Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diabetes in the Family: A Case Study
Students examine a case study of a woman with a family history of type 2 diabetes and create a "family health portrait" that assesses her risk of developing diabetes. They use the family health portrait to record the woman's family...
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Electrical Safety
Students create a list of things that they do with electrical power. They then are shown a PowerPoint on "Basic Electrical Safety." Students evaluate electrical equipment, cords and situations for serviceability and safety problems. They...
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Safety Around Dogs
Students assess how to properly greet a dog and cover the safety tips when and if they should encounter a loose dog. They follow a five step-by-step process to greet a dog as well as see a demonstration of the process first hand. In...
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A Safe Campfire
Students discuss and explore nature of fire, demonstrate understanding of how to safely build, light, maintain and extinguish campfire, and rotate through and complete activities at five classroom stations, and list and/or draw things...
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"Teaching escape plan with Get Down Low and Go Go Go"
Students recall the flashcards from the day before, to aid in memorishing this procedure. They recall the sound of a smoke alarm. Sudents are taught and use the fire safety procedure of Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go. They demonstrate their...
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"Safe vs. unsafe fires," "Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go", "Stop, Frop, Cover, Roll", Practice escape plan"
Students recall the procedure of Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go as well as Tell, Go, Get out, Stay out. They discuss what can catch on fire and burn. Students recall and practice the fire safety procedure of Stop, Drop, Cover and Roll.
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Electricity and Safety
Sixth graders investigate the importance of observing safety rules in the use of electricity. They discuss electricity safety rules, observe a power company employee read a meter, write and perform a commercial about electrical safety,...
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You Can't Tell by Looking
Students examine why medicines must be used correctly and the risks of confusing medicine with candy. They answer discussion questions, identify rules for taking medicine, analyze the similarities between candy and medicine, and create a...
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Escape! Because Accidents Happen-Fire
Students view a video clip about fire safety. They work together to research fire safety strategies in public and private buildings. They create a prototype of a building using safety measures.
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ASTHMA POSTER CAMPAIGN
Students examine the condition, triggers, and ways to cope with asthma, compare their previous knowledge of asthma with new information presented in an educational video, and use information about asthma to the creation of an asthma...
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Asthma Survey
Students collect survey data on the prevalence of asthma in a community. They summarize and display the survey data in ways that show meaning.
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Safe Work Habits and First Aid - Level II
Students list safety hazards they detect in the kitchen. They brainstorm various ways accidents could occur.
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Helmet Safety
Fourth graders watch a video and a demonstration and then share their experiences walking and riding their bicycle. They explore how to ride and walk safely.
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The Signs of Safety
Students review the 6 Simple Steps to Staying Safe. They make signs and banners to improve visibility that can be hung up around the neighborhood before International Walk to School Day.
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Microbes and Our Food
Young scholars investigate foodborne illnesses and involved microbes. They identify major pathogens and then research and explain how they contaminate foods and how people are affected.
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"Body Decorating and the Risks"
Young scholars read and outline a piece of expository writing to study the risks associated with tattoos and body piercing. They brainstorm low risk, healthful ways of expressing their identity as teens.
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Catching a Balanced Diet
First graders explore the importance of balanced meals. They play a fishing game to help them select foods to make up a balanced meal.
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Does Security Mean Safer? Exploring Issues of Security in Public Places
Learners explore various scenarios that may or may not make them suspicious in the post-September 11 world, and discuss and write position papers about a fatal shooting involving air marshals and a mentally ill passenger.
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Playground Safety
Students conduct experiments with fruit falling from playground equipment to explain the effects of falling off playground equipment.
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Life and Death Situations in Swimming
Students practice dealing with different water emergencies such as: "survival floating," and using a life preserver to pull others to safety.
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Is Your Home Hazardous to Your Health?
Students use a newspaper article as a springboard to small group research about common household toxins, focusing on where would one find these toxins in the home, the effects of the toxins on the human body and treatment for poisoning...
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Stop Drop and Roll Tag
Students play tag with red and gray scarves. Red is fire, if students get tagged by "fire" they must "Stop Drop and Roll" to put the fire out. Gray scarves are "smoke." When tagged, students must get on their hands and kne
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Clearing the Smoke About Cigarettes
Students explore the many causes and effects of cigarette smoking in order to create anti-smoking campaigns geared towards other students.
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Skin and Sports
The topic is protecting our own protective covering: the skin. In particular, the information deals with sweating as a means of temperature regulation and the need to wear clothing appropriate for allowing the process to occur. Learners...