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[] This site enables you to look up nutritional information for most fast food chains. Once you choose the restaurant you can view nutritional data for each menu item. The site will also calculate the nutritional value of a meal that you create. It also provides a “high and low” list for each chain. This would be fun to use for a nutrition lesson.
 * 1. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center: “Drive thru diet” **

[] This site has a section of lesson plan ideas which includes “five minute fillers” and internet scavenger hunts. It also has a “technology integration” page that features a “tech lesson plan of the week”. This is a good way to get ideas to incorporate technology into your lessons. There is also a “site to see” section that suggests websites for many different topics. It rates the websites, recommends appropriate grade levels and provides links to the sites. 3. **The Mint** [] This site is geared to educate 6-12 graders how to manage money wisely. It contains activities for the kids, tips for parents and ideas for teachers. The teacher’s pages have ideas for how to implement lessons on topics like budgeting & credit. These pages give you concepts to cover, materials needed, objectives & even procedures to use. The pics on the kids’ pages are pretty funny! 4. **Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) – Body & Mind** [|www.bam.gov] This site includes topics such as: · How to control the spread of germs · Physical activity – students can even create their own fitness calendar · Your life - info on things like bullying & how to handle gossip · Food & Nutrition – they can play the “dining decisions” game 5. **PBS Kids - Don’t Buy It** [] This site has sections on advertising tricks, smart shopping, entertainment and what you can do to make a difference in the media. It also has some fun links where the students can develop their own advertisement or create a cereal box. The site uses bright graphics & fun bubble fonts, really appealing for students! 6. **[|www.style.com]** This site has great runway photos, trend reports & shopping sections. Really useful for any fashion lessons. 7. Utah Education Network [|www.uen.org] This site has tons of FACS lesson plans. 8. [|www.youtube.com] Fun video clips for the students to watch. The site also has some great demos that could be used during kitchen labs; maybe show a technique you are unable to do yourself. 9. The New York Times website [|www.nytimes.com] This site has some of the most up-to-date info on almost every topic. Great articles to bring current events into the classroom! 10. Rubistar [] This site has templates to help you create your own rubrics or it has rubrics created by others – helpful for getting ideas for your own.
 * 2. Education World **