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An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity. "Fuel" tanks for each food group help students keep track of their food choices. The Blast Off Game was designed specifically for children aged 6 to 11.

Nourish Interactive is your free one stop resource for fun nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators to use to promote healthy living for the whole family. Created by nutrition and health care professionals, Nourish Interactive's nutrition education website gives children and families the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices.

Compilation of resources from neoK12, such as online games and puzzles, videos, printables, etc.

National Dairy Council. "Kid's Games from Nutrition Explorations." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php Grade Level: 2 and up Description: A collection of different interactive games for students to play that teach them about the different parts and components of nutrition.

In this interactive game from WGBH, players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources.

Through a narrated slide show, returned Peace Corps Volunteer Vivian Nguyen explains the challenges facing girls in Niger, and how a program called Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) helps provide education and life skills to prepare girls for a healthier future. Students will investigate the problems of poverty, nutrition, and health that disproportionately affect women and girls in developing countries. They will then create educational skits or games to be included in the Camp GLOW program.

We are a charity called Send a Cow and we work hand in hand with poor families, teaching them the skills they need to leave poverty behind for good. By providing training in sustainable techniques, livestock, seeds and support, we help restore hope and create stronger communities. We also value the importance of making a positive change here as well as in Africa. Helping children become more clued-up and empowering them to change the world that we will leave them is our investment in the future.

Humanity Against Hunger In the Humanity Against Hunger web module, students become volunteers to help solve the severe food shortage faced in Africa. Through the interactive experience, students learn how nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus deficiencies can stunt plant growth in multiple ways. They also learn that replenishing the land with fertilizer can help farmers achieve higher crop yields to feed more people.

A web-only series featuring original characters and humorous stories that entertain and educate families about the importance of good nutrition, a balanced diet and physical activity.

Center for Disease Control. "Food and Nutrition." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/bam/nutrition/index.html Grade Level: 3 and up Description: The character Kendra is the 'Food & Nutrition' expert. Get advice from her about smart food choices and ways to stay powered up. The Right Fuel Delivers for You! Healthy foods and drinks give your body what it needs to give you back lots in return - energy, powerful muscles, and more. There is an interactive game to play and a link to healthy recipes.

Sheppards Software. "Nutrition for Kids." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/index.htm Grade Level: 2 and up Description: This is a fun interactive website with games and activities that educate children about nutrition, the food pyramid, and how to be healthy. There are also resources for parents to utilize as well.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. "Eat Well, Play Well." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.omsi.edu/exhibits/ewpw/ Grade Level: 1 and up Description: Explores the importance of proper nutrition and what our body needs through interactive games and activities. There are resources also for parents and teachers and is also available in English and Spanish.

Produce for Better Health Foundation. "Fruit & Veggie Color Champions." Accessed March 25, 2013. http://www.foodchamps.org/ Grade Level: PreK and up (leveled activities) Description: A student chooses a username and then chooses a healthy vegetable character to go on a journey with. They learn about nutrition through games and activities, there are also coloring pages and recipes available for students.

Kelsey, Elin. Not Your Typical Book About the Environment. Toronto, Ontario: Owlkids Books Inc., 2010. Age Range: 9 and up Publisher's Description: This is an intriguing, fact-filled book about saving the environment in unusual ways. Imaginative, comic-booklike illustrations add to a lively layout that will keep readers moving from one paragraph to the next, and funny wordplay prevents the facts from becoming overwhelming or dry. The accessible narrative will help readers to realize how their purchases of food, clothes, and electronic equipment nurture or hurt the world around them, and achievable goals and ideas will enable them to pitch in and help. The concluding chapter discusses new and unique ways to create energy. Each chapter ends with an "Elin Explains" spread that describes ecological interrelatedness ("How Video Games and Cell Phones Are Connected to Gorillas") in a graphic-novel format. This hilarious, information-packed work is an excellent addition

Otoshi, Kathryn. One. San Rafael, CA: Ko Kids Books, 2008. Age Range: 4 and up Publisher's Description: This is a deceptively simple color and counting book that turns into a lesson on bullying. Whenever they meet, Blue is picked on by Red: "Red is HOT. Blue is NOT." The other colors like Blue but are intimidated by the bluster so they say nothing, and soon Red is bossing everyone around. But then One comes. It is funny and brave and confronts Red: "If someone is mean and picks on me, I, for One, stand up and say, No." All the other colors follow One's lead and become numbers too. Yellow is two, Green, three, etc. Red begins to feel left out and tries to bully Blue, but Blue ignores him and changes to Six: "Red can be really HOT,' he says, but Blue can be super COOL.'" The rest of the numbers stick up for Blue, but offer Red the opportunity to join in the counting, and all ends well. The book is well designed with bright colored circles and numbers on stark white pages accompanied by black print. The text is very simple but meaningful, and the moral is subtly told. Red is not ostracized but included in the game, and the essential point of one person making a difference is emphasized by the ending: "Sometimes it just takes One." This is an offering with great potential for use with the very young in a variety of ways.

This website is devoted to educating children on different environmental issues through homework help, environmental news, games and activities, contests, discussion forums, and opportunities to take environmental action in your community. The website also offers teachers information through an interactive portion of the website called the "teacher's lounge."

This website is connected to the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program and focuses on supporting children's health and achievement. Helpful resources are offered to increase teacher, parent, and student knowledge of nutrition and healthy choices. The website highlights educational games, recipes, ideas for staying active, and a number of different links that will further one's nutritional education.