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EXCITE
EXCITE is a collection of teaching materials developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to introduce students to public health and epidemiology, the science used by "Disease Detectives" everywhere. Students will learn about the scientific method of inquiry, basic biostatistics, and outbreak investigation. The site also includes Science Olympiad Exercises.
http://www.cdc.gov/excite/
Global Health Odyssey Museum
Includes kids page, teacher's bureau, and directions for how to schedule a visit to the museum.
http://www.cdc.gov/global
Careers in Public Health
Articles found here will give your students a sense of the daily life of practicing disease detectives and highlight the range of careers associated with public health sciences and epidemiology.
http://www.cdc.gov/excite/careers/index.htm/
National Science Olympiad
The National Science Olympiad seeks to elevate science education and learning to a level of high enthusiasm and support.�The CDC sponsors two Science Olympiad events: Disease Detective and the Science of Fitness.
http://www.cdc.gov/excite/olympiad.htm
MediaSharp
An important, new classroom tool to help middle- and high school youth evaluate those messages and make healthy, life-saving choices.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/mediashrp.htm
Kids Quest
This site is intended to get kids to think about people with disabilities and some of the issues related to daily activities, health, and accessibility.�
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/kitppage.htm
Neato Mosquito: An Elementary Curriculum Guide
This curriculum guide is designed to teach 4th grade students about mosquito biology and the prevention of disease.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/neato.htm
Virus Encounters
This free curriculum offers middle and high school school teachers a comprehensive set of multimedia aids and activities for teaching units on infectious disease topics.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/teachers_tools/virus_encounters.htm
Rabies
Presents facts about rabies in a kid-friendly format and provides important information on prevention.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/kidsrabies/
Disease Cards
This set of cards has photos and information about some of the infectious diseases that CDC studies. Students and teachers can view the set online OR download and print your own copy.
www.cdc.gov/global/cards.htm
Speakers Bureau
Instructions for Requesting a Volunteer CDC Speaker.
http://www.cdc.gov/global/speaker.htm
Fight Bac
Curriculum that introduces young children to important steps in food safety.
http://www.fightbac.org/grades_4_8.cfm
It's a Snap
This site gives teachers and nurses a toolkit and incentives to prevent the spread of infectious diseases at school.
http://www.itsasnap.org/snap/teachers_nurses.asp
Science and Our Food Supply
Curriculum for middle & high school classrooms on food safety for science teachers.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/tchcuric.html
Food Risks: Perception Vs. Reality
A program to promote food risk awareness and understanding for high school students.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/risk-toc.html
Safe Food. It's Your Job Too
Food safety lessons for student (interactive online lessons and tests).
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/Lesson/lessons.html
VERBTM It's What You Do.
VERBTM makes physical activity cool and fun for tweens, encouraging them to keep moving everyday. Download activity ideas and VERB resources for use with tweens in your classes, programs, clubs, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/materials/tweens/index.htm
Create a Classroom that Moves
Brochures designed to help parents, teachers, and principals increase physical activity among elementary and middle school-aged youth through tips on ways to keep kids fit.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/brochures/index.htm
Kids Walk to School
A community-based program that aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm
Healthy Youth
This site includes information on various health topics, funding, resources, data and statistics and recommendations.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/
Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.
Useful information on how to help girls lifelong bone-healthy habits, including tips on nutrition and physical activity to help keep bone loss at bay.
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/index.html
Active-Ate
Lesson Plans on various physical and nutrition topics.
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/healthy/active-ate/index.html
HeartPower!
Includes free, science-based lesson ideas and activities that help make learning about heart health easy for all educators and fun for students Pre K-8 Grade.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003345
TAKE 10!
A classroom-based physical activity program for kindergarten to fifth grade students.
http://www.take10.net/whatistake10.asp?page=new
Tobacco Youth Education Materials
Educational materials for teachers regarding tobacco information and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/edumat.htm#factsheets
MediaSharp
An important, new classroom tool to help middle- and high school youth evaluate media messages and make healthy, life-saving choices.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/mediashrp.htm