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Self Acceptance
Sixth graders brainstorm their strengths and the positive qualities that make them unique. They write their own short story in prose.
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Government Policy and Its Impact on HIV/AIDS
Learners examine "President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief", identify important U.S. policy events related to AIDS/HIV from the last 25 years and hold a policy debate on the funding for AIDS/HIV programs.
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Going to Extremes: High Anxiety
Students examine the dangers of mountain climbing. After watching a video, they discuss the role of a German research team going into the Alps to predict who is going to adjust to the change in oxygen levels. They discover the...
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Growing in Communities, Kids on the Grow
Students participate in an after school program that promotes concern for others, recognizing differences, accepting differences, leadership roles, mentoring, self-responsibility and personal safety. They explore the diversity of their...
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Dorothea Dix: Reform in Massachusetts
Young scholars examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discover how her efforts resulted in the passage of legislation. They also examine the care people with disabilities receive.
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Vision Disorder
Young scholars design a morning routine for a 60 year old female senior with vision disorder. For this biology lesson, students collaborate with their team to come up with possible solutions. They present at least two ideas of their...
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A Woman's Crusade: Dorothea Dix
Students examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They also examine the role of women in the 1840s and 1850s. They discover different sources of examples of citizen's rights.
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The Duties of Governments: Dix vs. Pierce
Students examine the role of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discuss President Pierce's veto of legislation she helped create. They address the rights and responsibilities of citizen's and the role of government.
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Infectious Disease Detectives
Young scholars participate in a simulation of how diseases are transmitted. Each student holds a test tube, with only one containing the "disease" while the others have water. They move around the room until told to stop. Using...
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How Can You Predict the Characteristics of an Unborn Baby?
Young scholars compare three sets of unlabeled human chromosomes and gather related data, trace chromosomes to pair them, and make observations about them.
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How Machines Help Us Stay Healthy
Students visit different departments at a local hospital to see how machines help peoples such as the CAT scan machine. They build a model of such a machine that shows how patients are moved in and out of the machine.
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Pieces of Mind: What's In A Dream?
Learners explore the five stages of sleep. They view video footage of sleep labs and discuss the findings. Students conduct experiments by keeping a sleep journal to track their sleep and dream activity. They find examples of ways...
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Sports Science
Young scholars explore athletes and how they perform. In this physics lesson, students investigate how physics is involved in sports. Young scholars go online to interactive sites that explain physics and biomechanics. Students also...
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Food Math
Fourth graders explore healthy habits by completing caloric measurement activities. In this food choice lesson, 4th graders discuss what types of foods give you protein or fat and utilize a food chart to measure caloric intake. Students...
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Responding to Social Crisis
Students, through discussion, identify ways to cope with and process unexpected community or world crisis, such as terrorism or violent acts within a school or community.
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Of Mice and Men: Fun Trivia Quiz
You could suggest this online, interactive quiz on Of Mice and Men to your class as a means of self-assessing basic reading comprehension; however, it lacks the rigor necessary to warrant using it as an assignment.
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Elders As Resources
Students engage in a lesson that uses discussion groups for communication. The focus of the lesson is upon the respect for authority that should be given to older adults. Students engage in class discussion about the information that can...
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Bioterror
Students explore and discuss October, 2001 anthrax attacks and their aftermath.
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: "Synthesizing Content on a Continuum" Activity: Developing Effective Communication
Young scholars express their opinions on the danger from HIV. They study appropriate speaking techniques and become aware what it feels like to learn that they have been infected with an incurable, fatal disease. The share personal...
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Looking At the World Through Different Eyes
Learners are introduced to the concept of reframing as a problem-solving alternative. They present the value of incorporating adults into their suport system. Students draw what they think Creep Face and Maggie saw when they looked...
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I Can Be Happy for Hours Just Doing
Students explore leisure activities. In this leisure activities instructional activity, students define the topic and write a paper about a leisure activity they love. Students draw a cartoon illustrating the activity and write a poem or...
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Breaking News English: Teacher on Trial for Attacking Student
For this English worksheet, students read "Teacher on Trial for Attacking Student," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Soldier Admits Guilt over Iraq Photos
In this English worksheet, students read "Soldier Admits Guilt over Iraq Photos," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 6 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worry Critter
Third graders investigate what worrying is, its causes, feeling, and how to deal with it.
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