Student Resources
Student Reading List
Cobb, Vicki. 1994. Science Experiments You Can Eat: Revised and Updated. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. Great base information and hands-on experiments that the children can replicate at either home or school.
Wishinsky, Frieda et al. 2008. Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Did not Know About Food. New York: Scholastic, Inc. Great background facts and information. Great reference for looking healthy eating and food preparation includes recipes.
Student Websites
About.com . "Calorie Calculator." January 1,
2008. http://pediatrics.about.com/library/bl_calorie_calc.htm (accessed July 2, 2008). Child friendly calorie calculator.
Dowshen, MD, Steven . "Your Digestive System." March 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54048&cat_id=20607 (accessed June 11, 2008). Child friendly article about digestion.
Dowshen, MD, Steven . "Your Kidneys." March 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54037&cat_id=20607 (accessed June 11, 2008). Child friendly article about the kidneys.
Dowshen, MD, Steven . "Type 1 Diabetes: What is it?" April 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/diabetes_basics/what/type2.html (accessed June 14, 2008). Child friendly article about the Type 1 Diabetes.
Dowshen, MD, Steven . "Type 2 Diabetes: What is it?" April 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/diabetes_basics/what/type2.html (accessed June 14, 2008). Child friendly article about the Type 2 Diabetes.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "How the Body Works: Your Liver." August 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54835&cat_id=20607 (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about the Liver and its functions.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "Learning About Proteins." February 1,
2008. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/protein.html (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about protein.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "What's a Vegetarian." June 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vegetarian.html (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about vegetarianism.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "What's Nutrition." February 1,
2008. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about nutrition.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "What's are Calories?" March 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/calorie.html (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about calories.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "Learning About Fats." February 1,
2008. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fat.html (accessed July 8, 2008). Child friendly article about fats.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "What Being Overweight means." June 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/overweight.html (accessed July 6, 2008). Child friendly article about BMI, weight, and obesity.
Gavin, MD, Mary. "Figuring out Food Labels." April 1,
2008. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html (accessed July 8, 2008). Child friendly article about BMI, weight, and obesity.
Hirsch, DDS, Kenneth H. and Larissa Hirsch, MD. "Your Teeth." May 1,
2007. http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54051&cat_id=20607 (accessed June 1, 2008). Child friendly article about the teeth.
Innerbody Direct, "Human Anatomy Online." January 1, 2008.http://www.innerbody.com/image/digeov.html (accessed July 10, 2008). Interactive Human Anatomy.
United States Department of Agriculture, "MyPyramid.gov : Steps To A Healthier You." April 2005. http://www.mypyramid.gov/ (accessed June 3, 2008). USDA Site for MyPyramid.gov campaign.
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