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Resources
Find out more about the benefits of calcium and how it is linked to your health.
Fun, Interactive Websites
www.mnh.si.edu
Through forensic studies of bones, scientists use the tools and technology of the 21st-century to shed light on the people, places, and stories of the past. The farm families who own Cabot are proud to sponsor this fascinating exhibit and we hope you will bring your family to learn how bones can tell us stories of the past.
www.AHEALTHYME.com
Explore resources for fitness, fun, family and a healthy lifestyle
www.Kidnetic.com
Healthy eating and active living resources
www.kidinfo.com/Health/Human_Body.html
Human Body Education - Skeletons
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
Powerful Girls. Powerful Bones
www.nutritionexplorations.com/index.asp
Kid's Zone: Make a Shake and More
http://www.cabotcheese.coop/carry-over/pages/trivia.php
Cabot Moovelous Trivia
www.eatsmart.org/games/
Nutrition Cafe and Calcium Calculator
www.whymilk.com
Got Milk? Contests, Games and More
www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html
Kids Health (The Nemours Foundation):
Lots of information on kids' health, including food and fitness and a special section for teens.
Calcium
http://www.idfa.org/news/stories/2004/10/surgeon-general.cfm
Surgeon General Highlights Bone Health Crisis, Sees Prevention as Key
www.cabotcalciumchallenge.com/facts.shtml
Health Benefits of Calcium
www.calciuminfo.com
Online Calcium Information Resources: Many References and Links
http://www.eatright.org/Public/
American Dietetic Association - Type Key Word: Calcium
http://www.mealsmatter.org/index.aspx
Dairy Council of California: The Calcium Gap
http://www.drgoldbergdentist.com/lib_nutrition.php
The Miami Beach Dental Solutions, P.A. - Local Resource Nutrition and your teeth
Osteoporosis Prevention
healthfinder.gov
healthfinder® is a free guide to reliable consumer health information, developed by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. This site links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,700 health-related government agencies and not-for-profit organizations, includes many online checkups and offers daily health news in English and Spanish.
4woman.gov
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is a service of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health. The NWHIC Web site at 4woman.gov provides a gateway to women's health information resources developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies and private sector resources and covers over 800 topics.
www.FightOsteoNow.org
A healthy girls, healthy women program from The Medical Foundation of Boston. Informational literature on Osteoporosis and resources for local communities.
www.betterbones.com/
Osteoporosis Education Project
pref.health.webmd.com/webmd/WebMD_PrefCtr.asp
Healthy Bones Newsletter
aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/1671.52478
WebMD with AOL Health - Boning Up on Bones: Boys and calcium intake
www.nutritionexplorations.com/
Familyfoodzone / Nutrition Explorations: Osteoporosis and Children
www.nof.org/prevention/index.htm
National Osteoporosis Foundation: How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis?
ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/fcs/bb/teen.html
The University of Arizona College of Public Health: Teens and Bone Health
http://www.eatright.org/Public/
American Dietetic Association - Type Key Word: Calcium
www.health.gov/healthypeople/
Healthy People 2010: Resources for Individual Action
www.kidshealth.org
Kids Health for Parents: Calcium Crisis Data
http://www.mch.com/clinical/Stories/calcium.htm
Miami Children's Hospital - Local Resource
Why Milk Matters
Dairy Foods and Nutrition
www.3aday.org
National Dairy Council Sie promoting 3 servings of dairy a day for strong bones.
Nutrition.gov
This site provides easily accessible government information on nutrition, healthy eating, and food safety. Providing accurate scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidance is critical to the public's ability to make the right choices in the effort to curb obesity and other food related diseases.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/
American Dietetic Association - Type Key Word: Calcium
http://www.dairycouncilofca.org
Dairy Council of California:
Free and low cost nutrition education materials and information for all ages.
http://www.oregondairycouncil.org
New England Dairy and Food Council:
Resources and information for teachers, consumers, food service personnel.
http://www.diabetes.org
American Diabetes Association:
Two clearly-organized home pages, one for professionals and one for laypersons, provide a comprehensive resource on diabetes.
http://nutcomm.tufts.edu
Tufts Nutrition Navigator:
Designed to help sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful, reliable nutrition information.
http://www.familyfoodzone.com
Dairy Council Affiliates:
Family focused nutrition information.
Fitness and Bone Health
Fitness.gov
Run by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, this site updates the public on the Council's fitness promotion activities and serves as a comprehensive resource for organizations and individuals wishing to take part in the Council's awards programs. Here you can also view Council members' bios.
BAM.gov
Based on two years of market research and development with teachers, students, scientists and communications professionals, this Body and Mind (BAM) site is an interactive tool for adolescents, providing up-to-date information and encouragement to increase their level of physical activity and establish fitness habits that will stay with them for life.
www.actionforhealthykids.org
Click on your state to find out about local efforts for kids' health.
Recreation.gov
A partnership among Federal land management agencies to provide an easy-to-use web site with information about all federal recreation areas. The site allows you to search for recreation areas by state, by recreational activity, by agency or by map.
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/fcs/bb/youngex.html
Bone Buiilders – Building Stong bones for a Lifetime
www.fitness2live.com.au
Article: “Give Your Bones a Workout”
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
Article: "Strong Bones for Life" by Emily Sohn
News for Kids Feb. 4, 2004.
www.tpt.org/newtons/14/bones12.html
Newton’s Apple: Teacher Guides
Activity guide on regular exercise and making bones stronger.
www.nof.org/prevention/exercise.htm
National Osteoporosis Foundation – Exercise for Healthy Bones
www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/boneup_boneloss1rev.pdf
Weight-Bearing Exercises for Kids and Teens
www.nutristrategy.com/health.htm
Health Benefits of Exercise
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
Center for Disease Control site on Bone Health
www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/bones/parents_discussion_exercise.htm
Children’s Museum – Bones Exhibit
www.fitnessforlifellc.com/fitness_and_bone_health.htm
Article: "Fitness and Bone Health"
Sites for Teachers
http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
JUMP UP and GO
www.bluecrossma.com/jumpupandgo
Learn how your child’s school can obtain grants for programs that foster healthy living in middle school children and learn more about the Jump UP and Go! Public awareness campaign.
PLANET HEALTH – an interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity. Jill Carter, et.al. 2001 Havard School of Public Health – Order through Human Kinetics 800-747-4457 or email humank@hkusa.com.
EAT WELL, KEEP MOVING
www.eatwellandkeepmoving.org
An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Upper Elementary School Nutrition and Physical Activity Lilian Cheung, Steven Gortmaker, Hank Dart
Copyright 2001, 504pp ISBN: 0736030964 Order through Human Kinetics 800-747-4457 or email humank@hkusa.com.
Downloadable Materials
www.nutritionexplorations.org/pdf/educators/quick/TeensG.pdf
Power Up for Girls
www.nutritionexplorations.org/pdf/educators/quick/TeensB.pdf
Power Up for Guys
Brain-based Learning Resource Section
www.funderstanding.com/content/brain-based-learning
Brain-based Learning from the Funderstanding.
www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic70.htm
Brain-based or compatible learning has been called a combination of brain science and common sense.
Learning Styles
http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
This page provides an explanation of what learning styles and multiple intelligence are all about, an interactive assessment of your learning style/MI and practical tips to make your learning style work for you.
http://www.focusonyourchild.com/learning/art1/A0000144.html
Know Your Child’s Learning Needs
Reading
Renate and Geoffrey Caine, 1994 Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain. Addison-Wesley
Leslie Hart, Human Brain, Human Learning (Kent, WA: Books for educators, 1999),p.xi.
Eric Jensen, (2003) Tools for Engagement: Managing Emotional States for Learner Success. The Brain Store
Carl Jung, & Hull, R.F.C. (1991) Psychological Types (A revusuib/ed.) London: Routlege
David Kolb, (1984) Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Gordon Lawrence, People Types and Tiger Stripes: A Practical Guide to Learning Styles. (Center for Applications of Psychological Type, 3rd,ed.1993
Bernice McCarthy, (1980,1987) The 4-MAT System: Teaching to Learning Styles with Right/Left Mode Techniques. Barrington, Il: EXCEL, Inc.
David A. Sousa, (2000) How the Brain Learns: A classroom teacher’s guide- 2nd ed. Corwin Press, Inc. Sage Publications.
Links to Activities and Classroom Resources
courses.washington.edu/bonephys/opbmd.html
Washington University: Research on Bone Health
www.stcms.si.edu/stcms.htm
Smithsonian/The National Academies: National Science Resources Center: Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School
http://www.njfsnep.org/login/cur_login.asp (free login required)
Rutgers University: Hands-On Middle School Activities Building Strong Bones
www.healthteacher.com/
Health Teacher: Resources and Activities on Health
www.sitesforteachers.com
Sites for Teachers: Lesson Plans in Specific Core Subject Areas K-12
www.accessexcellence.org
National Health Museum: Online Resources for Critical Thinking in the Classroom
www.education-world.com
Education World: Access to National Education Standards
www.foodandhealth.com
Food and Health Communications: An award-winning site of innovative nutrition education materials.
Printed Resources - Nutrition
1. Young, Lisa R: Nestle, Marion: Variation in perception of a medium food portion: Implications for dietary guidance. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998;98:458-459
2. Neumark-Sztainer et.al. Factors influencing food choices of adolescents: Findings for focus-group discussions with adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:929-934:937
3. Widley, MB et al. Fat and sugar levels are high in snacks purchased from student stores in middle schools. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000: 100: 319-322
4. United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Healthy School Nutrition Environments; Promoting Health Eating Behaviors. Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns
