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Do Extracurricular Activities Interfere with Your Lesson Plans?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Participation in extracurricular activities is good for teens, but it can also derail your expertly prepared lesson plans.
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Curated OER

Fitness Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.
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Curated OER

Health and Body Care

For Students 4th - 5th
In these health care and grammar worksheets, learners complete several activities that teach them about spa treatments, fitness center activities, doctor visits, conjunction usage, paragraph format, and word usage.
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Curated OER

Field of Dreams

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars study several of Marc Chagall's paintings with an emphasis on his use of symbolic color and of space. They explore learn basic techniques for using Scholar colored pencils, and create an artwork using a baseball theme.
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Curated OER

Olympic Games - Can You Measure Up?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete 6 units to learn about Ancient Greece and the Olympic games through physical education activities as well as math activities. In this Ancient Greece lesson, students complete multiple activities in 6 lessons including...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Game Theory and Conflict Resolution: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the basic ways in which game theory can be used to model conflicts. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Game Theory and Conflict Resolution."
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

The Concept of Disease: Historical Developments

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on scientific developments surrounding diseases. Includes the following sections: Hippocrates and the Humoral Theory; Fracastoro and the Contagion Theory; Pasteur, Lister, Koch and the Germ Theory; and Current...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How a Few Scientists Transformed the Way We Think About Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
For several centuries, people though diseases were caused by wandering clouds of poisonous vapor. We now know that this theory is pretty ridiculous, and that diseases are caused by specific bacteria. But how did we get to this new idea...
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Morning Earth

Biosphere Community: Microbes: Germs

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholars explore the science topic of germs. The tutorial consists of definitions, examples, and pictures about germ theory.
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Nicky Case: The Evolution of Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
Surveys show that over the past 40 years fewer and fewer people trust each other. Why do friends become enemies and enemies become friends? Game theory can help explain our epidemic of distrust and how we can fix it. Play the game of...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: At What Moment Are You Dead?

For Students 9th - 10th
For as far back as we can trace our existence, humans have been fascinated with death and resurrection. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body anyway? The...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Muscular System

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource, students learn the major role of the muscular system, about muscle fibers, the role of ATP and calcium in muscle contraction, how muscles move bones, and how muscles respond to aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
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Other

Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Disease & Epidemics: Architects of History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A 10 week interdisciplinary unit plan on disease and epidemics.
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Hartford University: History of Epidemics and Plagues

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on epidemics, how they occur, and how they spread.
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California State University

California State University: Hunger and Eating

For Students 9th - 10th
A California State University student research paper into the motivation to eat. Gives details to some of the theories on why humans feel hunger. Many references.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science

Aaas: Self Control Comes in Limited Quantities, Must Be Replenished

For Students 9th - 10th
To deter addiction, some people are able to replenish the amount of self-control they possess. Theories are presented in this web-article that suggest that upon applying self control during a difficult situation, an individual is less...
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Other

Assoc. For the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
AAASP helps to promote the development of psychological theory, research, and intervention strategies in sport psychology. Learn how psychology applies to sports.

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