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Standard 6. Nutrition and Fitness (Nutrition) - Students will demonstrate the ability to use nutrition and fitness knowledge, skills, and strategies to promote a healthy lifestyle.

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  1. Lesson Starters and Plans
  2. Assessments
  3. Links
  4. Other Resources

Lesson Starters/Plans
Title/DescriptionGrade LevelDate Posted
The Diet Detective Students will investigate various popular diets and produce a health news report. Middle10/17/07
Destination Wellness Nutrition lessons designed by the Maryland State Department of Education. High School09/27/07
Milk Matters Lesson plans on calcium intake. Middle09/27/07
Brain Breaks Strategies to incorporate physical activity into the elementary classroom. Elementary09/27/07

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Assessments
Title/DescriptionGrade LevelDate Posted
Quick Nutrition Quiz All 09/27/07
Nutrition and Physical Activity QuizAre you living Smart? All09/27/07

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Websites
Title/DescriptionGrade LevelDate Posted
My PyramidFood and physical activity guide for everyone. All 09/27/07
Health Tools A set of tools, including a Body Mass Index Calculator, Waist Calculator, Healthy Weight Calculator, Target Heart Rate Calculator, Fitness Assessment, and a Calories Burned Calculator. The other tools Educators/Adults 09/27/07
Dietary Guidelines All 09/27/07
Healthy Meetings Guidelines for healthy meetings, presented by the New York State Department of Health. All 09/27/07
Bulletin Boards Healthy eating bulletin board ideas. All 09/27/07
Resource Library USDA's resource library filled with sample newsletters, gardening ideas, physical activity resources, and others. All 09/27/07
Chef Ann Read about how Chef Ann is taking on school lunches. Her website includes resources for teachers. All 09/27/07
Dying to be ThinPBS/NOVA movie on eating disorders. All 09/27/07
Nutrition resourcesResources from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension. Has powerpoints and games on nutrition. All 09/27/07
Portion DistortionPowerpoint files for the "Portion Distortion" presentation. Portion Distortion compares portion sizes from the past to today's sizes. All 09/27/07
Nutrition Explorations Nutrition activities and lessons Elementary 10/01/07

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Other Resources
Title/DescriptionGrade LevelDate Posted
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