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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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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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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: You Are What You Eat!

For Students 6th - 8th
Thinking about improving your sports performance? Want to help friends and family make the most of their physical fitness activities? One factor to consider is food. Whether you realize it or not, what you eat does change your body. It...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Food Foldable

For Teachers K - 1st
During this instructional activity, learners will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fortified Breakfast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn that minerals are a necessary part of our diet. They will learn that different minerals have different functions in the body. More specifically, they will discover that iron is necessary to carry...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Fruit and Veggies Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners explore fruits and vegetables. The activity includes a questionnaire that asks an individual's age, sex, and level of physical activity to determine the fruits and vegetables needed in an individual's diet. The resource consists...
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American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society: Stay Healthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This large site from the American Cancer Society offers comprehensive information on many kinds of cancer. From the left navigation bar, click to Prevention, Early Detection, Nutrition and Prevention, or Environmental Risks.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You Are What You Eat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Girls and boys explore the connections between a well-balanced diet and a healthy body. Middle schoolers keep a food diary, then compare their diet to the recommended daily allowance of food servings. Students use Thinkfinity websites to...
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Other

Guinea Pigs Online: Piggie Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find helpful information and pointers on guinea pig nutrition.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hypoglycemia

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of this condition often associated with diabetes. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more.
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BBC

Bbc: Healthy Eating: It's Up to You

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you know much about healthy eating? This site offers an abundance of information about food facts, nutrients, and fitness, with diagrams, activities, tips, and a quiz to enhance your learning.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Atherosclerosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of atherosclerosis. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and much more.
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Michigan Reach Out

Newton's Apple: Body Fat

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through these lesson plans, investigate the different types of fat found in food and found in the human body. Discuss the functions and problems associated with dietary fat and make wise food choices based on what you learn about fat,...
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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Utah Education Network

Uen: Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson teaches students to identify the differences between healthy and unhealthy behaviors. Included are graphic cards that the students will use to make a classroom chart of healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Brown Bag Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
It's time for lunch! In this week-long adventure, children will explore numbers and counting in the context of healthy eating. They will learn about the five food groups and create a healthy lunch using foods from each food group. Each...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Healthy Kids Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Healthy Kids Project uses song, movement, and animation in ten engaging lessons that support healthy choices and attitudes--teaching not only successful actions, but also successful strategies. It's a turnkey kit for teachers to...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Vegetarianism

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to defining the different types of vegetarians and vegetarian diets, this four page article, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of vegetarianism, while focusing on children and the nutrition they need to grow strong,...
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Other

American Institute for Cancer Research: The New American Plate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet to lower your risk of cancer. Resources include meal ideas, recipes, a serving size finder, and simple but effective graphics that tell the story of portion size and what it means on your...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for Me?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article addresses concerns and controversies often surrounding the topics of dieting and weight control. Here, learn how weight is affected through diet and exercise and read tips on how to maintain a healthy weight and body image.
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University of California

Ucmp: Eutheria

For Students 9th - 10th
UC Berkeley offers a very general description of the generalized diet of mammals. This means it describes the fact that there is an enormous variety of diets.
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Other

U.s. News: Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Health articles on diseases, medications, hospitals, diet and nutrition, and aging are updated daily from U.S. News & World Report.
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Other

Nourish Interactive: Kids' Fun Food Games

For Students K - 1st
Use this site filled with games to explore good nutrition, healthy snacks, exercise, and reading food labels. The interactive games are entertaining and the information is extensive.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Of Fish and Brain Health

For Students 3rd - 8th
Research has shown that what a mother eats while pregnant has a significant affect on the health of her child. A study, reviewed in this article, examines the pro's and con's of including fish in expectant mothers' diets.

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