American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Nutrition Center: Sodium
Learn the importance of sodium in our daily diets as well as the negative effects of excess salt in a person's diet. Contains fact sheets, quizzes and slideshows.
University of Kentucky
The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Sodium
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chlorine Chemistry: A Building Block of Matter
Students investigate physical and chemical properties of several chlorine compounds such as iron chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride. The students will then discover that chlorine is one of the building blocks of matter and...
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Sodium
This site provides elemental information which may not be found in many other sites. Here you can find historical information, common uses and even the approximate going price for a gram of the element.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: The Large Intestine
Gives a description of some of the functions performed by the large intestine. Includes links to more information.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cancer Warrior
Determine the toxicity of salt to an intracellular liver process using a dose response curve.
Other
Chemical elements.com: Sodium
A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.
Indiana University
Area 10 Math and Technology Project: Nutrition Labels
Lesson Plan involving all aspects of reading a nutrition label. Emphasizes math skills. Includes links to a teacher outline, student copies and reference materials.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Heart Health and Care
This is a simple guide from The Franklin Institute to keeping your heart healthy through proper exercise, a varied diet, and a clean lifestyle. Here, read about how to exercise and eat to avoid heart disease.
Other
Chemistry Resources: The Elements: Alkali Metals
This subtable lists and describes the six alkali metals of the periodic table of Elements. Related links are provided.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding
Explore ionic molecular bonds and how electrons and their energy levels come into play.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Electrolytes
What happens when your blood is tested for electrolytes? Find the answer to this question, and learn how electrolytes, like sodium, potassium, and chloride, function in the body and keep you healthy.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Sodium
All of the elemental information that you are likely to need can be found at this extensive site, including; atomic number, atomic weight, group name, standard state, properties, uses, electron configuration, typical compounds and much...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Element List
Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Heart Failure
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on congestive heart failure. The article includes links to topics such as: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatment and...
Other
Nephrology Channel: Electrolyte Imbalance
In addition to defining "Electrolyte," and providing examples, this website describes hypotremia, "The most common electrolyte imbalance associated with kidney disease."
Science Struck
Science Struck: Sodium Uses What Is Sodium Used For?
Read about the many uses of sodium and sodium compounds, how sodium was first discovered, and what it is used for.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Properties of Alkali Metals
Describes the physical and chemical properties of the six alkali metals.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Uses of Alkali Metals
Lists the properties of the alkali metal group of the periodic table and describes each of the six elements and their uses.
Other
Kids' World Nutrition Information: Understanding Food Labels
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...
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc Newsround: Salt Quiz
A short quiz to see how much students know about the salt in their food.
Other
Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.