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Health Smart Virginia

How the Namuhs Learned to be Content with Who They Are

For Teachers 10th
The Namuhs have a lot to teach humans how idealized images presented in advertising can impact self-perception and self-worth. After brainstorming 10 traits the media sets as the perfect body, class members read a short story about the...
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Health Smart Virginia

How the Namuhs Learned to Be Content with Who They Are

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider how perceived standards of beauty influence body image as well as the relationship between body image and eating disorders. The class brainstorms traits the media presents as beauty standards for males and females,...
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Curated OER

Lesson: Daria Martin: Body as Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
There is a wonderful magic that happens when artists collaborate. Kids examine storytelling through collaborative art. Inspired by Rodin's sculpture Minotaur, Daria Martin and Anna Halprin create a filmed dance sequence. Kids analyze the...
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Levers and Wedges in the Human Body

For Teachers 3rd
Young biologists identify parts of the body that serve as wedges (teeth and fingernails), and as levers (jaw, arms, and legs). The hands-on activities described here should be exciting for learners to perform, and should also lead to a...
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Curated OER

El cuerpo/ The Body

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Donde es la nariz? Distribute a copy of this picture to all of your young Spanish learners to introduce the Spanish words for eyes, nose, and mouth. They cut and paste the images over the words where they belong. Then, to finish, they...
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Curated OER

A Healthy Body Image

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what is meant by body image. In groups, they view a variety of magazine advertisements and identify how it encourages them to buy a specific product. To end the instructional activity, they group the people in the...
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Self-Image: The Fantasy, The Reality

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the issue of body image and the media. They watch and discuss a video, identify ads with unrealistic images, write a letter to the magazine, develop a timeline of changing body types, and conduct research.
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Women 'Worry Constantly' About Their Bodies

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners read and discuss an article about body image, particularly about women's responses to unrealistic body images. They complete vocabulary exercises and identify the use of noun phrases in the article.
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Printables
Do2Learn

Self Help: Body Parts

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Head and shoulders, knees and...ears? Eyes? Hands? Help learners get the parts of the body straight with this set of 12 picture cards!
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App
NASA

Space Images

For Students 3rd - 12th
As technology advances, so does our understanding of the universe around us. Thanks to the Hubble Telescope, Mars rovers, and other high-resolution cameras, there are amazing photographs of celestial bodies, planets, comets, and more...
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Curated OER

Health: Media and Body Image

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the influence of advertisements on body image and purchasing. They discuss the psychology behind the ads and working in groups cut out words in magazine advertisements that could entice them to buy the product. ...
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Overcoming Eating Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss two common eating disorders-obesity and anorexia. They explore the relationship between these eating disorders and body image. Students consider their own body image. They are asked if they can identify any...
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PPT
Curated OER

My Body

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Assist your littlest learners in identifying the parts of their bodies. Each slide contains a labeled image of an individual body part. Arms, legs, hands, and feet to mention a few. Tip: Turn this visual presentation into a kinesthetic...
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Curated OER

Bodies In Motion: Shapes and Gestures

For Teachers K
Students use geometric shapes to describe body parts. In this geometry lesson, students use geometry vocabulary as they discuss body parts. They practice drawing bodies using shapes based on a wooden model that is poised to show specific...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Eating Disorders: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Raise awareness of eating disorders with a two-activity lesson with middle schoolers reading articles to gather background information and then create audio messages and advertisements that promote healthy self-esteem and body image.
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PPT
Curated OER

Guessing Body Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kids can guess the image as each colorful square is removed to reveal a little part of the whole picture. They attempt to guess each of 12 different body parts before all of the squares are removed. This is a fun way to review the parts...
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sex Cells Have One Set of Chromosomes; Body Cells Have Two

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What's the difference between body cells and sex cells? Learners explore the question and the process of meiosis using an interactive lesson. An animation describes the discovery of meiosis and describes its phases for a detailed and...
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Secrets of the Mummies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
How did the ancient people of Egypt preserve their dead so well that their bodies are still recognizable today? Learn the painstakingly complex process they used for preservation. Young scholars read and summarize a narrative detailing...
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Why Size Matters

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students examine the concept of body image. In this current events lesson, students research selected websites for information about fashion models, plastic surgery, and advertising. Students share and discuss their findings.
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Mind Over Magazines

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students watch the video "Behind Closed Doors" and discuss their reactions. They, in groups, review popular magazines and identify any unrealistic body images that are presented and then explore how these images promote a negative...
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Francine's Bad Hair Day

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a video titled Francine's Bad Hair Day about a girl who can't get her look right on picture day. In this body image lesson plan, students discuss the role of the media on body image and what people "should" look like.
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Curated OER

Body Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take pictures in different settings to demonstrate the importance and influence of body language. In this body language lesson plan, students use a camera and work in groups over a 5 week period.
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Curated OER

Prescribing Beauty

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore self image. In this personal health lesson, students watch "Prescribing Beauty," and discuss what beauty is. Students develop beauty questionnaires and complete them.
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Body and Mind "Scapes"

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Robert Harris' artwork is the focus of this interesting series. Each lesson examines his images of the land and the sea and leads into activities that center around geography and the environment. Pupils create pieces of music, and a...

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