Curated OER
My Life as a Loggerhead
Young scholars discuss the current flow of the Gulf Stream and the characteristics of the Sargasso Sea. They visit websites to gather information on loggerhead sea turtles. Students imagine that they are newly hatched loggerhead turtles.
Curated OER
Nutrition Word Search Puzzle
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
Curated OER
Turtle Reference
For this reference sources worksheet, students read the questions and circle the reference source or sources that are the best places to find the answers.
Curated OER
Nudibranchs-Splendid Sea Slugs
Students brainstorm a list of colorful animals and research why they are colorful. In this biology lesson, students sketch what a nudibranchs look like before watching a video. They compare their sketch to the actual...
Other
National Eating Disorders Association
This resource belongs to an organization trying to prevent eating disorders by creating awareness. A great deal of the resource is geared towards teachers and other professionals.
Other
Graphic Organizers: Cause and Effect: Healthy Eating [Pdf]
This PDF resource provides a blank cause and effect graphic organizer for healthy eating. Requires Adobe Reader.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Persuasive Writing: You Are What You Eat
Students will write a persuasive essay trying to convince their audience to eat healthy. Students will use the Makes Sense Strategies to complete the lesson. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Environduck
Enviroduck: Greener Food Go Green With Organic and Local Food
Conserve by eating organic food and food that produced locally.
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Diet Information: Binge Eating Disorder
This website on binge eating disorder is organized into several brief sections including, "Signs of binge eating," "The binge-eating destructive cycle," and "What treatment is available for people with binge eating disorder."
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Eating Organic? Roaches Disdain Key "Junk Food" Sweetener
An extermination trick that married insecticide with sugar worked for a while - but then suddenly lost its power against roaches. Now science tells us why.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Don't Eat Me Monologues
In this lesson, students will create a 5-part (introduction, 3 ideas, conclusion) monologue incorporating persuasive techniques and strong word choice.
Other
Vegetarian Resource Group: Vegetarian in a Nutshell
This website on vegetarianism is organized into several, very brief sections. Here, read about vegetarian nutrition, recipes, and meat and dairy substitutes. Also included are the names of several books and learning materials -- for...
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m University: Mulches for Water Conservation
The quality of the food we eat and the water we drink depends upon the quality of our topsoil. By putting a mulch cover on our topsoil, we help to protect this quality. Find out exactly what mulch is, what it can do, and how to properly...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Wild World of Carnivorous Plants
What exactly are carnivorous plants and how do they trap their prey? Kenny Coogan dives into the world of flesh-eating tricksters.
Other
Pale Reflections: Website for Those Affected by E Ds
Information for those affected by eating disorders, namely anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge-eating, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and self-injury.
Curated OER
Kids Health: When Snack Attacks Strike
Use this site to learn what kinds of snacks you should eat when you're hungry in between meals. Read about eating healthy snacks and avoiding junk food. This article is organized into the following sections: "In the Mood for Food," "The...
University of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Primate Research Center: Primate Info Net
Information about primates, includes links to primate centers and organizations. Find out about the International Directory of Primatology. Click into "Resources on Primatology" and then "About the Primates" to get to primate-specific...
Other
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment
Organized into question/answer format, this website is a good introduction to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Read about the causes and treatments associated with OCD and learn how this disease can be managed through behavior therapy.
Other
Moms Team: Choosing Low Fat Items at Fast Food Restaurants
Find fast-food choices from all major food groups in this chart. Foods are organized into the following categories: "Lower Fat Choices," "Moderate Fat Choices," and "High Fat Choices."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this unit, children will begin to understand the concept of a habitat, how it provides organisms found there with conditions for life and how animals depend on plants or other animals which eat...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Animal Like Protists
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animal-like protists are called protozoa. Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes that share some traits with animals. Like animals, they can move, and they are...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Primary Productivity and Plankton
The oceans contain both the earth's largest and smallest organisms. Interestingly they share a delicate relationship linked together by what they eat. The largest of the ocean's inhabitants, the Blue Whale, eats very small plankton,...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Medieval Gastronomy in Images
An interesting look at medieval art that depicts a facet of ordinary life: eating. Organized into three sections on food, cooking, and meals, this online exhibit tells us much about the medieval diet, the value of certain foods, the...