Units included in Eat to Compete

  1. 1031 Fitness IA
    • 360 Video 
    • Watch a science experiment play out to determine how sports drinks and other beverages affect recovery after exercise.
  2. Feasting with Wendy 
    • 360 Video 
    • Enter the lions’ den with nationally-recognized award winning science teacher, Wendy Martin.
  3. Cellular Respiration 
    • 2D Video 
    • Learn about cellular respiration and why mitochondria are so important.
  4. Human Digestion 
    • 2D Video 
    • Follow the path of food through a human body to witness digestion in stages.
  5. Boulder Roll
    • Game
    • Use boulders to defeat oncoming ogres by answering science questions correctly in this heart-racing interactive game.

All lessons are based on Next Gen Science Standards.
All units are related to food as energy.

  • Age Group: Middle School
  • Category: Life Science
  • NGSS: MS-LS1-7, MS-LS3-1, MS-LS4-5, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3
  • Runtime: 30-40 min.

More Lessons

Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, & Tulsa

-Learn about the legacy of Rosa Parks and her contribution to the 1950s American Civil Rights Movement-Understand Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.-Stand in front of the Dexter Avenue Baptist church where Martin Luther King Jr. was the...

Genius Genetics

-If you’re going to learn about genetics, do it immersed in our virtual world.-This unit occurs in our underwater research lab.-Take a side trip to the ancient library and open magical books that hold the mysteries of our chromosomes.-Beware the floating head and the...

Circle Of Life

Units included in Circle of Life Nahant Marsh Apiary, IA 360 Video Buzz over this apiary to learn about the importance of the bee population to plants and animals alike. Animal Reproduction  2D Video  Understand the behaviors and mechanics of animal reproduction in...

B.T. Washington And G.W. Carver

-Stand on the campus of Tuskegee University and learn about it’s founder, Booker T. Washington.-Visit Washington’s home and examine the hand-crafted bricks, designed by George Washington Carver.-Stop by Piedmont Park, in Atlanta, GA, to see where Washington made his...

Abraham Lincoln and Vicksburg

Visit the town of Hodgenville, KY, where Lincoln was born and stand outside of his childhood cabin.Stand in Lincoln’s front yard in Springfield, IL, where he lived until he moved into the White House.Learn about the Lincoln-Douglas Presidential debates and the...

Adventures In Space: Black Holes And Beyond

Units included in Adventures In Space: Black Holes And Beyond  The learning adventures in this science curriculum unit include the opportunity to pilot a spaceship, as well as a Mars Rover while learning some of the most important lessons about the Universe. Along the...

Natures Neighborhoods

Units included in Natures Neighborhoods Hydroponic Farming with Wendy  360 Video Learn about hydroponic farming with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher. Quad City Botanical Center, IL 360 Video Take in the plentiful plant-life at the Quad Cities...

The Velvet Revolution

-Stand on the streets of Prague and learn about how the Cold War impacted the climate of eastern Europe.-Understand the causes of the Prague Spring and how political protests against one-party rule led to major civil unrest.-Visit the National Theater in Prague while...

Masters Of Design

All of the experiences in this unit take place in our mountain-based research facility. Units included in Masters of Design How Power Plants Got Sparked  Read a virtual reality Manga comic book about the history of Thomas Edison and his work to harness electricity....

Mechanized Mania

Units included in Mechanized Mania  Imaging with Wendy  360 Video  Learn how wave technology through MRIs, sonograms, X-rays and more actually work Brushes Mill  2D Video  Mini-biography of Edison’s rival, Charles Brush, and his accomplishments revealed. Newton’s...