11/21/05

Other Recommended Websites:

Ask the Dietitian

Joanne Larsen M.S., R.D. registered dietitian, advises about topics related to diet and foods.

BAM! Body and Mind: Physical Activity

An interactive site for children and adolescents to motivate them to be more physically active. Includes a physical activity plan, activity cards that explain how to play a wide range of sports and participate in a variety of activities, and articles about overcoming physical challenges.

Calorie Control Council

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, trend data on dieting, weekly Newsnet, recipes, calculators.

Diet and Health

Topics on diet and health, nutrition, and recipes.

Dietary Guidelines

Advice about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.

Food & Nutrition Information Center

A directory of food and nutrition topics as well as the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Food Safety and Nutrition Information

Glossary of food-related terms.

Knowledge Path: Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents

Pathfinder of resources regarding physical activity in children and adolescents.

Nutrition

Federal information about nutrition, including links on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

 

Smart-Mouth

The Center for Science in the Public Interest's web site is designed to teach kids that healthy eating can be fun. They use games to teach kids (and their parents and teachers) how to eat well and resist the food industry's marketing campaigns.

 

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Search for your favorite food and find out its makeup (proximates, minerals, vitamins, lipids and amino acids) in great detail.

 

The Vegetarian Resource Group

Vegetarian and vegan recipes and information about vegetarian and vegan health and nutrition, including information about children.

Your Energy Wake-Up Call: The Simple Solution to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For Teens

Sections on motivation, rationale, recipes, and the snack-attack challenge.

Clip Art Used:

American Heart Association logo

Brian

Cartoon 1

Cartoon 2

Checkmark

Computer

Cycling

Food Pyramid

Jon

Kim

Michelle

Notebook

Peppers

Personal Trainer 1

Personal Trainer 2

Pyramid of Food

Runner 1

Runner 2

Video camera

Videographer

Woman exercising

Resources Used:

NETS Technology Foundation Standards For Students

Ohio Department of Education Technology Standards

Personal Trainer

Originally written by Gary Djonne, Eisenhower High School, Rialto Unified School District; originally edited by Noelle Kreider and Cythia Robinson, Teachers on Assignment, Instructional Technology Development Consortium. Adapted by Lara Walker and Betty Jo Banfield, Mariemont High School, Mariemont, Ohio.

Rubistar

Free tool to help teachers design quality evaluation rubrics.