Health Online Interactives
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 | Looking At Food Groups - Find out what types of food fit into each food group and what each type of food does for our bodies. Play the food group game when you are finished.  http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/healthy_eating/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPar | ||
| Yo Yo on the Go Go - "Play a fast and furious video game with Yo Yo Kid to collect healthy food from the Four Food Groups. Watch out for Boffo! He will try and slow you down" (site). http://www.tvokids.com/games/yoyogogo | ||
| The Bodies vs. Boffo - Boffo the Computer Virus infected the Bodies menu planner. Your mission is to collect food fast to wipe out the virus. Click on the question mark at the bottom right side of the screen to find out your objectives and how to move around. http://www.tvokids.com/games/bodiesvsboffo | ||
| The Bod Squad - This Bod Squad site has games to play, videos, extra footage and fun things to print so you can learn all about healthy nutrition. http://www.tvokids.com/games/bodsquad | ||
| Muscle Machine (Pause to Play) - Try the muscle machine to learn which muscles are used to help participate in particular sports and games. http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/en/youth/p2p/cool-tools/e_interactive_muscle_machine.a | ||
| Energy Engine (Pause to Play) - Give food to Frank and select which sports he plays. This game helps you learn which types of foods are best to eat before participating in sports activities. Drag and drop either the food or the activity and watch what happens to Frank. http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/en/youth/p2p/cool-tools/e_interactive_energy_engine.as | ||
| Teeth and Eating: the Structure of a Tooth - Learn about the different materials that make up your teeth, then take the quiz.
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| Teeth and Eating: Uses of Teeth - Find out about the different ways we use our teeth. Test your understanding by taking the quiz.
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| Teeth and Eating: Different Types of Teeth - Learn about the different kinds of teeth in your mouth, and what they're used for, then take the quiz.
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| Teeth and Eating: Build a Mouth! - Learn where in the mouth the different teeth are found
and then try your hand at building a mouth. | ||
| Teeth and Eating: Tooth Timeline - Learn when the different kinds of teeth will emerge and then take the quiz. | ||
| Teeth and Eating: Looking After Your Teeth - Find out how you can keep your teeth and gums healthy for life! Make sure you take the quiz. | ||
| Teeth and Eating: Brushing your Teeth - Learn how to ensure your mouth stays healthy by brushing properly. Try each activity. Test your knowledge by taking the quiz. | ||
| Teeth and Eating: Healthy Eating - This is like the Concentration game. Find the matching pairs to discover which foods can help keep teeth healthy. Take the quiz at the end to make sure you read and understood the explanations.
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| Youthlink: Time Cop - Go through each of the scenes and get to know what is going on with each of these kids. How can they make better decisions? http://www.youthlinkcalgary.com/flash_activities/time_cop/time_cop.html | ||
| YouthLink: Drug Clues and Body Blues - Discover the effects of different drugs on the human body. Eight drugs are profiled in this activity. | ||
| YouthLink: Magic Myth Ball - What's your safety IQ? Try this activity to see if you know how to stay safe in your community. http://www.youthlinkcalgary.com/flash_activities/magic_myth_ball/magic_myth_bal | ||
| The Brain and Senses - The Brain - Learn all about your body's control centre and where each part that controls each sense is located. | ||
| The Brain and Senses - Taste - How do you taste something? Learn about smelling and taste and the different parts of the tongue that sense taste. Drag and drop food on the tongue and see if you can match the food to the sensitive part of the tongue. | ||
| The Brain and Senses - Skin Sensitivity - Different concentrations of nerve cells affect the sensitivity of your skin. Test the sensitivity of the different parts of the body using this interactive. Read the instructions carefully. | ||
| The Brain and the Senses - Sight - This is a great interactive with diagrams to show the different parts of the eye and explanations of how the eye works, letting us see. | ||
| American Dental Association: Visit the Dentist with Marty - "Listen or read along as Marty takes a trip to the dentist with his mom." {site} This interactive story requires Flash. http://www.ada.org/public/games/marty.asp | ||
| 3dMouth.org - This site, sponsored by Wrigley Oral Health Care, has wonderful 3D images and interactives about the life of teeth, dental anatomy, mouth conditions and treatments. http://www.3dmouth.org/0/0_intro.cfm | ||
| The Great Escape - This game is about making a home escape plan and practicing it. Help the lobster make the best choices to get out safely. http://www.stayingalive.ca/game/game_play/game.htm | ||
| Fun with Elmer (Elmer the Safety Elephant) - Join in a variety of fun online games that are all related to safety, both off and on the computer. http://www.elmer.ca/fun-elmer/games.php | ||
| U.S. Fire Administration for Kids - On this interactive site, you get to learn all about home fire safety and then get tested on what you have learned through a number of fun activities. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm | ||
| Whack-A-Molar! - "The gang's all here - Mr. Tooth Decay, Bob Plaque, Miss Gingivitis - and you've got to whack 'em with a toothbrush!" http://www.dentistry.com/games/whackmolar.aspx | ||
| Fire dangers around the house - Can you spot all of the fire dangers around the house? Learn about fire safety with these great animated pages from the UK. http://www.derbyshire-fire-service.co.uk/userimages/kitchen.swf | ||
| Danger Rangers - farm game - Take a tour of the farm and find all of the potential hazards. While you're there, collect the items for the emergency medical kit. Note: this interactive was created in New Zealand. http://www.sportzilla-competition.co.nz/dangerrangers/farm/ | ||
| BBC: Keeping Healthy - Click the buttons to see Ruby sit, walk, sleep and run. See what effect each has on her heart rate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/keeping_healthy_fs.shtml | ||
| Food Detectives Fight Bac - "We need your help to fight an enemy... Bacteria lives on the food you eat if it isn't cooked and handled properly. It also lives on dirty hands. Eeeww! Come with us, and we'll show you how to fight this disgusting enemy."
http://www.fooddetectives.com/trailer.html | ||
| The Food Group Cartoon - "Peggy the Pork Chop stars in 'Where Do I Belong?' Will she ever find her food family?" (site) http://www.pork4kids.com/kids/cartoon.asp | ||
| Lunch-o-Matic (Arthur) - Add the right foods to the tray to make a healthy, balanced meal. Click on a food's name for clues. http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/lunchomatic/ | ||
| Scrub Club Villains Gallery - Join the Scrub Club to explore different kinds of villains.(viruses, germs and bacteria). Click on a "villain" and learn their "dirty rotten ways". http://www.scrubclub.org/site/villains.aspx | ||
| LearnAlberta: Hand Hygiene - Look at different school scenes and decide when hand washing is the best thing to do. Then, try to find five germs on the computer hand! Yuck!
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/hehh2/index.html?launch=true | ||
| Mia Mango's Recipe Inventor - Invent some great recipes to share with your family and friends: smoothies, salads, burritos and platters. | ||
| The Superfoods Mighty Gobble Chomp - Help Snack Man eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but watch out! Junk food is also lurking around... | ||
| Vending Machine Mania - Catch the snacks that are flying out of the vending machine, giving the healthy snacks to your friends and discarding the unhealthy snacks. | ||
| Mission Nutrition - Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is good nutrition. Try this game to see how you do! http://kidshealth.org/kid/misc/mission_nutrition.html | ||
| Jumble Gym - "It's tough to stay alert in classes all day, do stuff after school, see your friends, and get through all your homework at night. Who has time to add physical activity to this list? It's a weird but true fact: being active actually helps you feel more awake and have the energy to do all the things... http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_equation_activity_game.html | ||
| Canada's Food Guides - This CBC Interactive has a look at Canada's Food Guide as it has changed from the time it was created in 1949 to its last update in 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/tl-foodguide/ | ||
| Calcium Calculator - Here is a list of foods that contain calcium. Check off what you ate yesterday or an average day. Are you getting enough calcium? http://www.bestbonesforever.gov/whatsbest/calcium/calculator.cfm | ||
| My Very Own Pizza - Junior Chefs, get ready to create your own specialty pizza. Choose your favourite crust, sauce and toppings. http://www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Activities/pizzaflash.aspx | ||
| BBC: Bones: Put Annie Back Together - With this flash interactive, you can rebuild Annie's skeleton by dragging the bones back into her body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/bones/ | ||
| The Right to Food: A Window on the World - This is a great interactive to explore different areas of the world and the challenges of eating the right quantity and quality of healthy food. Read the background and then the comic strips. http://www.feedingminds.org/cartoon/rtf_en.htm | ||
| The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective - Be an amazing food detective and help these kids with bad eating habits. Then, you can play some theme mini-games. https://members.kaiserpermanente.org/redirects/landingpages/afd/ | ||
| Powerful Bones - Fun and Games - Learn more about how to keep your bones strong while participating in some fun, virtual activities. This website was created specifically for girls. http://www.bestbonesforever.gov/fun/index.cfm | ||
| Best Bones Forever - This US site is a bone health campaign for girls, promoting activity, healthy eating and getting strong. Check out the quizzes, recipes and other special features. http://www.bestbonesforever.gov/index.cfm | ||
| Pillow Pitch - "Why do we sleep anyway? That's 9 hours I could be playing video games, practicing my free-throw, or even studying -what a waste!" So, get the zzz's on sleep...
http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_equation_sleep_game.html | ||
| Got Butterflies? - Got Butterflies? Tongue-Tied? Pounding Headache? Learn what short-term and long-term stress does to your body and how to cope with it through this interactive feature! (Click on "Click here to launch the feature!")
http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_gotbutterflies_game.html | ||
| The Bully Roundup - Play this western-themed interactive board game to test your bully smarts. Also, read the article "Bully Beware" below to learn things you can do to stay out of a bully's way. http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_bullyroundup_game.html | ||
| DEAL Scavenger Hunt - Click your mouse through the backyard, front yard and school yard, searching for hidden animations and trivia questions about safety and responsibility. http://www.deal.org/content/files/flash/dealgameeng.swf | ||
| Germs and Handwashing - This is a great flash animation about germs and where they exist in our environment. Check out the handwashing animation to be sure you have the right technique. http://www.pkids.org/handflash/main.html | ||
| CFIA: Clean the Counter Game - Ever wondered about your kitchen counter and what might be lurking there? Find out about salmonella, listeria, e coli and more in this game. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/educ/gamejeu/cleannete.shtml | ||
| Five Finger Alert! - Join the Scrub Club to play the game and fight the flu villain, Enzo. http://www.scrubclub.org/site/flugame.aspx | ||
| Body and Mind! [BAM]: Diseases - This student site helps you discover more about diseases including SARS, the immune system, disease detectives and West Nile virus. http://www.bam.gov/sub_diseases/index.html | ||
| It's Up to You! - Rosie and her friends are doing a project on healthy eating and she needs your help. There are lots of food and nutrition activities here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou/ | ||
| Taz's Munch-n-Crunch - Learn about the energy that comes from good nutrition by helping Taz complete this maze. http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/resource/TazMan.html | ||
| Nutrition Mixer - Test your knowledge of which foods belong in which food group in this interactive activity. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/mixer/mixer. | ||
| Arianna's Food Force One - Learn more about nutrition as you play Arianna's Food Force One. Be careful, it's a top secret mission!! http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/foodforceone | ||
| Combo Kitchen - This interactive game invites players to select which foods are made up of a combination of different foods--it then breaks down those foods into their various food groups. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/combokitchen | ||
| Monster Nutrition (Nutrition Explorations) - This game helps you learn how to use the food pyramid to meet your nutritional needs. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/activities/monster2.asp | ||
| Bacteria in the Cafeteria - Go on a microbe quest to solve the microbe riddle. http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/02_bac/02_bac.html | ||
| The Scrub Club - This kid-friendly site entertains and informs on the topic of keeping food safe from harmful bacteria. http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx | ||
| CFIA: Food Safety Web Wheel - Take a spin on the food safety web wheel and see how many questions you can answer! http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/educ/gamejeu/wheeroue.shtml | ||
| Packetville Episode II: Penny's Search - "Penny is searching for cool careers in technology and needs your help to dodge hackers in space, hop through multiple networks, and swim in a data stream full of electro-magnetic eels." (site)
Enjoy this fun, action-packed adventure with Peter Packet. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/edu/peterpacket2/NewBuild_forweb/penny/ind | ||
| You've Got to Be Kidding (Arthur) - Climb the tree and have fun solving real life problems by choosing the best advice. http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/yougottobekidding/index.html | ||
| Blackbeard Galley Chef - Create your own tasty, healthy and easy to make recipes with the help of the Blackbeard Galley Chef. Just choose your ingredients and get cooking! http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/play.html?game=122 | ||
| National Geographic: Nanosurgeon - You can be the nanosurgeon; fire your antibodies and destroy the virus. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ActionGames/Nanosurgeon | ||
| Up and Down - "Ride the rollercoaster to better health with Digger!" (site) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/7_9entry/9.shtml | ||
| Tobacco Game - "Travel with Kat through Buddy's body and see what effect the smoke has had and discover if the tar will eventually swallow you up!" (site) http://www.roycastle.org/kats/buddyfull.html | ||
| Time for Bed - "Most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. We'll show you some animals and you choose which one needs more sleep - the kid or the animal. We'll keep score so you'll know if you're a sleep star or a snore loser! http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/bed_game.html | ||
| The 6 Steps Game - Play the 6 Steps Game to see what you know about the six steps of hand-washing. http://www.scrubclub.org/site/meet_6steps.aspx | ||
| You Make Me Sick! - Meet Mr. Pukey-Guts and find out why he wants to puke. This rather "gross" game helps you understand the harmful effects of many foods and addictions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_3940000/newsid_3945000/3945011.stm | ||
| You're In Charge - Play this fun game to see how good you are at taking care of the house while your parents are out. http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/in_charge_flash.html | ||
| Science, Tobacco and You - This student site has lots of information about tobacco including what tobacco is, how it affects your body, the economy and the environment. Click on all the highlighted sections and text to get the full picture! http://scienceu.fsu.edu/content/tobaccoyou/index.html | ||
| Plaque Attack - Select the weapon to defend your teeth from the attacking plaque. http://www.adveract.com/games/plak/plak.htm | ||
| Picnic Pickup - "Test your smarts in the Picnic Pickup Game! In 60 seconds, try avoiding junk foods and click on the healthy, nutritious foods instead to win points and maintain your energy level." (site) http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourbody/yourbody_equation_food_game.html | ||
| PBS: Morphing Embryos - Choose from these videos of a human, pig, chicken, and fish embryo. See them develop. These videos require QuickTime. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/clips/ | ||
| Our bodies play killer defense - Take a tour of the human body, learning how different parts of our body fight against invisible invaders. http://www.diseasedetectives.org/body_defense | ||
| My Pyramid Blastoff Game - In this interactive activity, students learn how to balance a nutritious diet with an active lifestyle. After selecting their daily mix of diet and activity, they are given a "mission report", which provides feedback related to their choices. http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html# | ||
| Nature History Museum: NitFit - Race your louse through a head of hair, and answer questions as you go. See if you can stay alive! http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/fun-games/nitfit/index.html | ||
| My Body (KidsHealth) - The Circulation System, The Muscles, The Ear, The Digestive Tract, The Eye, The Respiratory System. A very nice site with great animated gifs and sounds. http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html | ||
| Join the S-Team - Join the S-Team and help stop bullying! This interactive adventure will give you great ideas on how to deal with bullying. http://www.teamheroes.ca/website/intro.html | ||
| InnerG - Learn how to keep the various parts of your body, such as your heart and intenstines, healthy. http://www.kidnetic.com/Innerg/ | ||
| How the Body Works - Ten cartoon movies that explain how different body systems work! [Immune system, muscular system, nervous system, skeletal system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, urinary system, respiratory system, endocrine system and skin.] http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=29673&ps=110 | ||
| Halloween Candy Game - "Drag pieces of candy into the pumpkin's mouth to see how quickly the calories climb! We'll tell you when you've fed the pumpkin a day's worth of calories." (site) http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/candy_game.html | ||
| Food Guide Pyramid Puzzle - "Use your mouse to drag the pieces onto the pyramid." (site) http://www.pork4kids.com/kids/food_pyramid.asp | ||
| Your Gross and Cool Body - Learn about all those things most people don't want to talk about - everything from belches and bad breath to stinky pits! http://www.yucky.com/flash/body/index.html | ||
| Drag and Drop the Body Parts - Play this game to see how much you know about the parts of the human body! http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/tykids/flash/bodyparts.html | ||
| Dependency Depot - Play some interactive games that teach you more about saying no to drugs. http://www.cyke.com/dependency.swf | ||
| Operation: Airway Invaders - Are you ready to be a special agent and take part in this important mission? http://asthmakids.ca/flash/airwayInvaders/airwayInvaders.html | ||
| Clear the Air Game - Use the interactive map to find the answers to the smoking quiz. http://www.smokefreekids.info/08game_frame.html | ||
| BodyWorks Games (Science World) - Fun online games you can play to learn about a variety of topics related to how the human body works. You'll need the free Flash Player. http://www.scienceworld.ca/teachers_outreach/play_online/bw_games.htm | ||
| Big E's Grossest Hits - "Introducting the king of all bacteria, "Big E" (A.K.A. E. Coli). He's a rott n'roll star, playing his germy music ... so put your hands together, and learn to wash 'em the scrub club way! Let's send Big E's career down the drain! To get the most out of this game, be sure to turn your computer's... http://www.scrubclub.org/site/ecoligame.aspx | ||
| What Happens During an Asthma Flare-Up? - This Flash movie demonstrates and explains what happens when asthma flares up. http://kidshealth.org/misc/movie/cc/how-asthma-affects.html | ||
| Quintricious - In this game, you must help Marcus and Arianna select foods to eat that are from each of the five food groups. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/swfs/kids-games/arianna/games/quintricious | ||
| Antibiotic Attack - This interactive activity helps you look at the pros and cons of using antibiotics to treat illness. Play the role of a doctor who must treat seven patients and try to keep them from going to the hospital. You can use five different medicines, each of which can cause different side effects. The more... http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/antibiotic.html | ||
| American Dental Association: Games and Puzzles - You will find here a selection of games and puzzles including Match-A-Tooth, Dental Space Odyssey, To Tell the Tooth, Connect the Dots, Crossword Puzzle Maze, and Word Scramble. Shockwave is required for some. http://www.ada.org/public/games/games.asp | ||
| American Dental Association: Dudley and Friends Movies - Choose from a list of Dudley movies.... Brush and Floss, Brotherly Advice, Dental Quiz, Dudley and Gramps Brush and Floss, Smile Scrapbook, Healthy Snacks with Dudley, and Losing Your Baby Teeth with Dudley and Charlie. http://www.ada.org/public/media/videos/psa/index.asp#dudley | ||
| American Dental Association: All about Teeth and Tooth Care - This presentation is complete with movies on good dental health. Learn about teeth, brushing flossing, root canals and special treatments. http://www.ada.org/public/games/animation/interface.asp | ||
| All Systems Are a Go! - "Arnold is missing a number of body parts. Students are presented with a body system and a variety of organs. Students drag and drop all the organs that belong in that particular body system to Arnold's body. Once all four systems are complete, a clothed Arnold will appear. But if students drag in an... http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html | ||
| Ad Decoder Game - What’s the deal? Turn the pages in this interactive magazine and learn about the messages behind the ads you see every day. Why? Learning about the messages behind the ads will help you understand the differences between real vs. ideal and know the truth will help you craft a positive self-image!... http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_addecoder_game.html | ||
| Gotta Move Activity Game - After you match the different activities in this matching game, you are given some good ideas around staying active. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/children/game.html | ||
| Stalking the Mysterious Microbe - "Are microbes just germs? Join microbiologist Sam Sleuth to learn more about microbes like bacteria and viruses. Find out what microbes look like, how they evolved and where bacteria and viruses live." (site) | ||
