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This site has an interactive game on the Food Pyramid that explains what foods teens need to eat and how much to be healthy. It has a quiz that the students can take after playing the game and print out their results. This would be a good starter activity that introduces the students to the nutrition requirements they need. The site has articles that explain many health issues that concern teens. This is a good place to have students start their research on what makes a healthy meal.

This site has the California standards but the activities could be used with the TEKS. This will tell students how much calcium they need and gives them information on how to get it. This would be a good site for students to check the nutrition they get from the meals they eat outside of school.

This site is from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), an appropriate site for our researchers! Has information on all aspects of children's health and games! The one that would be great to use with the students is Dining Decisions in the Food & Nutrition section. It has the students select 5 items from the cafeteria that are the healthiest to eat. It gives them information about the items after they have chosen them and why they are or are not good choices.

The Pacific Science Center runs this site. There are several games that students can play that has them identifying the nutrition they need and in what they eat. This site also helps students learn if what they're eating is healthy for them.

This site has games and a nutrition tracker students can download to keep track of what they're eating. This is a good site for students to get charts to start their research and a shopping list that encourages students to pay attention to the food pyramid.