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Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Eat Healthy • Be Active Community Workshops

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Recipe makeovers, healthy alternatives, quick tips for a nutritious lifestyle...this 187-page document has it all! Don't miss a thorough packet of workshop activities and handouts designed to support your teaching of the...
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Lesson Plan
Cheetah Outreach

Nutrition

For Teachers 4th - 6th
What can teeth tell us about an animal's diet? Learners examine animal skulls to determine what their canines, incisros, premolars, and molars reveal. 
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
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Other

Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Diabetes and Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Guinea Pigs Online: Piggie Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find helpful information and pointers on guinea pig nutrition.
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Other

Doctor Yourself: What's the Difference Between Natural and Synthetic Vitamins?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the non-nutritional ingredients in vitamins and explains the differences between natural and synthetic vitamins. The examples of vitamins C and D are looked at in more detail.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Organism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what organisms are, their cellular foundation, and how they get their energy and nutrition. (Published: May 26, 2010)
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Nutrients in Food

For Students 4th - 7th
Discusses food, why we need it, and the types of nutrients that food for humans must have.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Children's Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Medline Plus, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, provides great resources on children's health. Choose from the latest news articles, treatments for common conditions, preventions for...
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Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Calorie Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive calorie calculator to determine what your optimal daily caloric intake is according to your activity level and body type.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Healthy Weight

For Students 9th - 10th
Whether studying health or physical education, this site explains the importance of lifestyle when trying to lose weight and get in shape.
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Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Uses of Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
The uses of potassium as a human nutrient, a plant nutrient, and in different industries are described.
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Other

Guinea Pigs Online: New Piggie Owners

For Students 9th - 10th
New guinea pig owners and classroom keepers can get advice on the care of their favorite pets.