identify key features in promoting their child's health. They create their own health and wellness plan for their Students.
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative instructional activity, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets....
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Bmi Calculator
Use this interactive body mass index calculator to determine if your weight is under, over or normal for your size and read about things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Body Mass Index (Bmi Calculator)
Learn about body mass index and how this number affects your overall health. Then plug in your own data to find your BMI.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Technology Center of Du Page: Body Mass Index Tutorial
An online calculator using your height and weight to calculate your body mass index. The index also gives health risks based on body mass index number.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Childhood Obesity
The concern over obesity in children in the United States is staggering. This site provides research and statistics along with suggesting ways to change the epidemic. Includes video.
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Kids Health: What Being Overweight Means?
This resource provides information about obesity, and the importance of weight control.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Average Atomic Mass
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore how percent abundances of different isotopes affect the average atomic mass for that given element. Students form connections between the average atomic mass and a person's body mass....
Other
Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.
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Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.