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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.ÊThe
CDC sponsors two Science Olympiad events: Disease Detective
and the Science of Fitness.
http://www.cdc.gov/excite/olympiad.htm
Speakers
Bureau
Instructions for Requesting a Volunteer CDC Speaker.
http://www.cdc.gov/global/speaker.htm
MediaSharp
An important, new classroom tool to help middle and high
school youth evaluate those media 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.Ê
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 their
own copy.
www.cdc.gov/global/cards.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 and 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 students (interactive online lessons
and tests).
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/Lesson/lessons.html
VERB™
It's What You Do.
VERB™ 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 activity 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 from Pre K to Grade 8.
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