Colds and the Flu Explained

After years of not getting sick this winter I've had the flu and caught a few colds. My latest cold has knocked me back this week. The o...

Seven Resources for Teaching and Learning About Food & Nutrition

On Tuesday morning I'm going to visit a school that has adopted a new health and fitness curriculum focused on helping students make bet...

Arthur Family Health Teaches Kids and Adults About Taking Care of Themselves

Arthur Family Health is a new resource from PBS Kids. Arthur Family Health is designed to help parents, teachers, and students learn about ...

Design an Olympic Diet

A couple of years ago there were lots of stories about the massive amounts of food that athletes like Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps consumed...

The Science of Kissing

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day so this is a good time to take a look at the science of kissing. The following video from It's Okay To B...

Check Out This Award-Winning Android App Developed By Students

(Cross-posted from one of my other blogs, Android4Schools.com) Yesterday, on the  Free Technology for Teachers Facebook page I shared a pos...

Ten Educational Games from Taking IT Global

Taking IT Global is an organization with a mission to empower youth to understand and act on the world's greatest challenges. I've w...

Videos - What If You Stopped Sleeping or Going Outside?

AsapScience recently released a couple of short videos that could fit well in middle school and high school health courses. What If You Sto...

Why Do We Have Body Hair? A Short Lesson for Health Classes

In today's episode of Sci Show Hank Green explains body hair . Viewers will learn why humans have it and learn about the different types...

5 Resources to Help Students Make Healthy Food Choices

The school district neighboring mine recently announced a new health and fitness curriculum that emphasizes "lifetime" fitness. On...

Depression Quest - An Interactive Story About Depression

Depression Quest is a website that features an interactive story designed to educate people about depression. The story puts you in the pla...

A Simple Guide to Vitamins

More Than Supplemental is a nice infographic designed and published by S.B. Lattin Design. The infographic provides a guide to foods that a...

How to Protect Your Eyes from Computer Screens

Image Source: Theen A few weeks ago The Atlantic had a story about the Vision Council's recent report on digital eye strain . The sixt...

Eat Different Encourages Healthy Habits

Eat Different is a service that aims to help people change their eating habits. The basic premise of the site is to provide a place for use...

Outbreak - Deadliest Pandemics Infographic

I have started to get a little leery of infographics lately in part because some of them don't seem to be much more than SEO efforts by...

Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta

This week's Snag Learning Film of the Week is Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta . Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta is a short docum...

Virus Hunters - Snag Learning Film of the Week

This week's Snag Learning Film of the Week is The Virus Hunters . The Virus Hunters is a forty-seven minute film that explains how viru...

Images All About Sugar Consumption

This morning I Stumbled Upon a New York Times article titled Is Sugar Toxic? The article is about the potential effects on the body of ex...

Oh No... Acne! - A Video Explanation

Acne. Every teenager experiences it at one time or another. What is acne? What can be done about it? Should you pop a zit or not? Explania ...