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Hsing I Martial Arts Institute: Tai Chi Chan

For Students 9th - 10th
This sites provides a long history of Tai Chi. It has been practiced in China for over 300 years.
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Clean Ocean Action

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines and describes causes of ocean pollution. Easily navigated links to education, research, and current issues on pollution.
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Nutrients and Pesticides

For Students 9th - 10th
The first two sections provide a general overview of findings on nutrients and pesticides and their implications for water-resource management and protection. More detailed technical discussions of the sources, distributions, and...
Article
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Healthy Bodies, Minds and Buildings: The New Physical Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This article talks about the importance of Physical Education throughout the school year. This may be helpful information for college student.
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International Taekwondo Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This groups seeks to teach the traditional Taekwondo style to everyone. They have schools all over the world.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: National Water Quality Assessment Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this website to find out about water quality issues anywhere in the U.S.A. where water studies have been conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Stress Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you stressed out? Take the online stress test to find out if you are cool and calm or stressed to the max!
Handout
US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Us Food and Drug Administration: Proposed Cigarette Product Warning Label

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic labels and warnings are due to be on tobacco products to warn consumers of the consequences of smoking. January 2011
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Other

Random Acts of Kindness: What People Are Doing: Teacher's Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about kindness through activity ideas for students of all ages and ideas for encouraging positive behavior in the classroom and community. Learn what a "Random Act of Kindness" is, and find ways to talk about this character trait...
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Brown University

Brown University Library Center: Alcohol, Temperance, and Prohibition

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a collection of digitized original items from the Brown University Library relating to "Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition" searchable by keyword, title, creator, or publisher.
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The Franklin Institute

Resources for Science Learning: The Human Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you wanted to know about keeping your brain healthy. How should you nourish your brain, how should your brain be protected, and even how to "renew" or stimulate your brain.
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Do D: Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

For Students 9th - 10th
The Department of Defense provides detailed information about anthrax, including a focus on the anthrax threat of 2001. Content includes a current "situation report," as well as information on the anthrax vaccine.
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University of California

University of California: Pesticides and Water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the effects that pesticides have on water quality, how pesticides get into creeks and rivers, and safer alternatives to pesticides.
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National Jewish Medical and Research Center: Respiratory, Allergic, and Immune

For Students 9th - 10th
Top ranked hospital devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system diseases. Offers links to assist in research.
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US Department of Agriculture

Usda: Understanding Avian Flu Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans to help learners better understand the realistic threats of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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Physical Therapy Central

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a great deal of information related to physical therapy and the Physical Therapist career. A search engine for research, educational section, history of physical therapy, and many links are all included in this site.
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Water Aerobics Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a selection of music for water aerobics and also a video that you can purchase. If you click on the title of the music it will open to the list of songs on the tape and also a chance to hear the music.
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Hopkins Medical News: Colon Cancer Conversations

For Students 9th - 10th
This author relates his family's cancer story as a way of personalizing the work of Dr. Vogelstein and others in the battle to beat colon cancer.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A High Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for six lessons that use the book "The Bully" by Paul Langan to teach young scholars how to deal with and deter bullying. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Diet Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the social, cultural and dietary factors that have led to an increasingly obese American public. Examine how the medical and diet industries have responded to consumers' desire to lose weight, and evaluate the myriad of diets...
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British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life (11 16 Years): Micronutrients

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy PowerPoint slideshow examines micronutrients which are nutrients needed in small amounts. It looks at water- and fat-soluble vitamins and at minerals, their sources, their functions, and the impact of deficiencies of these...
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British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Dietary Fibre and Water

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of downloadable resources on the sources of dietary fiber, what it does, the benefits to human health, sources of our water intake, its role in our bodies, and fluid balance. Includes PowerPoints, reference materials, and...
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National Institutes of Health

Alcohol: Separating Fact From Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use this site to observe the effects of alcohol on mice and discuss the ways in which alcohol harms and impairs the body. An online lesson plan, "Alcohol; Separating Fact From Fiction," has students watch video clips, engage...
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American Public Health Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Public Health Association brings together researchers and other health professionals for "communication, study, and action." You can find the results of these studies and the current status of their actions here. Watch for...