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Treatments for Characters' Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research treatments for problems associated with specific characters.  In this online research lesson plan, students use kid-friendly search engines to find information that will help a character from Charlie and the Chocolate...
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Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  For this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal...
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Eating Out and Eating In- Go Lean with Protein

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore healthy food options at fast food restaurants. In this restaurant lesson, 5th graders explore menus from different fast food options. Students investigate menus to determine the healthiest meal options.
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What's the Shape of Your Diet?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the food pyramid. In this food pyramid instructional activity, 5th graders investigate a proper balanced diet and compare their daily diet with recommendations from the food pyramid. Students create a visual...
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Fire Prevention Week: Day Five Fire Fighting Equipment

For Students K - 1st
In this fire safety worksheet, students will look at a picture of a pumper truck and a ladder truck. Students will find out and discuss information about each kind of truck.
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Staying Green While Being Clean

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Clean up the environment with a lesson that focuses on replacing hazardous cleaning supplies with green, environmentally-friendly products. Using a dirty patch of surface as a control area, kids clean other parts of various surfaces...
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Ozone Layer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a CNNfyi.com article in order to identify causes of ozone depletion. They compare and contrast the effects of chlorofluorocarbons and bromine on the ozone. They develop a plan to prevent future destruction of the ozone.
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What's an Ecotect?

For Students 4th - 9th
In this future jobs worksheet, students use their creative thinking to select 10 job titles from a list and write a description for each job title. Students discuss as a class what good descriptions are and they discuss life in the future.
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Dental Health Word Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dental health worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell vocabulary pertaining to healthy teeth. There is a word bank.
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Economics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read a poem about rice and identify its importance around the world. In this rice lesson plan, 4th graders read about the role of rice in various nutritional sectors around the world. Students complete two word problems...
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Breakfast: Healthy for Me and Healthy for the Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop criteria for a healthy and environmentally friendly breakfast and use these criteria to design a breakfast menu. They use a decision chart to evaluate their choices which is imbedded in this plan.
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The Answer Is- What Is the Question

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review subject matter using a game format. For this quiz game lesson, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of Jeopardy) They...
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Buddy, Are You Ready?-Preparing for School Emergencies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore natural disasters by reading stories about volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. They explore safe behaviors in order to understand what to expect in a catastrophe. Students practice safe evacuation procedures...
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Good Answers for Pet Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine qualities of pet owners. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the reasons people give up their pets and the problems that pet relinquishment may cause. Students create posters that promote positive pet ownership.
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Alcohol Addiction and Its Effect on the Body

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use the Internet to research the liver and the effects of alcoholism.  In this alcohol addiction lesson students divide into groups and get information on their topic.
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The Battle to Save Bats

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats.  In this animal health activity, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats.  Students discuss ways to keep...
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Pizza Time!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore healthy dietary guidelines. In this dietary guidelines lesson, 5th graders investigate fractional parts of a healthy diet using pizza as a visual aid.
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Using History to Teach Tolerance: A Ripple of Hope

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate the prejudice and racism that has existed in the U.S. for centuries by attending a field trip.  In this equality instructional activity, students visit the Tolerance Museum and discuss the history of the U.S....
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Partner Switcheroo Stunt Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice tumbling skills. In this physical education lesson, students use their flexibility skills in order to follow the provided procedures to play Switcheroo Stunt Hunt.
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Disease Warriors

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the importance of vaccines in fighting childhood disease.  In this health lesson, students play a game to model how vaccines protect against the spread of infectious disease. Students play a tag based game in which the...
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Calorie Countdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore human health by identifying calories in food items. In this healthy eating habits lesson, 4th graders view the USDA food pyramid on the Internet and identify the choices they should be making each day. Students...
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What's the Shape of Your Diet?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover a healthy diet. In this healthy diet instructional activity, 4th graders compare their typical diet with the recommendations of MyPyramid for Kids.
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine virus transmission. For this health and nutrition lesson, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused by them
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Microbes and Health

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate microorganisms. In this Science activity, 6th graders examine how microorganisms can be both positive and negative. Students list diseases caused by microorganisms.