Health,
Physical Education, & Fitness
Starting
Points
42explore
Projects
http://42explore.com
Background information and links to quality websites, activities,
webquests, and teaching materials
BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall.weml
Short animation movies on health topics
Discovery
Health from Discovery
http://health.discovery.com/
A wide range of health topics
Health
from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Health.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests,
and projects by content areas
and grade levels
Health
& Fitness from HomeWorkSpot
Organized, annotated links
Health
& Safety from
ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=6&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults
for kids and teens
Health,
PE & Fitness from
Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/health/fitness.html
Quality links and descriptions
Matrix
of WebQuest Examples
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Explore webquests in health and fitness for grades 3-5,
6-8, 9-12,
or adults
PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
Lots of resources for health and physical education for children and
young adults
Sports
and Recreation from
ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=15&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults
for kids and teens
Resources
for Teachers
Food Safety
- Kids, Teens, and Educators
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgkids.html
Information for kids, teens, teachers, and parents about food safety
Health
from
Discovery School Lesson Plans Library
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/health.html
Lessons for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Health
and Physical Education from
Family Education Network's Teacher Vision
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6565.html
Lessons, assessments, printables, and themes organized by Pre-K, K-2,
3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Keep Kids
Healthy
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/index.html
Resources for parents and teachers at each age
Live and
Learn
http://www.liveandlearn.com/learn.html#top
Health and safety information for young children
National
Safety Council
http://nsc.org/
Explore educational materials on safety
Team Nutrition
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
Resources related to nutrition and school lunch programs
Tennessee
Department of Health
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/kids/index.asp
Resources on leading a healthy life
Resources
for Young Adults
Basal Metabolism
Calculator
http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml
Check out this online calculator
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Information about health travel, immunization, and health topics
Food Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov/
Information about food and food safety
Health
Resources from Chico High School Library
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/heal.html
Health links on many popular issues and topics
Health
Web
http://www.healthweb.org/
Health information by topic or search
Intelihealth
http://www.intelihealth.com/
Medical portal with information about health and health issues
MayoCinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Information on health and medical issues
Medicine
Net
http://www.medicinenet.com/
Medical information by disease and condition, procedures and test, and
medications
MEDLINE
Plus from the NLM
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia, dictionary, and
directories
Mental
Help Net
http://mentalhelp.net/
Information about mental health issues
National
Health Societies
National
Institutes of Health from the US Department of Health and
Human Services
http://www.nih.gov/
Health information and grant information
WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/
Medical and health information
World Health
Organization
http://www.who.int/en/
Information
about health around the world
Resources
for Children
4 Girls
Health from the Office on Women's Health
http://www.4girls.gov/index2.htm
Information for girls 10-16 on becoming a woman and making good choices
About Face
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/iyf/index.html
Information about face, skin, eyes, ears, and nose
BAM
from the Center for Disease Control
http://www.bam.gov/
Information about fitness, disease prevention, body, and mind
Children's
Health Month
http://www.childrenshealth.gov/forkids.html
Information for children about health and safety
Colgate's
Kids World
http://kids-world.colgatepalmolive.com/
Dental, nutritional information and games
Dole 5
a Day
http://www.dole5aday.com/
Information about nutrition and foods
FDA's Kid's
Home Page from the Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
Food safety, animals, vaccines, and teen scene information
Food Finder
http://www.olen.com/food/
Find the calories in common fast food
Health
Finder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids/
Information and games about health
Infection
Detection Protection from American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/
Information about microbes, bacteria, infection, and prevention
KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.jsp
Great projects, activities, and idea for kids on health and safety topics
Milk Matters
from the National Institue of Child Health & Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kidsteens.cfm
Learn about the importance of milk for kids and teens
Nutrition
Explorations
http://www.nutritionexplorations.com/
Learn about food and good nutrition
Powerful
Girls Have Powerful Bones from the National Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
Information, quizzes, games, and links on building powerful bones
Research
Starters: Olympic Games
from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/index.htm
Glossary, articles, and links
Safety
City from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administation
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/
Information and activities about safety at school home, and play
Star Sleeper
from the National Institutes of Health
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/
Information for children about the importance of sleep
Thermy
for Kids from Food Safety and Inspection Service
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/thermy/forkids.htm
Your Gross
and Cool Body
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/body/
Facts and activities related to the human body
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Whether
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