Teacher Resources
Teacher Reading List
Cobb, Vicki. 1994. Science Experiments You Can Eat: Revised and Updated. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. Great hands-on experiments that can be replicated by children at either home or school.
Kirschmann, John. 2006. Nutrition Almanac. New York: McGraw-Hill. This is a great hands-on guide to good eating.
Leedy, Loreen. 2007. The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day. New York: Holiday House, Inc. This book has been revised to incorporate the United States Department of Agriculture's newly redesigned food pyramid, along with the latest research on nutrition.
Larimore, Walt et al. 2005. Super Sized Kids: How To Rescue Your Child From The Obesity Threat. New York: Time Warner Book Group. Essential tips for keeping America's kids healthy. Awesome tips anyone can use.
Legere, Henry. 2004. Raising Healthy Eaters: 100 Tips for Parents. Cambridge: Lifelong Books. A parent friendly guide to healthy eating and children includes recipes.
Nestle, Marion. 2002. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. London: University of London Press. Great look into the food industry and its marketing strategies.
Pollan, Michael. 2008. In Defense Of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. New York: The Penguin Press. A fantastic exploration of the eating habits of the typical American. The benefits of eating natural whole foods, limiting intake and eating more plants is espoused.
Seinfeld, Jessica. 2007. Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food. New York: Harper Collins. Jessica Seinfeld's book is practical, easy-to-read, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come
Willett, Walter C. 2001. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide To Healthy Eating. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. Great reference for looking healthy eating and food preparation includes recipes.
Wishinsky, Frieda et al. 2008. Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Did not Know About Food. New York: Scholastic, Inc. Great reference for looking healthy eating and food preparation includes recipes.
Teacher Websites
Canadian Museum of Nature, "Gallery Interactive: Build a Digestive System." September 24, 2007.http://nature.ca/discover/exm/blddgstvsystm/index_e.cfm (accessed July 6, 2008). This is an awesome digestion interactive in CGI format for video.
Demers, Bill. "Sports and Exercise: Exercise for Children." January 1, 2008.http://www.amateur-sports.com/kids.htm (accessed July 16, 2008). A good site for exercises your children can do.
familydoctor.org, "Vitamins and Minerals: What You Should Know." September 1, 2004.http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/otc-center/otc-medicines/863.printerview.html (accessed July 5, 2008). Practical health information.
Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable Foundation, "Burning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food?" May 9, 2007.http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Chem_p017.shtml (accessed July 5, 2008). Awesome site for science fair ideas and so much more.
Medtropolis, "The Virtual Body." January 1, 2008.http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp (accessed July 12, 2008). Virtual human body that is on-line.
Neill, James. "Physical Games & Activities for Groups." February 4, 2006.http://wilderdom.com/games/PhysicalActivities.html (accessed July 14, 2008). Great resource for children's games.
Seaghan, "Playground Games Project." January 1,
1998. http://homepage.eircom.net/~seaghan/play/games.htm (accessed July 08, 2008). Awesome playground site with many ideas.
University Of Southern California, Biology Department, Drs. Shugarman, Baker, and Petruska. "BISC 150: The Nature of Human Health and Disease." August 18, 2004.http://bioweb.usc.edu/courses/2004-fall/bisc150.html (accessed July 05, 2008). Great calorimeter lab. Many other informative articles about digestion.
U.S. National Library of Medicine, "MedlinePlus: Vitamins." March 12, 2008.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamins.html (accessed July 10, 2008).
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