PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care
"Help Ernie keep his dinosaur friends healthy and happy while learning about life science by making sure they are eating the right foods, getting exercise, staying clean, and getting enough rest."
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
PBS
Pbs:arthur Family Health
Help children understand various health topics with these resources from ARTHUR FAMILY HEALTH. Dealing with health issues can be challenging and sometimes scary. Arthur and his friends are here to help with games, videos, and resources...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: c.s.i. On the Deep Reef
In this lesson students discover the factors that are indicative of chemotrophic nutritional strategies. This NOAA lesson plan is designed to teach students about the factors that are indicative of chemotrophic nutritional strategies....
Other
American Institute for Cancer Research: The New American Plate
Learn how to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet to lower your risk of cancer. Resources include meal ideas, recipes, a serving size finder, and simple but effective graphics that tell the story of portion size and what it means on your...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Obesity
Understand the facts and health consequences of being overweight. Also learn about how diet and physical activity contribute to your overall well-being.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Energy Density & Weight Loss:feel Full on Fewer Calories
This article is medium-sized in length and provides great information on the subject. Links are provided for additional information as well.
Curated OER
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
Guinea Pig Health: Marty the Cyber Pig
This site provides facts about guinea pig anatomy as well as nutrition. It also suggest a daily diet designed to keep a guinea pig healthy. Lastly, it offers descriptions of some common guinea pig illnesses and how to treat them.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Red Beets
Red beet cake? Yes! Find a recipe for it and the nutritional information as well as tips for selecting good beets in this entry.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B12 Cobalamin
An important vitamin to humans is vitamin B12. Find sources and benefits to the vitamin as well as potential trouble with deficiency or excess in the body.
Other
Zinc an Essential Mineral
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.
Other
The a B C's of Vitamin Supplements: Vitamin H
This is a simple introduction to the basics of vitamin H. Read about dosage guidelines for adults, sources, and cautions associated with vitamin H, also known as biotin.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Starch in Foods
This lesson plan would be used during our nutrition unit when discussing carbohydrates. In this classroom activity students investigate which foods have starch in them by using iodine, as well as investigate the result of iodine and...