1. Fast Food Facts: Find calories, fat and other nutrition information about
your favorite fast foods.
http://www.fastfoodfacts.info
2. The new, revised food pyramid guide page.
http://www.mypyramid.gov
3. Activity Calorie Calculator: See how many calories you burn when you
participate in your
favorite activities.
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/jumpsite/calculat.htm
4. Activities and information about drugs and your body
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/headsup/
5. Think you know what drugs do to your brain and body? Take the National
Institute on Drug Abuse
Challenge
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/havefun/index.asp
6. Kidshealth for Teens *site contains a link to sexual health, including STIs
and birth control.
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
7. Links to the search tools which are bookmarked on every student's laptop,
with a short description of each.
Searching Tools
8. Elementary and middle school health resources
Elementary and middle school health resources
9. In this online activity, a fictional character, Arnold is missing a number
of body parts. Students are presented with a body system and a variety of
organs. Students drag and drop all the organs that belong in that particular
body system to Arnold's body. Once all four systems are complete, a clothed
Arnold will appear.
All Systems Are Go!
10. Mifflin County School District's comprehensive list of Health curriculum
links.
MCSD Health Links
11. Kathy Schrock's comprehensive list of links for health, p.e. and fitness.
Kathy Schrock's Links for Health/P.E/Fitness
12. The President's Challenge
13. American Heart Association's curriculum resources for teachers
Heart Power
14. Start here for P.E. info and resources
PE Central
15. The young teen's place for information on alcohol, peer pressure and
underage drinking.
Info on Alcohol
16. LearntobeHealthy.org is an online health science learning site designed to
help educators and parents communicate important health concepts to students.
The site contains comprehensive lesson plans, interactive games and
activities, webquests and more.
Learntobehealthy.org