EduHound Weekly

Spotlight Site of the Week!

The Fitness Files
This site addresses fitness in a concise, fun, interactive format that's great for learning the most effective ways to become and remain physically fit.
http://tms.ecol.net/fitness/

Additional Sites:

• Fitness Fun Times Five
  Features lessons that combine fitness fun with other subjects, including sponge relay, baseball Frisbee, bowling math, and more!
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson266.shtml
• PEC: Health and Physical Education Lesson Plans
  This database contains more than 1500 health and physical education lesson and assessment ideas.
  http://www.pecentral.com/lessonideas/pelessonplans.html
• President's Challenge
  Contains a series of programs designed to help improve anyone's activity level.
  http://www.presidentschallenge.org/
• BAM! Body and Mind: Teacher's Corner
  Serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with interactive, educational, and fun activities linked to the national education.
  http://www.bam.gov/teachers/index.htm
• Balance First
  Provides everything you need to teach students about energy balance -- balancing the foods we choose with regular physical activity.
  http://www.smartspot.com/professionals/balance_first/

Judi's Corner

This week features a reader-submitted site with lessons about those who have won the Nobel Peace Prize:

Nobel Peace Laureate Project

http://www.nobelpeacelaureates.org

"The Nobel Peace Laureate Project has completed a series of biographical sketches and lesson plans about the 22 Americans who have won the Nobel Peace Prize. We wish to make them available for free to teachers and students."

Thank you to John Attig, President
Nobel Peace Laureate Project