McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Nutrition and Personal Fitness
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of diet and nutrition. The questions evaluate students on nutrition and their personal fitness.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet
In this activity, students will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question how...
eSchool Today
E School Today: All You Need to Know Obesity and Children
The issue of obesity is addressed - what it is, the causes, the health and social problems it causes for the individual, types of fats in food, reduced fat and diet foods, how to prevent it, how to help someone with a weight problem, and...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Treatment of Crohn's Disease
This website provides detailed information about Crohn's Disease. Defines the causes, symptoms, treatments and complications. Also discusses surgical measures and diet. Very informative.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Food Foldable
During this lesson, students will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a study guide.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Little Blue Heron
Find out more about the Little Blue Heron through this educational resource. The content of this source includes information on behavior, characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat and range.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Marbled Godwit
This site created by NatureWorks reveals the natural history of the Marbled Godwit, a North American shore bird. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, life cycle, and behavior.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Pied Billed Grebe
Explore the lifestyle of the Pied-Billed Grebe when you check out this educational site. The content of this site features information on characteristics, range, life cycle, diet, habitat, and behavior of this aquatic bird.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Bearded Seal
Have you ever seen a photograph of a bearded seal? Come and learn more about this fascinating mammals. Students will find information ranging from characteristics, diet, reproduction, habitat and more.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Wolverine
Study the world of the Wolverine when you explore this informative source. The content of this resource includes characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and more of this member of the mustelid family.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Lunch Menu Calories Tracking Project
Maintain a healthy diet to maintain a healthy weight. Students will track their meals for a week, entering the food and caloric intake. After collecting the data and reviewing the spreadsheet, lead students in discussions of the results.
Other
U.s. News: Health
Health articles on diseases, medications, hospitals, diet and nutrition, and aging are updated daily from U.S. News & World Report.
Other
Orkin: Ants
Are ants crawling through your kitchen? Read about how it entered your kitchen, where its nest might be located and how many friends it has living with it. Then identify which kind of ant it is and learn about its behaviors, diet and...
Other
Orkin: Cockroaches
Learn how cockroaches can enter your home, where they like to live and how they may aggravate your allergies. Choose a cockroach and read about their appearance, behaviors, and diet.
Idaho State University
Idaho Museum of Natural History: Beaver
This competent site delves into the physical characteristics, range, habitat, diet, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status of the American beaver.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Bull Snake Printout
Also sometimes known as the gopher snake or pine snake, the Bull snake is a constrictor that suffocates its prey. Enchanted Learning presents information on its anatomy, diet, habitat, reproduction, and classification.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Squid
Discover more about the squid when you explore this resource. This site includes a diagram of this soft-bodied cephalopod and information on its diet, anatomy, predators and more.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Giant Squid
What makes a giant squid unique? This site features a diagram and some information about this cephalopod. Students can learn about the giant squid's anatomy, diet and more through this resource.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Cuttlefish
Explore the world of the cuttlefish, a unique cephalopod. Students will gain a greater understanding of this mollusk through fun facts, information on the anatomy, diet, predators and more at this site.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Healthy Weight
Whether studying health or physical education, this site explains the importance of lifestyle when trying to lose weight and get in shape.
Other
Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Diabetes and Nutrition
In question / answer format, this article is a simple guide to the diabetic diet. Here, read an "exchange list" that will help a person "plan healthy meals and snacks." This is a good site to get an overview of information on the subject.
Other
Livestrong: The Best Foods to Eat for Promoting Healthy Cells
Check out this advice of what foods to consume to be certain that your body cells are getting the nutrients they need to thrive.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology: Orangutan
Information about the orangutan: its scientific classification, physical features, reproduction, behavior, diet, habitat, threats to its survival, and efforts being taken to protect it. (Published: August 7, 2010)