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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Information on Common Drugs of Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at common drugs, including a link to each drug where you can find research reports, infofacts, publications, and notes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Preventing Noninfectious Diseases

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Approach and Design Proposal

For Students 9th - 10th
Decide which of your children's meal options is best, and work with your team to develop a more detailed design proposal
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Children's Meal Data

For Students 9th - 10th
See a chart that contains a sampling of children's meals available in 2013 at 14 national fast food chains.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities

For Students 9th - 10th
Start exploring some possibilities for creating your healthier, happier meal.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Fast Food Marketing

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how many fast food companies invest in advertising to convince consumers to buy their products.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Take the Fast Food Challenge to start thinking about the role fast food plays in our lives today.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: A Legal Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore whether or not fast food companies should be liable for damages if their customers become obese.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal:refine the Final Children's Meal

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze feedback and think about how to improve your fast food children's meal.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how attractive packaging sells kids meals at fast food restaurants.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
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abcteach

Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[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.

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