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Pbs Learning Media: Portion Distortion

2nd - 6th
This video gives viewers an inside look at what registered dietitian, Pat Mizerak, calls "portion distortion." [1:16]
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Pbs Learning Media: Label Reading Part 2

2nd - 6th
In this video, Move It! cast members learn the importance of reading nutrition labels and what parts are most significant. [1:31]
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Pbs Learning Media: Label Reading Part 1

2nd - 6th
This video helps people of all ages read nutrition labels correctly. Pat Mizerak registered dietician at United Health Services, points out important things on a label such as serving size and calories. [1:38]
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Pbs Learning Media: Do the Mohawk Walk

2nd - 6th
In this video, children learn about teamwork and trust as they work together to complete physically and mentally tough challenges while on a ropes course. [3:02]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 7: Going Farming!

6th - 8th
Learn how in certain neighborhoods it's very difficult to find fresh, healthy, affordable food. See how some schools are responding by giving students opportunities to get excited about growing, preparing, and eating plant-based food....
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 6 B: Diabetes an Epidemic

6th - 8th
Understand how processed foods that are cheap, convenient and everywhere are making people sick with diseases like diabetes especially in certain communities. Hear a young poet express her concerns about the foods that are making her...
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 6 A: Sugar Flood

6th - 8th
Learn how prevalent sugar is in most things we consume and how eating and drinking too much of it can contribute to type 2 diabetes. [3:45]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 5: Serve More, Eat More

6th - 8th
Discover that when food and drinks are served to us in large containers we tend to eat more even when we're not hungry. Food companies use this strategy to sell more products. [3:46]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 4: Marketing Low Fat

6th - 8th
Learn why the campaign to reduce fat in our diet is the best example yet of how the science of nutrition can get highjacked by the ideology of nutritionism. [1:34]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 3: Phud Phads

6th - 8th
Learn how the discovery of vitamins, while a major scientific achievement, also became a way for the food marketers to convince the public about the next "magic bullet" for optimal health, a trend that continues today. [5:06]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 2: Salt, Sugar, Fat

6th - 8th
Learn about how the Western Diet, made up of lots of meat and highly processed foods full of salt, sugar and fat, leads to big profits for food companies and poor health for people. [3:35]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 1: Meet Anthony Scavotto

6th - 8th
Learn how a real middle school student, Anthony Scavotto, and his family struggle to figure out what to eat to be healthy so he can play sports without getting tired, like other kids his age. [2:38]
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Pbs Learning Media: School Day Fitness

Pre-K - 1st
This Kindergarten through 2nd grade Kids in Motion activity is an exciting and relatable fitness activity about something all children understand- the school day! In this activity, students will focus on bending, exercising and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 10: Join the Movement

6th - 8th
Learn about the food movement and how people all across the country are getting involved in growing food, shopping at farmers markets, and advocating for healthy food and food justice for all. [3:47]
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Pbs Learning Media: Clip 9: Secrets of the French

6th - 8th
Learn that culture can be a very powerful way to teach us how to eat, and how the French have traditions and customs that help them eat well. [4:39]
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness

Pre-K - 1st
Engage your Kindergarten through 5th grade students this activity that combines motor and listening skills. Using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, students enjoy learning about the movements of various animals.
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Pbs Learning Media: Sports Fitness

Pre-K - 1st
In this Kindergarten through 5th grade Kids in Motion video, students learn about fitness and sports. Students follow along with their teacher to perform exercises that can be found in all different sports. [12:59]
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Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness

Pre-K - 1st
This interactive Kindergarten through 5th grade activity allows students to learn survival skills while using psychomotor and listening skills! Students follow along with their teacher as they act out the important survival skills they...
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Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Bingo

K - 1st
This Kindergarten through 5th grade activity puts a spin on traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Finding a new partner for each exercise, students will do the exercise then sign their partner's paper. Students will...
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Pbs Learning Media: Minute to Win It

K - 1st
This Kindergarten through 5th grade activity is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It! Students form into groups of 4-5 and perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points. [7:17]
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Pbs Learning Media: Wheel of Fitness

Pre-K - 1st
This Kindergarten through 5th grade video is similar to Wheel of Fortune. Students are chosen to spin the Wheel of Fitness and perform the exercise shown. [8:45]
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Pbs Learning Media: Expert Q&a Dr. Fatima Cody Standford

Pre-K - 1st
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford discusses how families can deal with getting and staying fit, in this video from Arthur:"Arthur Weighs In."
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Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Action the Friedman Family

Pre-K - 1st
The Friedman family talks about how they safely evacuated their home during a fire, and how they healed from the experience, in this video from Arthur: "April 9th."
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Pbs Learning Media: Calcium

1st - 4th
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos provide an informative overview of calcium. Students learn what foods provide good sources of calcium, and how calcium helps grow strong and healthy bones. [4:02]