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What Can I Do?
Students identify feelings and learn how to handle conflict. For this character education lesson, discuss what to do when a friend is feeling sad and develop positive ways to handle negative feelings.
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Risky Business
Students view a video on AIDS, HIV and the ways in which HIV is spread. They discuss ways to avoid contracting HIV and participate in a simulation that shows the growth of a communicable disease.
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AIDS and Adolescence
Ninth graders examine the relationship between AIDS and teenagers.  In groups, they discuss the various issues educators face in introducing the topic to teenagers in school.  As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions they...
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Introduction to Antibiotics
Students describe the impact of antibiotics on disease. They describe what infections antibiotics are useful for. Students are introduced to the idea of antibiotic resistance as a way to focus on antibiotics and the mechanisms by which...
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STDs
Students list the common types of STDs, HIV/AIDS and their symptoms.  They complete worksheets concerning adult roles and responsibilities and determine ways to avoid disease.  They use study guides and web sites to examine pertinet...
Nemours KidsHealth
Germs: Grades 3-5
Learners investigate personal health issues by discussing germs.  In this contagious disease lesson plan, students identify ways germs infect our bodies and how we can best protect ourselves.  Learners discuss food preparation...
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Puberty: Grades 3-5
Students discover the changes their body goes through during puberty by participating in a role-playing activity.  In this human health lesson, students write a description of themselves as if they were a pituitary gland....
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1928 Flu
High schoolers state the some diseases are the result of infection.  They describe the risks associated with biological hazards, such as viruses.  Pupils name ways that infectious disease can be prevented, controlled, or cured.  Students...
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Fitness: Grades K-2
Learners complete movements and discuss how fitness is beneficial to their health. For this fitness lesson plan, learners also discuss being safe while moving and take a quiz.
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Healthy Snacking: Grades 3-5
Students investigate healthy snack foods. In this healthy snack foods lesson, students discover what good snacks consist off and how healthy snacking can improve health. They design the perfect snack machine using the associated...
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Food Allergies
Students examine food allergies as a children's health problem. In this food allergies lesson set, students participate in a discussion about common food allergies. They research how the immune system misfires in allergies, and...
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Human Body Series - Cardiovascular System
Pump up your class while studying the cardiovascular system with this pair of activities. In one, learners record heart rates during different actions. In the second, they read kid-friendly heart health articles online and then write a...
Baylor College
Making Copies of an HIV Particle
In the second of five lessons about HIV, discover the mechanisms that allow the HIV virus to replicate. Using the models that they created the day before, learners examine the parts of the virus particle. The lesson plan does not say...
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Diseases
Sixth graders create a type of notebook or journal using colored copy paper on which to take notes.  They complete research on a certain disease and report on it and then design their own disease causing bacteria or virus.  Finally, 6th...
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Nutritional Influence on Illness and Disease
Students examine nutritionally related diseases and illnesses, evaluating studies and developing topics for a science fair project. They investigate bacteria, researching how it can be harmful or helpful, and create illustrated displays.
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Health: STDs and Their Symptoms
Students explore the myths and realities associated with sexually transmitted diseases.  In a Powerpoint presentation, they discover the characteristics of various diseases, treatments, and complications.  In their journals, students...
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Adolescence: Springboard to Lifelong Bone Health
Students discuss bone health. In this health activity, students talk about foods and activities that can foster strong bones. Students explore ways to defeat obstacles to bone health.
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Health and Immunization
Learners research facts about Niger and Madagascar before reading a child's case study and answering questions about malaria prevention.  They discuss healthy lifestyle, how bacteria and viruses can affect health and that following...
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Nutrition and Health
Students explore the conditions faced while sailing on the ocean regarding health and physical fitness. They experience the importance of Vitamin C. Students analyze the cause of many diseases and sicknesses on the ships.
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Current Health Checkup Crossword
For this health crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 10 clues and place their answers in a crossword. Note: The directions tell students that the words are from a magazine not provided here.
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Who is the Expert? Exploring Credible Sources in Healthcare
How do you decide what sources are credible when researching online? Evaluate sources with a focus on researching health issues. After brainstorming common health concerns and how they would try to diagnose these problems, class members...
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The True Cost of Coffee
Students examine the economic, health and environmental risks of being a one-crop country. They explain the risks of relying on one crop. They also identify the factors that resist change.
Discovery Education
Urinalysis
What do lab tests reveal about a patient's health? Scholars perform a simulated urinalysis on two different patients by testing color, pH, glucose levels, and protein levels. Then, they compare their findings to what they know passes...
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Rabies-The Global Connection!
Students explore common misconceptions about rabies. In this health science instructional activity, students discuss how this disease can be treated and prevented. They research and create an information pamphlet about rabies.