Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Calories

1st - 4th
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos provide practical and positive examples of healthy eating with an emphasis on calories. Students learn about how calories are used in digestion to turn into energy, but consuming too many calories means...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pyramid and Plate

1st - 4th
In this Fizzy's Lunch Lab video, Fizzy interviews Food Pyramid, who tells him that he's retiring! But wait, there's a new food helper in town-- Food Plate! Students learn about the idea of the Food Plate, that divides the average meal...
Audio
Curated OER

Kids Health: Figuring Out Food Labels

3rd - 8th
Here is help in figuring out the information provided on food labels. Be sure you are getting the nutrition you need from the foods you eat.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Physics #22: The Physics of Heat

9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why we wear clothes? I mean, beyond the obvious. Why does wearing a jacket in the cold keep your warmer? What is happening to all the heat inside your body? In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Are All Calories Created Equal?

9th - 10th
New research weighs in on the efficacy of several popular weight loss diets, and finds that it's not so much what you eat, but how much of it.
Audio
Curated OER

Kids Health: Calculo De Grasas Y Calorias

9th - 10th
Learn about fat and calories. Links are provided for additional information as well.