National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida: Information on Common Drugs of Abuse
A comprehensive look at common drugs, including a link to each drug where you can find research reports, infofacts, publications, and notes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Preventing Noninfectious Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Most allergies can be prevented by avoiding the substances that cause them. For example, you can avoid pollens by staying indoors as much as possible. You can learn...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Approach and Design Proposal
Decide which of your children's meal options is best, and work with your team to develop a more detailed design proposal
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Children's Meal Data
See a chart that contains a sampling of children's meals available in 2013 at 14 national fast food chains.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities
Start exploring some possibilities for creating your healthier, happier meal.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Fast Food Marketing
Find out how many fast food companies invest in advertising to convince consumers to buy their products.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Introduction
Take the Fast Food Challenge to start thinking about the role fast food plays in our lives today.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: A Legal Matter
Explore whether or not fast food companies should be liable for damages if their customers become obese.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal:refine the Final Children's Meal
Analyze feedback and think about how to improve your fast food children's meal.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Art
Explore how attractive packaging sells kids meals at fast food restaurants.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Biology
Analyze a children's meal from a local fast food restaurant to confirm or deny the presence of fat, protein, simple carbohydrates (sugar) and complex carbohydrates (starch).
Curated OER
Kids Health: Back to School
The first day of school is usually comprised of a mix of anxiety and excitement. Don't let this experience overwhelm you! Look through this article to learn more about what you can do to make this fearfull transition a little smoother.
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Kids Health: Cooking Tips and Resources
Cooking can be considered an acquired skill that is perfected in time. The problem with being a teenager is that you haven't had much time to develop this ability. This site provides a basic overview of kitchen considerations, baking...
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lesson 4: Don't Be Fooled
In this lesson plan, students learn that phud logos are everywhere and easily recognized and explore more about the hazards of marketing. For the second "Capture It" project students take a photo or draw a picture of one phud that is...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Caring for Each Other: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, explore caring for each other.
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Kids Health: How Can I Lose Weight Safely
Finding the right weight for yourself can often be difficult because most people aspire to loose or gain a few pounds. Find out how you can safely reach a comfortable weight based on your unique body composition. Links to similar sites...
Other
Ady.org: Are Parents and Teens Talking About Sex?
This article provides the percentages of parents and teens that talk about sexual relations, why some teens choose not to talk about it, and how it impacts their lives. This site is important for both parents and teens because lack of...