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Audubon Nature Institute: Babirusa

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the babirusa and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
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Nutrition.gov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource for information pertaining to health, nutrition and well being. Explore this site to learn more about food safety, food facts, health management and more.
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Read Works

Read Works: Celebrate National Nutrition Month!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing some simple things people can do to help them stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Ready, Set, Breakfast!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn why breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. This article provides information on how breakfast jumpstarts your body and includes alternatives to eating cereal in the morning.
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Other

Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief article, which discusses ways in which teenagers can eat a healthy vegetarian diet. Here, read tips that will help vegetarians get the protein and nutrition they need to stay healthy.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Praying Mantis

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough site provides a number of facts about the praying mantis along with examples of interesting behaviors the mantis exhibits. For instance, did you know that the female usually eats the male after or during mating?
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Food Groups

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a basic lesson introducing food groups along with healthy choices having to due with nutrition.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Sharks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How many species of sharks are there in the world of water? Students will discover how and where sharks live, what they eat and how they socialize through the exploration of this resource.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Smart Snacking

For Students 9th - 10th
TeensHealth exhibits the importance of healthy snacking, especially when you are really busy.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Food Labels Tell the Story!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: American Goldfinch

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the American Goldfinch. Besides a detailed physical description of this North American seed-eating bird, is a collection of unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet is information on the...
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Straw Colored Fruit Bat

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the straw-colored fruit bat. The facts include a physical description, where they can be found, what they eat, and their reproduction habits. Also included are facts about special adaptations that the fruit bat has.
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Grevy's Zebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference found in this species of zebra, where it is found in the wild, how it has adapted to its niche environment, what it eats, and its reproduction habits.
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Curated OER

Mei Xiang

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of giant pandas is found on this page. Content includes information on their geographic distribution, habitat, physical appearance, size, life span, eating habits, reproduction, and typical lifestyle.
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Curated OER

Tian Tian, the Zoo's Male Giant Panda

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of giant pandas is found on this page. Content includes information on their geographic distribution, habitat, physical appearance, size, life span, eating habits, reproduction, and typical lifestyle.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Body Mass Index (Bmi Calculator)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about body mass index and how this number affects your overall health. Then plug in your own data to find your BMI.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Figuring Out Fat and Calories

For Students 9th - 10th
Most people know that fats and calories are connected to our weight, but what is their correlation? This article analyzes their relationship and how an understanding of these items can benefit your body. Links to related articles are...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 4: Don't Be Fooled

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students learn that phud logos are everywhere and easily recognized and explore more about the hazards of marketing. For the second "Capture It" project students take a photo or draw a picture of one phud that is really...
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PBS

Pbs: Raising a Girl With a Positive Body Image

For Students 3rd - 8th
Geared to parents and educators on how to raise a girl to have a positive body image and not be influenced by peers or media influences. This is an easy-to-read article which students would also find useful.
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US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: The Nutrition Facts Label

For Students 9th - 10th
This colorful printable gives you a quick look at the key information you can find on the Nutrition Facts label.
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US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Cool Tips for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Teach your students to use the following easy ways to Read the Label at home, in the cafeteria, at the store, and at restaurants.
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Other

Missouri Conservationist Online: Missouri Bats

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some good overall information on bats. It provides statistical data about bats of the world, information on what bats eat, hibernation, reproductive habits, bat myths, benefits of bats, and lists some endangered bats.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Preventing Infectious Diseases

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Infectious diseases are diseases that spread from person to person. What can you do to avoid infectious diseases? Eating right and getting plenty of sleep are a good...

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