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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the connection between eating fruit and preventing cardiovascular diseases, reducing the risk for diabetes, and maintaining a healthy body. Also, read about the nutrients that are found in fruits. Includes a link to further...
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Read Works

Read Works: Are You a Fit Kid?

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Heart Healthy Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides great information on the topic of heart healthy foods. The site is fairly in-depth with links scattered throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Other

Folic Acid

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides basic information on folic acid and an explanation and common symptoms of folic acid deficiency.
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Other

Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Prevention, Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses lifestyle changes, nutrients, and medical options and precautions.
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Other

Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
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Article
American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: Hypertension Treatment and the Prevention of Heart Disease in the Elderly

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal discusses medical research on the treatment of hypertension and its role in preventing coronary heart disease. Read about how doctors are treating and preventing hypertension and...
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Niacin

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article on niacin, or vitamin B3, is organized into the following sections: "Illustrations," "Alternative Names," "Definition," "Function," "Food Sources," "Side Effects," and "Recommendations." Click on the thumbnail...
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Riboflavin

For Students 9th - 10th
Organized into several sections, including "Illustrations," "Functions," and "Food Sources," this encyclopedia article is a simple overview of B2, or riboflavin. Click on the thumbnails in the "Illustration," section to pull up...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas De B12 Y Folato

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn which biological reactions require either B12, folate or both and he consequences of a deficiency in either vitamin. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect...
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Meat and Poultry

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Massachusetts you can read about the different foods that are known for being "Important sources of protein, iron, zinc, and B vitamins." Learn to cut your consumption of fat, while still benefitting...
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American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Lab Tests Online: Anemias

For Students 9th - 10th
Although there are many different kinds of anemia this thorough site delves into the most common forms; iron/vitamin deficiencies, aplastic anemia, and hemolytic anemia.
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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.
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Curated OER

Vitamin B3 Source

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article on niacin, or vitamin B3, is organized into the following sections: "Illustrations," "Alternative Names," "Definition," "Function," "Food Sources," "Side Effects," and "Recommendations." Click on the thumbnail...
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Other

Zinc an Essential Mineral

For Students 9th - 10th
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.
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US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: The First Steps of Human Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the contributions of scientists over hundreds of years leading to our current understanding of the eye and vision.
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Digestion

For Students 6th - 8th
A student-paced tutorial where learners read information, answer interactive review activities, and then take a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Pernicious Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains details of pernicious anemia, alternative names, definition, causes and risks, prevention, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment, and complications. It also includes a picture of pernicious anemic red blood cells.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Fat a Concentrated Energy Source

For Students 9th - 10th
Through these lesson plans, students explore and discuss the role of dietary fat as an important energy source. In addition to providing detailed instructions for teachers, this website includes all the handouts and charts needed to...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994 CE), who was honored "For her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: The Urinary System and Homeostasis

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the functions of the urinary system and other systems of the human body are interrelated.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Operating System of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Cells are almost like tiny factories run by robots, with the nucleus, DNA, proteins, lipids, and vitamins and minerals all playing critical roles. George Zaidan and Charles Morton lay out the blueprint of a cell and explain how...

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