American College of Sports Medicine
Selecting and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness
How much water does your body lose during exercise? How much should you hydrate during and after exercise? Address the importance of hydration with your young athletes using this informative handout.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Light, Dry and Nutritious - A Look at Dehydrated Food
Fifth graders study dehydration and dehydration of foods. They measure the amount of water lost from fruits as they are dehydrated. They use desktop publishing software to design an advertisement for dehydrated fruit after researching...
Curated OER
People and Space
Students explore space travel. In this space science lesson, students define "dehydration" and explain why dehydrated foods are necessary for space survival. Students prepare and eat a meal that includes a variety of dehydrated foods.
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Solar Energy - Dehydration
Sixth graders explore process of drying food using solar energy. They cook and/or dry food such as pumpkins, watermelon, corn, and deer meat, explain how solar energy changes foods, and compare and contrast solar energy with other forms...
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Nutrition in Space
Learners compare and contrast the process of dehydration with the processes of freezing and canning. They predict energy sources that may be accessible in the future in different environments such as the moon and planets, most notably Mars.
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Vocational: Candy or Medicine?
Pupils investigate methods of differentiating between candy, such as Tic Tacs, and actual pills. When caring for children, they discover the importance of keeping all medications, especially those which look like candy, in a safe...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: How Much Water Do Humans Need?
In this lesson students learn how much water is used and lost during a variety of common daily activities. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.
Other
Water Aid
"WaterAid is an international charity. Our mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world?s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education". Find articles, video, learning exercises, and more.
Other
Human Ecology and Human Adaptability
Describes eccrine and apocrine glands and relates them to heat tolerance. Also includes some information on sebaceous glands.
Clackamas Community College
Clackamas Community College: Amides
A nice website for information on amides. Discusses how they are formed, their structure, the guidelines for naming them (along with examples and practice problems), and the kinds of reactions that amides undergo.
Other
Chungara (Arica): Surgical Procedures During Ancient Egyptian Mummification
How did mummification work? Brier and Wade attempt to use primary sources to replicate the mummification process on a human cadaver. Read about how they went about it and whether they were successful.
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Kids Health: What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration
KidsHealth offers an article on dehydration and the problems it can cause.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Functions of the Integumentary System
Learn here all about how the integumentary system functions: such as protecting the body from invasion by microorganisms, chemicals, and other environmental factors; preventing dehydration; acting as a sensory organ; modulating body...
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Kids Health: What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration?
Find out why it is so very important to drink water in order to prevent dehydration. This article also tells you what to do if you do become dehydrated.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Diarrhea
This resource discusses general information about diarrhea, the cause, symptoms and treatments.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Water Balance
Learn how water levels in the body influence the thirst cycle and body fluid regulation. Find out about dehydration and identify common causes of dehydration.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Mummification
A description not only of the mummification process, but also a look at the embalmers themselves, focusing on the hazards of the trade. Links to other websites for more information.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Dehydration: How to Recognize and Prevent Its Effects
Learn what can cause dehydration, and recognize the signs and symptoms of dehydration. This website also has a section on how dehydration affects children.
Other
Moms Team: Fluid Guidelines for Young Athletes
Athletes of all ages should drink fluids before, during, and after physical activity to ensure that they don't become dehydrated. Learn how many ounces of water and sports drink you should consume to keep yourself hydrated when you...
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Kids Health: Dehydration and Treating Dehydration
KidsHealth: Dehydration and Treating Dehydration
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Kids Health: Dehydration
We all can usually tell when we need water, but sometimes we don't listen to our body as closely as we should. This article relates the dangers of dehydration and the importance of preventing it. Links to related articles are also provided.
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Kids Health: Dehydration
In addition to providing a good definition of "Dehydration," this website explains how dehydration affects the body, how people get dehydrated, and how you can treat and prevent dehydration.
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Kids Health: A Guide to Eating for Sports
Television ads and magazines are littered with new sports drinks and supplements that claim to enhance performance for athletes. Are these claims proven to be true or just cunning marketing schemes? This article delves into the hype and...
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Kids Health: Staying Healthy
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.