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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Learning About Nutrition

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this whiteboard activity by SMART, children become familiar with the Food Pyramid. They categorize foods by brainstorming and using pictures. Children learn about various factors that affect individual food choices, and they apply...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You Are What You Eat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Girls and boys explore the connections between a well-balanced diet and a healthy body. Students keep a food diary, then compare their diet to the recommended daily allowance of food servings. Students use Thinkfinity websites to examine...
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Food Pyramid

For Students 2nd - 8th
What is a food pyramid? Learn about the five major food groups and what constitutes a serving.
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Handout
Other

Vitamin Information Center Vitamin B 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides very brief information on vitamin B2 which is also known as riboflavin.
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Handout
Other

Guinea Pigs Online: Piggie Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find helpful information and pointers on guinea pig nutrition.
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Handout
American Heart Association

Aha: Carbohydrates and Sugars

For Students 9th - 10th
Site dedicated to the nutritional recommendations of the American Heart Association.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Vitamin C, Antioxidant

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a discussion of vitamin C and antioxidants. Includes functions and benefits of vitamin C, antioxidant theory, osteoarthritis, diabetes, and atherosclerosis.