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Harvard University

Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: What Should I Eat?

For Students 9th - 10th
A lot of confusing and erroneous information exists regarding proper nutrition. Get the correct facts and improve your healthy eating knowledge here.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Apples & More, Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides nutritional information on the apple and links to other supplementary resources. Available in Spanish or English.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data Portal

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Access and explore large datasets from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2003). Working with large datasets that emphasize exploration, finding patterns, and modeling is an essential first step in becoming...
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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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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Plant Hormones, Nutrition, and Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand plant processes including plant hormones, nutrition, and transport in this online, college-level textbook.
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Texas A&M University

For Kids: Nutrition in the Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides all types of garden activity ideas on nutrition. It contains eight activities that students can do at home with resources that can be rounded up from a backyard garden.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Nutrition Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Nutrition. Other links are included.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Plant Nutrition and Soils

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this test to find out what you know about plant nutrition and soils.
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Other

Kids' World Nutrition Information: Understanding Food Labels

For Students 3rd - 8th
In order to plan a healthy diet, students must know how to read a food label. Food labels show that a food has a little or a lot of certain nutrients. Look on the side of a product to find the Nutrition Facts title, which is fully...
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Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: What's That Food? (Pre Assessment)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity explores healthy eating and can be used as a pre-assessment of students' knowledge about food and nutritional needs. Students will observe and describe samples of different food groups then share their observations with the...
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Other

Vegetarian Resource Group: Vegetarian in a Nutshell

For Students 9th - 10th
This website on vegetarianism is organized into several, very brief sections. Here, read about vegetarian nutrition, recipes, and meat and dairy substitutes. Also included are the names of several books and learning materials -- for...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Children's Activities: Healthy Eating

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
You can create opportunities for learning about healthy food in many ways besides cooking and eating: you can use games, crafts, songs and dance. This site provides coloring sheets, flashcards, curriculum materials, nutritional games,...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Using Food Labels

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do you know how to read a food label? Food labels provide important information about the nutritional value of foods. In this lesson students will learn about food labels, healthful eating, nutrition facts, and units of measurement...
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Guinea Pigs Online: Piggie Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find helpful information and pointers on guinea pig nutrition.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, young scholars will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: School Lunches

For Students 9th - 10th
Once your children are off to school it can be difficult to monitor their levels of nutrition. This resource provides healthy alternatives to traditional lunches and recommendations of what to serve.
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Eat Less Live Longer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from the PBS production "Never Say Die" provides a section on how to eat less and live longer. The first part of this site discusses food and nutrition. The second part is an activity in which you can make a calorimeter. The...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Healthy Eating

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides tips for implementing five of the best strategies to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits in toddlers to teens.
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Austin Nutritional Research: A Reference Guide for Herbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Site describes and discusses the health benefits of some commonly used herbal remedies. Provides a lengthy overview of herbal remedies and promotion of products.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Phytochemicals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Phytochemicals are necessary to fight diseases. Identify sources and the benefits to health these non-nutritive chemicals provide.
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Guinea Pig Health: Marty the Cyber Pig

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides facts about guinea pig anatomy as well as nutrition. It also suggest a daily diet designed to keep a guinea pig healthy. Lastly, it offers descriptions of some common guinea pig illnesses and how to treat them.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Dates

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out the nutritional information, varieties, and preparation methods of the sweet fruit grown on date palm trees.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Olives

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find nutritional values, varieties, and methods of preparing the Mediterranean region.

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