 Resources
Find out more about the benefits of calcium and how it is linked to your health.
Fun, Interactive Websites:
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Calcium
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Osteoporosis Prevention
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Dairy Foods and Nutrition
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Fitness and Bone Health
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Sites for Teachers
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'll schedule your classroom's visit to the forensic lab.
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
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.
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National Standards relating to Calcium Challenge
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Brain Based Learning Resource Section
Learning Styles
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.
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Links to Activities and Classroom Resources
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Printed Resources - Nutrition
- 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
- 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
- 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
- United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Healthy
School Nutrition Environments; Promoting Health Eating Behaviors. Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns
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Resources updated as of 6-29-09
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