Principal Sponsors
Makes grants to address the most serious social and environmental problems facing society, where risk capital, responsibly invested, may make a difference over time.
National Science Foundation
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science.
King Saud University seeks to become a leader in educational and technological innovation, scientific discovery and creativity through fostering an atmosphere of intellectual inspiration and partnership for the prosperity of society.
The O'Donnell Foundation is devoted to building model programs to enhance the quality of education.
Eating & Exercise
| How many calories are in your favorite foods? How much exercise would you have to do to burn off these calories? What is the relationship between calories and weight? Explore these issues by choosing diet and exercise and keeping an eye on your weight. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Biology
- Food
- Exercise
- Energy
Sample Learning Goals
- Design a diet and exercise regimen.
- Estimate the number of calories required for basic survival.
- Estimate the number of calories burned by exercise.
- Explain how heart health depends on diet and exercise.
- Explain how Body Mass Index (BMI) depends on weight and height.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Eating and Exercise Clicker Questions
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Trish Loeblein | MS HS UG-Intro |
CQs | 4/10/12 |
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Eating and Exercise Activity
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Wendy Adams | HS K-5 MS UG-Intro |
Lab | 11/5/10 |
| Guided Discovery: BMI, BMR, Calories in/out | Steve Vendome | HS MS |
Lab Other |
5/22/09 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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