eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Nutrients in Food
Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Food Supplements Affect Weight Gain of Juvenile Mice
As your mom and dad always tell you, a healthy diet is important to good health. This project is designed to see what happens to mice when they are allowed to load up on sugary snacks. Do you think that they will gain excess weight? Do...
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Are the Different Nutrients in Foods?
Curious Cindy is the only detective on Christmas Island. She is hired to go undercover and check the foods restaurants serve. Find out about nutrition with her.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Types of Nutrients
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids contain energy. When your body digests food, it breaks down the molecules of these nutrients. This releases the energy so your...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls1 7: Food and Chemical Reactions
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS1-7: food and chemical reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Bacteria in the Digestive System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Yogurt is a good source of calcium. Yogurt also contains active cultures of "good" bacteria. Foods that contain these beneficial bacteria are sometimes called...
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Popcorn!
This site shows you that there is so much to learn from popcorn! Here you can learn about popcorn's nutritional value, play games, or even try science and art experiments involving popcorn. Full of fun activities and teacher resources too!
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Popcorn!
This site shows you that there is so much to learn from popcorn! Here you can learn about popcorn's nutritional value, play games, or even try science and art experiments involving popcorn. Full of fun activities and teacher resources too!
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cereal Magnets
In this activity, students will design a process that removes the most iron from the cereal. This activity is meant for the students to experiment with different materials using what they know about iron, magnets, and forces to design...
Other
Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Processed Foods
Before you reach for that Twinkie, here's food for thought: a list of reasons to avoid processed foods.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Protists Nutrition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The cells of protists need to perform all of the functions that other cells do, such as grow and reproduce, maintain homeostasis, and obtain energy. They also need...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Food and Nutrients
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Refusing one meal won't stunt your growth. But lack of proper food over a period of time can lead to malnutrition. That means the body is not getting enough...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How matter is circulated throughout an ecosystem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How matter is circulated throughout an ecosystem.
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American Council on Science and Health
The American Council on Science and Health provides headline health news as well as publishes its latest findings on important health and environmental topics.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Artturi Virtanen
Learn how Artturi Virtanen's inventions and research in agricultural and nutrition chemistry made him a Nobel Prize Laureate.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Take a Look at Cooking
At this site discover the world of cooking and meal preparation through these simple guidelines for finding recipes and creating meals. This article is organized into the following sections: "Kitchen Basics," "The Best Kinds of Recipes,"...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
abcteach
Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition
[Free Registration/Login Required] Elementary to middle school students can learn from the resources here about food and nutrition. In particular is a lesson plan and worksheet on the food pyramid guidelines issued by the USDA in 2005.
Texas A&M University
For Kids: Nutrition in the Garden
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care
"Help Ernie keep his dinosaur friends healthy and happy while learning about life science by making sure they are eating the right foods, getting exercise, staying clean, and getting enough rest."
Other
Catch the Science Bug: Favorite Bird Foods [Pdf]
Discover what the birds in your backyard like to eat then record your findings on the data collection sheet.