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4-H Dairy Activity Page; Ethical Decision Making
Get your 4-H farmers ready for their dairy project with this activity page, which focuses on helping students form ethical decisions. A variety of activities, including a scavenger hunt, a word search and viewing the anatomy of a dairy...
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Sequencing the Stages: Understanding H.I.V. Infection at the Molecular Level
How does HIV operate at the molecular level? Pupils discover the progression from a healthy immune cell to one infected with HIV, watch an animation of the HIV life cycle, and finally identify each of the stages with illustrations...
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Beef
Addressing the intermediate skill of "Responsibility," this 4-H activity includes several activities to prepare your 4-H students. The activities include researching the Internet to find out the country where a list of beef cattle...
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You Smoke You Croak
Sixth graders investigate the effects of tobacco. In this personal health lesson, 6th graders use print and Internet sources to research the effects of smoking. Students create PowerPoint presentations using their research findings.
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Substance Abuse Prevention at Hollywood High
Students research alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs using cd-roms, Internet websites, and media center materials. In small groups they write a script and create a computer animated movie using the "Hollywood High" computer software.
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Puppy Poop Pouch
Students create a device to hold dog poop to help keep trails clean. In this animal care lesson, students utilize donated fabric to create a couple hundred pouches to help people clean up after their dog. Students spread...
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Food Guide Pyramid - TV and Peers
Students identify foods that belong in each group on the food guide pyramid. They discuss how TV and peers may negatively influence eating habits.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Young scholars explore the challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through a physical education simulation. In this cross-curriculum physical education lesson, students work in groups of three to log 8000 steps, stopping to...
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Pollution in the Air and the Water Pollution Solution
Students explore air pollution. In this ecology and air pollution lesson, students perform an experiment in which a Vaseline coated lid is placed inside and outside the classroom. Students make predictions and then record what they see...