Students, working in teams of 2 or 3, create hiragana characters using their bodies.

Future public health officials or agriculturists read an article and answer questions concerning the Japanese regulations for pesticide exposure. They compare the maximum residue limit for two, 4-D of Japan with other countries. This is...

Middle schoolers have a bushel of fun as they engage in activities and research core facts about apples. Packed with suggestions for in-class activities and out-of-class research, the colorful 6-page packet is sure to satisfy hungry...

Students examine a variety of ways to exercise and keep their bodies strong. They make letters of the alphabet with their bodies and listen to the book Baseball Brothers. Students watch a video clip from the PBS show Teletubbies, and...

Students discover alternative medicines from around the globe.  In this world culture lesson, students read text from Africa, Ireland, Tibet and Tanzania discussing known remedies to diseases.  Students discuss with each other...

Fifth graders determine how rice can be made into nutritious snacks. In this nutrition lesson, 5th graders examine different types of food that is made from rice such as puffed rice, rice cakes, and risotto. They visit a market to find...

Fifth graders create a quiz.  For this parts of the body lesson, 5th graders identify and illustrate body parts.  With a partner, students create a quiz on the terms used during the lesson. 

Students explore foods.  In this nutrition lesson plan, students chorally respond to questions about a kitchen PowerPoint, complete a Venn diagram about breakfast and lunch foods, and play a food Bingo game.

Students practice ordering food in a new language.  In this food vocabulary lesson plan, students utilize the information from their previous lesson plan to create entire conversations about going to get food, as opposed to just the...

Students discuss healthy eating habits. In this food preferences lesson, students read a scenario about teenagers visiting a restaurant.   Students role play the story and complete a graphic organizer.  

Learners explore common health issues.  In this health and literacy instructional activity, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations.  Learners prepare and perform dialogues in which...

Students create a fitness schedule for a famous person.  In this advice, encourage, discourage instructional activity, students ask questions to determine the best fitness schedule for a person.  Students relate this...

Learners discover the essential items to properly groom for a nice event.  In this cleaning habits lesson, students discuss and identify important cleaning items such as a brush, shower gel, cologne, etc.  Learners create a...

See a list of Hall of Famers and get basic facts -- when they were inducted, year of birth, home town and high school -- or read about recent Hall of Fame happenings like induction ceremonies for new members. You can also dowload the...

Explore the ancient Japanese sport of sumo with this interactive guide to the sumo wrestler. Discover the historical origins of the sport, and consider the significance of the wrestling ring as well as wrestlers' hairstyles, clothing and...

Learn about record-holding Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki and his tips for success.

A biography of Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka. Few medical discoveries have had the immediate impact that his did. He was able to transform normal human cells into stem cells. This extinguished the raging debate over the...

This site contains a history of sumo wrestling, rules of sumo and a glossary of terms.

This site is about the Isshin-Ryu World Karate Association, located in Japan. It contains videos, seminars, and tournament information.

Japan 101 offers excellent information on the sport of Sumo wrestling. Provides images and a list of winning criteria for the sport.

The site gives an extensive lesson of how Sumo Wrestling came to Japan in the 8th century. It also contains links to further information.

This is one of the older karate organizations founded in Okinawa. Its goal is to teach the traditional style of its ancestors.

The organization seeks to teach traditional Isshinryu karate to its students. The site contains the history and mission of the organization.

The site discusses its organizations history, tells about schools for the Goju-Ryu style and the general history of how karate started in China and Okinawa. It has an extensive history section.