Are you trying to raise awareness about nutrition and making healthy choices but need help finding a resource that engages students? Then you've come to the right place. In this short video, Jennifer and Rich demonstrate the Eat & Move-O-Matic app, which allows users to compare the calories in different foods with the amount of time it would take to burn off that energy by performing different activities.

Concepts

healthy eating, calories, exercise, childhood obesity, caloric intake, Professional Development

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Share this video with your school's physical education department and discuss ways the app can be integrated into the health curriculum
• View this video during a staff meeting to discuss ways to improve the health of students

Classroom Considerations

• Having trouble getting the video to play smoothly? Clicking the blue HD letters in the lower right corner will play the video at a lower resolution and decrease buffering time

Pros

• Key features of the app are demonstrated using screenshots
• Offers suggestions of ways to use this resource with students in the classroom

Cons

• None