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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Body Mass Index (Bmi Calculator)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about body mass index and how this number affects your overall health. Then plug in your own data to find your BMI.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Bmi Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive body mass index calculator to determine if your weight is under, over or normal for your size and read about things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.
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Bmi Official Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the music licensing company BMI, including information on their members, artists, and legislation.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Technology Center of Du Page: Body Mass Index Tutorial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An online calculator using your height and weight to calculate your body mass index. The index also gives health risks based on body mass index number.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
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Read Works

Read Works: F Is for Fat

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about Body Mass Index and childhood obesity. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Body Mass Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter your height and weight and determine your body mass index. Compare your index to the BMI categories and learn if you are underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
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Anatomical Travelogue

Thevisual md.com: Childhood Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
An multimedia learning experience investigating childhood obesity with ways we can help control this disease.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Weight Debate

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not schools should send reports home about students' body mass index (BMI). A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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WebMD

Web Md: Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD's entry on obesity provides a lot of great information. Content discussed includes what causes obesity, risk factors, how obesity can be diagnosed, symptoms of obesity, how it can be treated, and much more. Links to related...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Average Atomic Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore how percent abundances of different isotopes affect the average atomic mass for that given element. Students form connections between the average atomic mass and a person's body mass....
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Aim for a Health Weight

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief but informative site discusses the role of body mass index and waist circumference in determining your risk of disease and death.
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Other

Online Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.
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Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sensors and Scatterplots

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the use of several biomedical engineering sensor devices, and then use the collected data to create and analyze scatterplots of the different variables to determine if any relationships exist between the measured...
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Other

Ascap Official Website

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Of interest is the history of ASCAP as well as articles for those wanting to learn more about the music business.
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Other

Dieticians of Canada: Assess Yourself

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about your diet, BMI, and more with this resource from the Dieticians of Canada.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Balanced Eating

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how to use various tools for balanced eating.
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, provides statistics, charts, and links on the health issues related to being overweight. Great for research papers!
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National Kidney Foundation: What You Should Know About Being Overweight or Obese

For Students 9th - 10th
The causes and health risks of having excess weight are discussed in this informative site along with suggestions for loosing weight through diet, behavior modification exercise and surgery.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Satellite Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to allow students to explore different aspects of satellite motion. Students can vary the mass of the satellite, the orbital radius of the satellite and the body that the satellite is orbiting. Students can measure...

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