Log It invites students, teachers,
schools, classes, and parents to record their physical activity steps, miles,
or kilometers online! Features include a virtual hike across the United States;
feedback about daily goals; compare your progress to others; and you can view
your weekly and monthly progress. Teachers must register their school and class
first and then they can offer it to their students.
The Kids Quiz is a daily online quiz
which challenges kids under the age of 18 and tests their knowledge about
nutrition, fitness, health, physical education, sports, and a host of other
topics and trivia. Features include answering a question each day with the
chance for both the students and the teacher at the school to win weekly prizes
in a drawing. Come register now teachers so your kids can enjoy this fun and
educational program.
Kid's Running Online (The K-12
Running Site)
The Kid's Running site for kids is
an excellent page for kids (and parents/teachers) who are interested in
running. Not only can kids see photos, learn about kids running events, answer
questions, they can also read stories about running that other kids have contributed.
The site is maintained by Carol Goodrow who is a first grade classroom teacher
in Connecticut.
The NCAA has launched a new
basketball site geared toward middle school students and teachers.
JuniorLinks.com is a site built for
kids, their parents, and the dedicated people who facilitate, coordinate and
sponsor programs for junior golf and the future of the game. Check out their
cool Golf Trivia Game! Lots of fun.
Aimed at youth ages 9 - 13, BAM! was
created to answer kids' questions on health issues and recommend ways to make
their bodies and minds healthier, tronger, and safer. BAM! also provides middle
school health and science teachers with interactive activities that are
educational and fun.
Kidnetic.com is a Web site that
communicates healthy eating and active living information in meaningful and
relevant ways to kids aged 9-12 and their families. Kidnetic.com is intended to
encourage kids and their families to begin the process of behavior change
toward healthy lifestyles. Kidnetic.com is the first component of ACTIVATE, a
healthy eating and active living initiative. ACTIVATE is committed to promoting
healthy family lifestyles to help prevent kids from becoming significantly
overweight and to reduce their risk of suffering from obesity-related chronic
diseases as adults.
Learn how different sports really
work from the scientific point of view. Included are baseball, surfing,
skateboarding, etc. Lots of really cool stuff located at the Exploratorium
Site. Have fun!
This colorful Centers for Disease Control
site encourages young girls to take steps to promotes skeletal health. The site
helps young girls understand the important contribution weight bearing physical
activity makes to their health. Facts about bones and the importance of calcium
to their development are given. There are interactive activities, such as a
skeleton that shows the names of bones when the mouse is rolled over the words.
Quizzes, interactive games, and relevant web sites are given to help girls
learn the facts and test their ability to use the information to make informed
decisions.
This site helps parents, children,
and professionals find answers to commonly asked health questions. Topics
include the benefits of different types of vitamins, the food pyramid, healthy
children's recipes, how to read food labels, and keeping fit. Children can also
submit their own questions. Check out the "Childhood Infections"
section under "Parents" for information about appendicitis, meningitis,
mumps, and more. For a good laugh, be sure to read the entry for that most
common of all childhood afflictions, cooties. A great site but be patient this
site may take a little longer to download.
Based on the popular Dole 5 a Day CD
Rom, this Web site, appropriate for elementary age children, uses fruit and
vegetable characters to help children learn about the importance of eating at
least 5 fruits and vegetables a day.
The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids has a wonderful
web site geared to protect children from tobacco addiction. There are
abbreviated articles and current events that deal with smoking issues with the
bibliographies included. In the Kid's Corner, there is the opportunity for the
children to learn the ABC's of what tobacco use can do to the body. It offers
nice graphics and descriptions of the possible complications that can be caused
by cigarette smoking. There is also a section of the current CDC Research,
Data, and Reports.
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