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Resources and Recipes for Independent Living
Students discover how to prepare low-cost, nutritional meals. In this personal health lesson, students analyze nutritional standards, plan a nutritional meal, budget for the meal, and share their findings with their classmates.
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Is Your Home Bugging You?
Pupils look into the world-wide rise in allergy rates. In this personal health lesson, students research and discuss possible reasons for the spike in allergies.
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Bird Watching
Learners explore the implications of the avian flu. In this personal health lesson, students listen to a lecture about the avian flu, its history, and how it spreads.
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Safe Driving
Students explore the implications of teen driving. In this personal health instructional activity, students research and discuss impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and distracted driving. Students then create public awareness...
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Why Size Matters
Young scholars examine the concept of body image. In this current events lesson, students research selected websites for information about fashion models, plastic surgery, and advertising. Young scholars share and discuss their findings.
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Germ Warfare
Students research superbugs. In this personal health lesson plan, students visit selected websites to investigate the use of antibiotics and the prevalence of staphylococci.
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The Appliance of Science
Students delve into science fiction. In this Doctor Who lesson plan, students discuss the success of the British television show and then create pieces of writing and art that characterize Doctor Who. Students also visit selected...
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Message in a Bottle
Young scholars consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.
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The Three Dimensions: Health, Wealth, and Wisdom
Students examine seven lifestyle factors. In this personal health activity, students will examine healthy lifestyles and create a personal health, wealth, and wisdom calendar.
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Comparing the Food Choices and Body Image of 15-Year-Olds Around the World
Students interpret data regarding food choices and the perceived body image of youth in the world. In this personal health instructional activity, students compare food consumption patterns in Canada with other countries. Students also...
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Empathy
Students complete activities to develop empathy. In this empathy lesson plan, students complete discussion activities and all the related worksheets in order to build their understanding of the concepts to empathy. Students identify a...
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A Healthy Environment
Young scholars market healthy environments. In this healthy environment activity, students participate in an activity that requires them to examine the food web. Young scholars then research healthy and unhealthy environments and use...
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Happiness and Well-Being
Students explore happiness and well-being. In this personal health lesson plan, students determine whether governments can or should cultivate happiness as they participate in a discussion activity.
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If Those Dolls Were Real People
Students explore shape perceptions. In this body image activity, students take measurements of childrens' toys and use ratios to determine what the dolls would look like if they were real human people. Students discuss the implications...
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The Energy Equation
Students explore human energy components. For this personal health lesson, students determine how food, sleep, and exercise impact human energy levels as they play BAM! Body and Mind interactive games. Students create motivational...
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Asking for Help
Students consider calls for help. In this personal health lesson, students design advertisements meant to motivate reluctant people who need help to go ahead and ask for it.
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Three Factors Threaten Teens
Students explore alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. For this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Three Factors Threaten Teens", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...
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Teens Buckle Each Other Up
Young scholars explore teen driving habits. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Teens Buckle Each Other Up", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based...
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Sources of Support
Students examine sources of support. For this personal health lesson, students participate in activities that require them to consider people. organizations, and websites that they may contact when they need emotional support.
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What You See Isn't Always What You Get!
Young scholars explore AIDS. In this health instructional activity, students participate in 2 classroom activities that reinforce the concept that HIV infection is not apparent in physical appearance. Young scholars discuss the...
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Safety in the House
In this personal safety worksheet, students examine 4 pictures and identify the household danger present in each of the pictures.
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Health Education: Safety First
Students analyze situations to determine whether or not they are safe. In this personal health lesson, students collaborate to discuss the safety risks in 6 described game situations.
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Food Security, Nutrition and Health
Students examine the concepts of food security and malnutrition. In this healthy diets lesson plan, students discuss hunger. food security, and malnutrition. Students collages that depict a world in which no one goes hungry and share...
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Invasion of the Germs: We Fight Back!
Young scholars fight off germs. In this technology skills lesson, students create claymation videos with accompanying podcasts that educate others about the H1N1 virus and methods to fight germs.