The most often quoted medical proverb is without question, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Its history and exact origin are uncertain, but it probably became prominent towards the end of the 19th century.

Some sites to help in this effort:

• Education World: Lesson Planning Center: Health & Safety
  Education World presents twelve lessons to help students learn about health and safety.
  http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/archives/health.shtml

• The Food Guide Pyramid
  The food guide pyramid has been rebuilt! The biggest change is that the food groups are no longer horizontal blocks of the pyramid
  http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
  

• FDA/CFSAN - For Kids, Teens and Educators
  Provides general information, games, quizzes, puzzles and resources for kids, teens and teachers on food safety.
  http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/educate.html

• PBS TeacherSource Health Lessons
  A large and extensive collection of health lessons. To view lesson plans and activities, select a grade range and topic.
  http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm

• PE Central: Health Lesson Plans
  PE Central presents a large number of Health lesson ideas for you to use in your Health education program. These ideas are from teachers around the globe. Use the search choices to locate the lessons currently in our database.
  http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/health/healthlp.asp

Good Luck!

This week's question comes from Jerry:

"As we do at our high school each year, we are celebrating 'Pi Day' on March 14th. How about a few sites along this theme?"

Certainly, Jerry

Here are some sites to get you started:

• Activities ForMathematics
  is the focus of this project. It includes a variety of activities to help you learn about . You will discover the approximate value of . You will use measurement and report data. In the History section you will be able to explore the history of using the World Wide Web. " Calculations Over Time" will link you to Internet sites on mathematicians who have calculated .
  http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEorange/Piactivities.html

• Math Forum: Pi Day Activities
  If you are looking for some ways to celebrate math in your math class, or if you would like to suggest some school-wide thematic activities, you are certain to find ideas on this page to help you design a Pi Day that students will enjoy.
  http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.pi.html

• Pi Day Activities!
  Pi Day is a day to celebrate mathematics in your school. It gives us the perfect springboard to allow our students to have fun while investigating mathematics concepts, being creative and even a little silly.
  http://www.mathwithmrherte.com/pi_day.htm

• Pi Day (Week) Lesson (Grades 4-12)
  Includes nine activities to celebrate Pi Day/Week!
  http://www.evsc.k12.in.us/schoolzone/schools/evans/piday.htm

Good Luck!

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