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​ Here is a list of resources to help with your research. There are **reference resources, websites, books****, other resources** such as a poster, video and slideshow and **__links__** to help you search for even more information. You don't need to use all of the resources, read the descriptions carefully, think about if they are relevant to your purpose or not.

Talk about the resources with your friends by clicking on discussion at the top of the page. Which resources did you find most useful and why? Which ones didn't help your search?

**__Reference Resources:__**
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 * [[image:nutrition_dictionary.JPG width="297" height="177" align="center" link="@http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids/en/nutrition-encyclopedia/nutrition-encyclopedia"]] || [[image:grub_club.JPG width="280" height="190" align="center" link="@http://www.greatgrubclub.com/?location_id=71"]] || [[image:food_dictionary.jpg width="302" height="234" align="center"]] ||
 * Look up words and phrases that you don't understand or don't know how to say in this **talking nutrition encyclopaedia**.

Find them by clicking on the letter that your words begin with in the alphabet strip and then locate them in the list in the orange box. The encyclopaedia will say them for you and you can read what they mean in the yellow box. Use this website to expand your health vocabulary, it will help you to understand more information from other sources. || Ask an expert! You can email Professor Foodsmart at **The Great Grub Club** to ask him questions that relate to your seach purpose.

Use the **A-Z of Fruit & Veg** encyclopaedia also on this website to learn about different kinds of fruit and vegetables. Can you recognise them on your next visit to the supermarket with your parents? Why not try something new? Remember to write or make a podcast of your reflections and experiences to share on your blog. || ** 421.1 EHL ** Have you ever wondered what a kumquat or a jicama is? And is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
 * Eating the Alphabet, by Lois Ehlert **

The colourful pictures in this dictionary will help you discover many new fruit and vegetables. You can use the glossary at the back of the book to find more information about them. There are many ideas for food that you can eat to improve your diet. || **__Other resources:__**
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 * [[image:ppt_shot.JPG width="308" height="214" align="center" link="@http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/theelliotthouse-253332-powerpoint-healthy-eating-heal-Entertainment-ppt/"]] || [[image:easy_pyramid.JPG width="313" height="208" align="center" link="@http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster.pdf"]] || [[image:well_fed_wolf.JPG width="304" height="179" align="center" link="@http://learntobehealthy.org/kits/FuelinmyBody/Activity4/start.aspx"]] ||
 * The **Eatwell Plate slideshow**uses simple images and text to teach you about eating a balanced diet. Click the small arrows to move the presentation on. Try to answer the questions that it asks and think about how you can use the information to evaluate your diet. Can you recall at least one food from each of the five food groups? || Use the **My Pyramid poster** to learn about being healthy. Think about what you can see in the poster. What are the children doing? Why might that be important? What food can you see in the poster and how is it organised? Where would the food that you've eaten today fit in on the pyramid? Use this poster to help you evaluate your diet, is it healthy or not? || Watch as Little Red Riding Hood teaches the Big Bad Wolf all about a balanced diet in the **Well-Fed Wolf**. At the end of each video clip, stop and think about what you have seen. Select the most important facts and write them on your **Wallwisher** wall. ||

**__Websites:__**
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 * [[image:bbc_site.JPG width="317" height="266" align="center" link="@http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou/index.shtml"]] || [[image:food_group_fun.JPG width="292" height="202" align="center" link="@http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/kids/health/eat_smart/food_science/index.html"]] || [[image:kids_in_the_kitchen.JPG width="308" height="212" align="center" link="@http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org/"]] ||
 * Follow Rosie and her friends on **It's up to you!** as they help Tony find out about healthy eating. This website is packed with facts about what makes a balanced diet and how different food can help your body. Can you find some facts that answer your questions from you KWL charts? Post them on your **Wallwisher** wall and organise them so you can answer your questions. || Explore **Food Group Fun**and learn about the different food groups and why they are important for our bodies. The information on this website is quite detailed, you should only select the most important facts and remember to retell them in your own words. If you find this website too difficult, try a different resource about balanced diets. || ** Kids in the Kitchen ** will inspire you with their list of healthy recipes. You may find some ideas that you would like to try out in preparation for your final task of creating a healthy menu. There are also many tips about healthy eating in the **Did you know?** section. Can you find a surprising tip that makes you change your ideas about the kind of food that you should eat? ||

**__Books__**  **Food, by Fiona Waters**  Did you ever wonder why we need food? How does your food affect your teeth? Or what kind of food will help you grow? This book will tell you all this and much more. || **613.2 RAN** **What's So Good about vegetables? by Ronne Randall**  This book will teach you all about a balanced diet, how different types of food help our bodies and what nutrients are in them. || **613.2 ROS** **My Healthy Body - Eating, by Veronica Ross**  This book looks at what makes a balanced diet. It also has information about food allergies and special kinds of diets. ||
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 * There are many facts in these books. Read the contents pages and use your keywords and phrases to search the index pages for specific information. Remember that you don't need to use everything you read. Pick out just a few facts that are relevant to your purpose, post them on your **Wallwisher** wall and then use them to help you answer your KWL chart questions. Make sure that you understand what you are reading, the glossaries at the back of the books explain some tricky words. You can show your understanding by telling your chosen facts in your own words. ||

Are you still looking for information to help you answer your KWL chart questions? Or have you found out something that you are really interested in and want to know more about? Use the search engine and library catalogues below to help you on your quest for more information about healthy eating.
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 * Type a **keyword** or your own search phrase in the ** KidsClick ** search bar, or click on the headings to follow the path to information. Read the descriptions of the links first, think about if the websites will fit with your purpose and then select a resource. || Search our **school library catalogue**for more websites and books on this topic. Enter your **keyword** into the search bar. You can make the list of resources smaller by clicking on the book icon to remove all the books from the list, or on website icon to remove all the websites. You can also click on more keywords in the word cloud to make your search more specific. || If you would like to read books in Norwegian about healthy eating, visit our local library in Arendal and ask the librarian to help you find //barne bøker om sunne mat vane//. Or you could search in their **online catalogue** first. Talk to your Norwegian teacher about defining some keywords in Norwegian to help you locate resources. ||