This unit can vary according to the teacher, the children and the time allotted. It can take up to two weeks or as short as 1 week. Each step can lead to other avenues. Feel free to eliminate or use what would be successful for your children.
Registered dietician, Molly Morgan of Creative Nutrition Solutions, works with Move It! cast members in this video to give a brief overview of how to make healthier choices while dining out. [3:10]
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how the sprinkler revolutionized fire safety and also features developments in fire-safety design for high-rise buildings.
This Kindergarten through 5th grade activity puts a spin on traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Finding a new partner for each exercise, students will do the exercise then sign their partner's paper. Students will continue this until all spots have been filled. [7:51]
Read the die to find out how many repetitions of each exercise to do. Then exercise along with the kids in the video to improve your number recognition and fitness level at the same time. [5:37]
Though nursing is what Florence Nightingale is remembered for, this page concentrates on her love of mathematics and the contribution her use of statistics made to her work in improving hospital conditions, first for soldiers in the Crimean War and later in London and around the world.
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This video lesson shows students that math can play a role in understanding how an infectious disease spreads and how it can be controlled. During this lesson, students will see and use both deterministic and probabilistic models and will learn by doing through role-playing exercises. [33:55]
Feet are wonderful things. Look at all the things they can do! Includes audio narration in 22 additional languages with text in English.
In this lesson students will create a Food Foldable to be used as a study guide.
In this adaptation of a video that high school students created in collaboration with the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island, learn what's whack about our current food systems and the many actions individuals can take to address these issues.
In this lesson students will complete a variety of activities to learn about the Food Pyramid and the importance of eating a variety of healthy foods.
Hear why the FDA decided to give food labels a makeover with this video and educational resources from PBS NewsHour from May 20, 2016. [5:12] Support materials are provided.
Learn about the importance of eating whole foods as opposed to eating processed foods. [1:00]
Learn how to cook. Explore a variety of foods from the culinary world.
In this lesson, students will learn that minerals are a necessary part of our diet. They will learn that different minerals have different functions in the body. More specifically, they will discover that iron is necessary to carry oxygen around the body. In the associated activity, students will design a process that removes the most iron from the cereal.
This is an exceptional site for anyone looking for information about Fragile X Syndrome. Causes, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and many other topics are available. Animations, video, audio, and interviews make this interactive site easy to navigate.
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read Frederick Banting's Nobel Lecture, "Diabetes and insulin," which was originally given September 15, 1925.
In this Fuel It! video, Ella and Sela team up to create a delicious and healthy variation of the fruit roll up. The pair spread peanut butter on a tortilla and then top it with apples and sharp cheese to create their Fruit Fold-Up. [3:39]
Brady and Noel work together to create gluten free optional Fruit Muffins in this Fuel It! video. The two use healthy ingredients such as brown rice flour and a variety of fruits to create an alternative to the sugary muffin often found in stores. [4:16]