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Mississippian Regalia
Students research the Mississippian culture and how the regalia people distinguish themselves and their different roles in society.
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Togo's New President
Young scholars read an article about Togo's new President. They locate Togo on a map. They practice using new vocabulary they find in the story. They also complete worksheets.
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Words in the News: Togo's New President
Pupils discuss how Americans elect a new president. They locate where the country of Togo is on a world map. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words with their defintions. They read an article about Togo's new...
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Simulation: Connecting Osiris
Students identify Ancient Egypt as the origin of the idea that moral worth as the key to eternal life. In this Ancient Egypt instructional activity, students discuss immorality or eternal life. Students then work the Osiris puzzle and...
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Matching Objects and Words
In this matching worksheet, students match a set of 3 objects with their names, drawing lines to connect. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
PBS
Pbs: Raising a Girl With a Positive Body Image
Geared to parents and educators on how to raise a girl to have a positive body image and not be influenced by peers or media influences. This is an easy-to-read article which students would also find useful.
BBC
Bbc News: Selfie Body Image Warning Issued
Could too much involvement in social media cause body image issues. Read about what current research says on the subject.
University of California
Ucla: Student Nutrition and Body Image Awareness Campaign
Students learn about food, nutrition, fitness, and how to balance health and college activities. Topics included are weight, fitness, diet, nutrition, and body image. The resource consists of information on workshops, classes,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Beach Bodies (In Spoken Word)
What leads to the way we perceive our body image? In a thought-provoking and humorous performance, spoken word poets David Fasanya and Gabriel Barralaga pose a challenge to rethink how we see ourselves. [3:32]
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Picturing the Body
An online version of articles and activities from the Exploratorium Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3. This issue looked at how we are able to examine the inside of the human body, what kinds of technology are used, and how each of them is used...
Other
The Visual Dictionary: Volume 3: Human Body
Academic resource where students learn about the human body through images that explain objects. Click on an image to get a fully defined, detailed view of a particular body part.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Simplified Mri
Explore Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and find out how an MRI can see inside the body.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Medical Imaging
Learn here all about medical imaging, non-surgical methods to look inside the living human body.
National Institutes of Health
Visible Human Project: Anatomic Images Online
Medical quality 3D images of the male chest area and cut away views of the entire male body. Fantastic for anatomy classes!
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Anatomy Image Bank
Hundreds of anatomy diagrams for classroom or medical use. Each image represented is a simple black-and-white professional drawing of a specific part of the human body.
British Library
British Library: Bodies of Knowledge
Series of illustrated essays on the different ways that the human body has been represented in art and science across history considers medieval astrology, the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture, Vitruvius's notion of body symmetry,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mapping Landforms and Water Bodies: Lesson Plan
Learn about different landforms and water bodies and the various characteristics that make them distinct from one another in this lesson plan from WGBH. Navigate around a virtual island to unlock information -- including videos and...
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Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for Me?
It is easy to compare yourself with the celebrities and models you see every day on TV and in magazines. These pictures sometimes help shape our body image and we begin to think that we should look like these people. The truth is that...
Other
Rader Programs: Media and Eating Disorders
Advertisements, television, and magazines often boast beautiful individuals that make a particular product seem as attractive as the model. This trend has caused many individuals to question their body image and attempt to change it in...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Hearing Between the Lines
Examine the messages conveyed through popular songs about self-esteem, body image and eating disorders.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri
In MRI, magnetic fields and radio wave pulses combine to get a unique, and medically beneficial, response from your body's hydrogen atoms. Take a peek in this tutorial.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Diet Wars
Identify health issues facing Americans today and evaluate one's own food consumption. Examine the USDA food pyramid and the impact it may have had on weight gain and explore the impact of body image on young people.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Teacher's Corner: If Those Dolls Were Real People
A lesson exploring how the media influences body images. Students take measurement of dolls and characters to compare them with a chart on the website to show what the dolls and characters would look like if they were the height of an...
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Kids Health: How Can I Feel Better About My Body
Many kids don't like the way they look. If you are unhappy with yourself because you do not like your looks, read here to find some ideas about feeling better about yourself.
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