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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Stress Affects Your Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn't all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The 3 A's of Awesome

For Students 9th - 10th
Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome. [17:33]
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Website
PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Stress and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS features extensive information on stress and anxiety including topics such as what is stress and anxiety, how to manage them, helping others, and anxiety disorders.
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Unit Plan
Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: What Is Stress?

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives an overview of stress, its causes, and the physical and psychological results. Case studies and a glossary are included.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Stress Affects Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. [4:16]
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Worried Sick: Temperature and Stress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the physiological effects of stress, and investigate the techniques of Tibetan monks to regulate their body temperature. Attach a thermistor to your fingertip to see if relaxation techniques can produce changes in body temperature.
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Website
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota Duluth: Symptoms of Stress and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource lists physical symptoms of stress and anxiety.