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Shape America: Society of Health and Physical Educators

For Students 9th - 10th
Shape America -- Society of Health and Physical Educators is the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals. The organization has defined excellence in physical education and helped set...
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PBS

Pbs:arthur Family Health

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help children understand various health topics with these resources from ARTHUR FAMILY HEALTH. Dealing with health issues can be challenging and sometimes scary. Arthur and his friends are here to help with games, videos, and resources...
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BBC

Bbc: Health & Fitness: Improve Your Aerobic Fitness

For Students Pre-K - 1st
BBC provides exercises and ideas to keep you healthy and in shape with aerobic exercise. Site includes exercises with a treadmill, exercise bike and skipping. Links to a plethora of other fitness and sport-related subjects.
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University of California

Ucla: Student Nutrition and Body Image Awareness Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about food, nutrition, fitness, and how to balance health and college activities. Topics included are weight, fitness, diet, nutrition, and body image. The resource consists of information on workshops, classes,...
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Physical Education & Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a collection of physical education and health-based lesson plans organized by grade level.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
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Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Family Guide to Physical Activity for Youth (10 14 Years of Age)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Public Healthy Agency of Canada provides parents, caregivers and guardians of youth ages ten through fourteen with a resource guide to help them instill the importance of being active, having fun and how this will lead to health...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Why Exercise Is Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
Some people know that exercising is beneficial, but still find reasons why it isn't a priority. This article relates the importance of exercising and how it can improve your mind and body. Links to similar sites are provided as well.
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Kids Health: Family Doctor: Why Exercise Is Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
In order to exercise we usually need to be motivated. This article may motivate you to find the benefits of physical fitness as well as provide some suggestions for its implementation. Links to related articles are also provided.
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WebMD

Web Md: Health News

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD is a very helpful online health resource. Coverage includes the latest health & medical news, with in-depth medical references at your fingertips. Topics that range from diabetes to second hand smoking are discussed by medical...
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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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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Physical Activity: Get Moving!

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the health benefits of exercise. Content includes helpful tips on how to incorporate activity into your daily life and a link to the association's guidelines for improving heart health through fitness.
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Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Welcome to the Stairway to Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource on healthy behavior in the workplace presents an entire program with links to getting started, ideas, tools, fact sheets and more.
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Frozen Ropes: Baseball and Softball Training

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on a baseball/softball training camp. Read up on the style of the training and how it has been successful in the past.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: It's Your Scene, Teen!

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-one easy tips to follow to improve your health and fitness. These preventative measures are geared to protecting yourself and your environment.
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for Health, Nutrition & Pe

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of interactive vocabulary activities based on health, nutrition, and fitness.
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Read Works

Read Works: Playing With Your Health

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not video games have a negative impact on a child's health. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Winter Worries and Health Hazards

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite and how what precautions to take against them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fat and Fed Up

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains arguments about the problem of obesity in America. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Muscles and Exercise

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Regular physical exercise is important in preventing lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, some types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Regular...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, students enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various exercises and...
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Hhs: Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services concerning exercise and its key role in preventing chronic illness and premature death. Use these findings from medical studies in which diseases were studied in...
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Eduscapes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The creators of eduscapes have designed this website to share their love of learning and teaching with others. The site aims at effectively integrating technology into the classroom in a fun and seamless way. Use the site to get lesson...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Trade Commission has developed helpful investment articles and videos to assist consumers in making educated decisions about how they spend, manage and invest their money.

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