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Plastic Fork Diaries
An engaging site about food and its influences.
Grade Level: 6-8


http://www.plasticforkdiaries.org/preview_play.cfm

	CONTENT: The Plastic Fork Diaries entertains and educates kids about issues related to food (origins, preparation, nutrition, and more) through an ongoing tale of lunch and life at a mythical middle school.
	SITE DESIGN: This well-designed site is engaging, vibrant, and colorful. Flash Player is required for the episodes.
	ORGANIZATION: The graphical top navigation bar and the textual bottom navigation bar make movement between areas of the site simple.
	REVIEW: Middle school students will enjoy following the story of six students "as they experience first-hand the relationship between food and their changing bodies, cultural differences, the vanishing family meal, nutrition, and athletic performance." Basic information and facts to support the story elements can be found in the "Info Bites" section. The Phood Physiology course at the "Inside U" section gives students the facts about food and their bodies. Behind-the-scenes views of how food is prepared or grown are provided in the "Field Trip" section. The site also provides healthy recipes.
	RELATED REVIEWS: P.E. & Health: Nutrition

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