Health
Internet Resources
New Sites Posted January 7, 2002
Food
and Agricultures of the World
Web
Page for Kids (Government Agencies)
Online
Games for Kids
TryScience
Online Experiments
Health
Internet Resources
for K-12 Students, Teachers, and Families
Dental
Health
For
Kids For
Parents & Teachers
Disease
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Drugs, Smoking,
and Alcohol
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Environmental Health
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Fitness
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Mental Health
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Nutrition
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Safe Schools
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Safety
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Senses
For
Kids
For
Parents & Teachers
Health
Lesson Plans
Clip
Art
Body
The
Body For
Kids
A
Look Inside the Human Body
BodyQuest--click
on a button and see varying views of different parts of the body.
Your
Body: A Peek Inside
Your
Body's Systems
American
Heart Association
BrainPop
--Pick a movie about many
different body systems and organs.
Explore
the Brain and Spinal Cord
Good
for Your Body Foods
HeartBeats A Shockwave
game that tells you about heart problems
The
Human Body (A ThinkQuest for Kids)
Human
Body (Another ThinkQuest for Kids)
Human Anatomy Online--This site provides views
of the various systems of the body. Animations
are provided for several processes. Descriptions
of organs and systems are provided.
Interactive
Skeleton (Not linked 01/14/01)
--At this site you should
be able to click on the bones and they speak.
Neuroscience
Experiments and Activities
Neuroscience
Resources for Kids
Surfing
Inside the Human Body
Virtual
Trip Through The Body
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The
Body For
Parents and Teachers
Yahooligans--Body
--Yahooligans
is a search site for students. This
search result “body” provides many links to sites teaching/telling
about the body.
Dental
Health
Dental
Health For
Kids
American Dental Association: Kid’s Page--Downloadable
worksheets for young children. Some short video clips for elementary
students.
Banishing
Bad Breath--A cute
story about bad breath with links to other sites--third grade or above
reading level.
Brushing Your Teeth
--This site fits the 3rd
through 5th grade population with information and tips about
brushing your teeth.
Canadian Dental Association--Cute
stories for kids about dental health. Just click on any of the icons
and load the stories.
Colgate
Palmolive Kid's World--Several
games for children appear at this site.
CrestKids.Com--Great
site for kids including songs with sound.
Healthy
Snacks--great site for young children
What
Causes Bad Breath--Another story about bad breath with links to other
sites--third grade or above reading level.
Magic
School Bus Maze Craze--click the mouth and eat the good snacks.
Preventing
and Treating Bad Breath--A story about bad breath with links to other
sites--third grade or above reading level.
Snack
Smart for Healthy Teeth
Taking
Care of Your Teeth
--Kids Health provides
information about dental care, before toothpaste was invented, and how you
can keep your teeth healthy.
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Dental
Health For
Parents and Teachers
The American Association of Orthodontists
The American Dental Association--Search
this site for information. Some of the information at this site is
appropriate for older students. Some great pictures are given with
explanations
Ask
the Dentist
--Ask
the Dentist is a question-answering service for parents and students that
provides information on dental issues. Other features of the site include
a keyword-searchable archive of previously-answered questions and free
downloadable software for children.
Disease
Disease
For Kids
The
Bad Bug Book--Great
information for older kids.
Cook
it Safely--a crossword puzzle about cooking food safely.
Environmental
Diseases A-Z
Food
Safety Quiz --a multiple choice "test" for kids 2nd through
5th grade.
Four
Simple Steps to Fight BAC--a great link for 4th-8th graders on food
handling.
Germs
on the Run--a song and picture are posted for students to sing as they
wash their hands.
Home
Remedies
Online
Coloring Sheet--color on line and learn to wash your hands before
snacks.
The
Story of Bacteria--pictures from a commercial about bacteria.
Sci4Kids--Click
on the pictures to learn information about germs.
Linked Story
about Immune
System for 5th grade or above.
Vaccines
What
Ails You
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Disease
For Parents
and Teachers
AIDS
--HIV
and AIDS information for young people is located at this site, one of 18
provided by this British organization.
Georgia Pacific Health Smart
--Georgia Pacific provides
information about germs, staying healthy. Some classroom activities
are noted.
Germs
Experiment--no technology is used, but it is a good experiment for use
in class.
Drugs,
Smoking, and Alcohol
Drugs,
Smoking, & Alcohol For
Kids
Driving
Under the Influence
Facts
About Drugs
Science
Based Drug Education
Surgeon
General's Report to Kids about Smoking
What
You(th) Should Know About Tobacco
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Drugs,
Smoking, & Alcohol For
Parents and Teachers
Alcohol and Drug Facts
--Resources sorted by type,
cultural variables.
Center for Drug Abuse and Prevention
--CSAP's mission is to
provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol,
tobacco, and illicit drug problems.
CLN Substance
Abuse Theme Page --Here are a number of
links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other
links related to substance abuse.
DARE.America
--This is a DARE site for
kids. Another site for adults is connected.
Drug
and Alcohol Related Internet Links
--Several links to drug and
alcohol organizations and information are linked to this site.
Drug Related
Street Terms & Slang Words --This site provides an
alphabetized list of street term and slang words for drugs.
Drug
Testing of Students
--A policy update from the
National Association of State Boards of Education.
Mind Over Matter—The Brain’s Response
to Drugs --This series is designed
to encourage young people in grades five through nine to learn about the
effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
--The Website of the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides up-to-date information on drug abuse
as well as prevention research.
Office on National Drug Control Policy
--The goals of which are to
reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related
crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
Preventing Drug Use
--A policy update from the
National Association of State Boards of Education.
Quit
Smoking Theme Page
Resources for Adult Children of Alcoholics
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information
Street Terms for Drugs and Drug Trade
--The Street Terms database
contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug
activity.
Substance Abuse Resources
--This site
provides a listing of organizations that are among many that provide
information on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
10 Actions Parents Can Take to Raise Drug
Free Kids
The 13 Characteristics of Adult Children
by Dr. Janet G. Woititz
To Your Health: Lessons that Build Your
Health Awareness --This site is linked to
activities on body and drugs, smoking and alcohol.
Youth
Tobacco Use and Prevention--A policy update from the
National Association of State Boards of Education.
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Environmental
Health
Environmental
Health For
Kids
Build
a Water Cycle
The
ABCs of Clean Water and Clean Air
Decision
Process for Drinking Water--learn where your water comes from and how
it is treated.
Environmental
Dangers in the Home
Environmental
Diseases A-Z
Environmental
Protection Agency Kids Pages
EPA
on Water (for kids)
Global
Warming Kids Site
Kids
for Saving the Earth
Office
of Solid Waste Kids Page
On
the Trail of the Missing Ozone
Pook
in the World--a young child goes on a mission to save the world.
Recycle
City--Great site for 3rd-5th grade--click on a part of the city and
learn about recycling.
Recycle.com
Water
Pollution Experiment--an experiment kids can do, but pictures here
show the experiment and results.
Water
Bloopers--learn what not to do with water.
Water
Treatment Path
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Environmental
Health For
Parents and Teachers
Community
and Environmental Health--Lesson plans for all ages
Ecological
Thinking and Respect for Life
Environmental
Science Lessons
Environmental
Resources
EPA
Water Experiment Lesson Plans
Too
Much Trash--a lesson requiring digital pictures
Water
Pollution Experiments
National
Institute of Environmental Health
games, songs, puzzles and more at this site.
World
Water Day
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Fitness
Fitness
For
Kids
BrainPop
on Fitness
Exercise,
It's Good for You
10
Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for You--10 tips are
given with cartoon pictures and text (2nd grade or above reading level).
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Fitness
For
Parents and Teachers
Fitness
Theme Page--Lesson plans for fitness.
Fitness
Lessons--plans for all ages
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Mental
Health
Mental
Health For
Kids
Girl
Power--Helping girls 9-14 make the most of themselves.
Just
for Kids--Out on a Limb--A Guide to Getting Along
Role
Models on the Web--click on a role model and read information
about the person.
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Mental
Health For
Parents and Teachers
Mental
and Emotional Health--Lesson plans for all ages
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Nutrition
Nutrition
For
Kids
Kid's
Club--Three nutrition games are located at this site.
MooMilk--Fun
site for kids and adults that includes a connect the dot game and an
opportunity to learn more about dairy cows.
Kids
Food CyberClub--an
interactive site filled with lots of fun ideas to help kids get
interested, and stay interested, in their nutrition and health.
Dole's Five a Day Web site--Choose from 3 sites:
Just for Kids, Nutrition Fruits and Vegetables, and Educators
Food
Finder--check the nutritional status of fast foods.
Food
Pyramid for Young Children --Tips for using the food pyramid with
young children and downloadable copies of the food pyramid in different
sizes and activities.
Food
and Supersititions
The Food Timeline
--Ever
wonder what the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world?
How Dolley Madison made her ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the
Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why?
Great site for older elementary and middle school students.
Fun
Facts: Fruit
Vegetables
Good
for Your Body Foods
Guide
to Fats
The Healthy Food Magazine
--This
is the first issue of an online health magazine sponsored by the Irish
Dept. of Health featuring fruits and vegetables as an important part of a
healthful diet. Good for older elementary students.
Information
about Nutrition--great set of links from this page.
Kid’s Food CyberClub
--The kid's site has neat information and
interactive games to test for recall.
Nutrition
Café
--Great games to test for
nutrition information.
Nutrition Explorations
--Links for food service
personnel, teachers, kids and families.
Great games for the kids.
Nutrition
Lessons--Plans for all ages
Ronald's
Play Place--Ronald McDonald has several rooms in his house and games
to play.
Smart
Food Junk Food
You
Are What You Eat
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Nutrition
For
Parents and Teachers
Food
and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)--You
can access all of FNIC's resource lists, databases,
and many other food and nutrition related links from this award
winning site.
Foodplay--This
site has some food and snack ideas for students, teachers, and
nutritionists.
A downloadable snack guide is available.
Kid’s Food CyberClub
--Great information and
interactive games to test for recall. There is a kid's site and a teacher
site.
McDonalds
Nutrition Facts--McDonalds provides nutrition information for its new
foods.
Nutrition Explorations
--Links for food service
personnel, teachers, kids and families.
Great games for the kids.
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
--The
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort
through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find
what you want.
Safe Schools
Safe
School For
Kids
Pook
in the World--a young child goes on a mission to save the world.
Safety
City: Stuff for Kids
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For
Parents and Teachers
Child
Safety Resource Listing
Early
Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
Gaining
Control of Violence in the Schools
Gang
Activity at School: Prevention Strategies
Keep
Schools Safe Bibliography
School
Safety: A Collaborative Effort
School
Violence Prevention
10 Things You Can Do
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Senses
Senses
For
Kids
Anatomy
of the Auditory System
Animations
of nose, eye, ear, heart, lungs, mouth and throata
BrainPop
on Hearing
BrainPop
on Smell
BrainPop
on Taste
BrainPop
on Vision
Come to Your Senses
--A great webQuest for
students in upper elementary and middle school.
Ear
Animation
The
Eye--Online Wordsearch
Eye
Safety
Eye/Vision
Online Quiz--Great for upper elementary and middle school students.
Hearing--click
on the sites to see (and hear) more.
I
Spy the Eye--Great for upper elementary and middle school students.
How
the Nose Knows--Great for upper elementary and middle school students.
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World
-Information from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute for upper elementary and middle school
students on the senses.
The
Skin--Great for upper elementary and middle school students.
Online
Word Search--Touch--Great for upper elementary and middle school
students.
Pain
and Why it Hurts--Great for upper elementary and middle school
students.
That's
Tasty--Great for upper elementary and middle school students.
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Senses
for For
Parents and Teachers
American Printing House for the Blind
Coming to our Senses
--We
often use our senses without even noticing. Strengthen your sensory
muscles by investigating the sensory world.
The
Five Senses
--The Southwest Education
Development Lab has a comprehensive set of lessons on the 5 senses in
English and Spanish.
Great Sites for Teaching About the Senses
--Education World provides
9 great sites for teaching about the 5 senses.
Hearing
--Do
you need a hearing aid? These activities and exercises should help your
hearing. Investigate the sense of hearing and learn how the human ear
works.
Human Vision
--Check these sites for good student sites. Enjoy the information
about vision and the Magic Eye 3D
Reading
without Seeing --A lesson plan with
related links to Braille History, Braille Alphabet.
Seeing
--See
clearly with these activities and exercises for your sense of sight. Learn
about color-blindness and how the eye and brain work together to color
your world.
Sensory Systems
--Information and games
related to the sensory systems are provided at this site.
Smelling
--Only
the nose knows how to smell. Sometimes, the sense of smell makes our lives
more pleasant. The only problem is that smells aren't always nice. Use
these quick activities to exercise your sense of smell.
Tasting
--Stick
out your tongue if you like to taste new flavors. Exercise your sense of
taste by learning about how the tongue and brain work together to sample
the flavors of life.
Teaching About the 5 Senses
--Education World provides
10 lessons about the 5 senses.
Touching
--To
begin your inquiry into the human senses, start at your fingertips. Have
some hands-on fun as you investigate the sense of touch.
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Health
and Safety Information
Health
and Safety For
Kids
Bike
Safety
Buckle
Up Teddy--a Sesame Street Story
Brain
Busters--a quiz on Bike Safety
Fun
with Fire Engines
Kids
Zone Test your skills on bike safety with this interactive game.
Lightning
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For
Parents and Teachers
Education
World Health and Safety
Injury
Prevention--Lesson plans for all ages.
Riding
in the back seat, planning for fire safety, biking safety
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Health
Information
Health
Information For Kids
BrainPop
--Pick a movie about many
different body systems and organs.
KidsHealth
--Multiple
links—searchable for kids, parents, and teens.
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Health
Information For
Parents and Teachers
Healthfinder for Kids
--A free guide to reliable health information--searchable index.
Health
and Safety Sites on the Internet--A government listing of several
agencies dealing with health and safety.
National
Institutes of Health (NIH) --NIH provides a searchable
index of information on thousands of topics.
PE Central Health Websites
--This link provides links
to several websites with information about health.
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Health
Lesson Plans: Searchable Indexes
Apple Learning Interchange
--Search the Apple site by
going to Units of Practice, subject Science, and then choose a grade
level. Several 4-star health
lessons with technology integrated are located at this site.
ASK ERIC: Health
--Links to lesson plans for
body systems and senses, consumer health, environmental health, family
life, mental/emotional health, nutrition, safety, sexuality, and substance
abuse.
Discovery
School --Kathy Schrock's guide to health and PE sites.
Education
World Lessons on Health--several lessons on germs, body, alcohol,
drugs.
ERIC
Health Lessons
Family
Health and Sexuality--lesson plans for all ages
Health
--A lengthy listing of
links to Health lessons/sites is available at this site.
Health
Topics A-Z Center for Disease Control searchable index.
KidsClick--search
for a topic and specify the reading level.
Lesson Plan Archives
--A collection of sites,
each of which provide extensive links to lesson plans.
NEA Site on Health
--The National Education
Association provides links to many health sites at this Health Information
Network.
Personal
and Consumer Health--lesson plans for all ages
PE Central Health Lesson Plans
--PE
Central presents a large number of Health lesson ideas for you to use in
your Health education program. These ideas are from teachers around the
globe. Use the following search
choices to locate the lessons currently in our database.
Teachnet
--Network for lesson plans,
networking opportunities, professional development.
ThinkQuest--Search
the ThinkQuest Junior database for lessons on health and safety.
Virtual Library
on Medicine and Health --Several
links for factual information are located at this site.
A good teacher resource.
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