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US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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Top End Sports: Hydration for Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find brief articles that will teach you about the importance of hydration and how to stay hydrated during sports and physical activity. Learn about choosing drinks, drinking enough water, and checking yourself for hydration and...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Nutrition and Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you analyse the nutritional needs of a long-distance cyclist to help him plan his calorie intake? This activity provides a real-life context for handling data, converting units and proportional reasoning and is aimed at secondary...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Fastest Cyclist

For Students 9th - 10th
As a coach for a long distance cyclist, can you come up with a race plan to help him win his ride from Lands End to John o' Groats? This activity is a more challenging follow-on from Nutrition and Cycling and is aimed at secondary...
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San Diego State University

Coaching Science Abstracts: Volumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Technical journal's articles discuss issues in training and nutrition, with such topics as altitude training and psychological activity.
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Nutrition Fluid Intake

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about sweat, dehydration, fluid intake, and rehydration at this website, which also provides a chart listing the calories and carbohydrates in several popular sports drinks.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Marathon Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit on sequences and series is intended to help students make the connection from math to real life situations. Developing a marathon training program for a beginner runner is one simple way that students may use patterns in real...
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Teen Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Abundant resources regarding teens and their health, including nutrition, sexual health, mental health and teen development. Learn how to live a healthy lifestyle now in order to maintain a health one in your later years.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Body Shop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the types of foods needed to fuel the body for sports and exercise. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Diet

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart reviewing the nature of diet in the context of exercise and the benefits of healthy eating when taking part in sports.
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Brown Chiropractic and Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of conditions that acupuncture relieves.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Fitness

For Students 9th - 10th
Why exercise? Information on the link between exercise and disease prevention, on how to begin an exercise program, on staying motivated, and on different ways to get fit.
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Read Works

Read Works: Vitamin G for Your Mind

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the positive effects of "green time," or spending time outside. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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WebMD

Web Md: Health News

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD is a very helpful online health resource. Coverage includes the latest health & medical news, with in-depth medical references at your fingertips. Topics that range from diabetes to second hand smoking are discussed by medical...
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American Fitness Professionals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how to become a certified personal trainer or fitness instructor. It includes an index of health articles and a listing of seminars and home study courses related to health and physical fitness.
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Moms Team: Food Sources for Iron

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a chart listing iron-rich foods and serving sizes. Includes foods from all food groups. Use this chart to keep track of your daily intake of iron.
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Moms Team: Food Sources for Calcium

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart listing several calcium-rich foods (from all major food groups) and the amount of calcium they have (in micrograms) per serving. Use this chart to keep track of how much calcium you take in each day.
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Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.
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Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Vitamins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a chart with useful information on the vitamins you need to be healthy. Includes the "functions" and "sources" of vitamins C, B1, niacin, B6, folic acid, B12, A, D, E, and K.
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Moms Team: Vitamins and Minerals in Some Commonly Eaten Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart listing the minerals and vitamins that are present in foods from the different food groups.

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