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This Is Your Brain on Pot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the causes and effects of marijuana addiction and research how THC affects different areas of the brain. They synthesize their knowledge by creating print advertisements that inform teenagers about the physiologic danger...
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Water Fitness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a series of aerobic exercises in water to help improve fitness.
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Healthy, Happy Teeth

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate the right way to brush their teeth and why its important to keep them clean.
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Running

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars participate in team activities and drills to practice running types and techniques such as high knee, skip running, back kick, big stride, etc... They participate in a 50 meter dash, relay race, and agility race.
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Dealing With Death

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch and analyze a video dealing with the topic of death. They answer discussion questions, identify examples of how death is represented in popular media, write a poem, create a memory book, and write a letter to someone who...
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The Drug Dope Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In small groups, students research an assigned drug category including its physical effects, addiction treatments and the societal, academic and economic impacts of drug abuse. They engage in a "talk show" and discussion about drug...
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"Managing Anger"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine anger management and conflict resolution techniques. They watch and discuss a video, participate in a game that addresses anger management techniques, and role-play disputes using 'I-Messages.'
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The Science and Technology of Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the guidelines the United States Department of Agriculture places on food. In groups, they create a list of the foods they consume and discuss the political and environmental implications of purchasing the food. ...
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Sexually Speaking

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in activities designed to increase self esteem, self awareness and human sexuality. They engage in a variety of activities to encourage active participation, introspection, stating and examining values, gaining factual...
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"Filler-Up" with Premium Fuel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate nutrition guidelines and recommendations to present what the information to their class. Based on their assessment of current habits, they determine which areas they would like to improve to reach goals for good...
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All in the Family

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine activities they can do with their family to encourage exercising as a family. They listen to and discuss the book Mama Zooms, and watch a video clip from the PBS show Zoboomafoo. They create a "Things I Like To Do With...
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A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research questions related to sports medicine. They write an essay from the questions and create professional email accounts to email a professional in their field of interest. In addition, they interview their professional and...
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Strategies for Success

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars share opinions about common bad habits, read about behavior economics by reading and discussing article "Your Plate Is Bigger Than Your Stomach," identify goals and strategies designed to improve negative behaviors, and...
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Activity Plan 5-6: All About You And Me

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore their unique qualities as they create "me" puppets. For this early childhood lesson, students play a category game, discuss uniqueness, and create their very own "me" puppets.
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Understanding My Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the food pyramid and construct a healthy meal. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students examine the new food pyramid that includes fats and oils, and is arranged with brightly colored triangles. They use grocery store...
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Career Visualization

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the different career choices available.  In this career choice instructional activity students complete several activities including a visualization lab.
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Real Life, Your Life: Body Talk

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover how body language effects verbal communication.  In this body language lesson, students watch a video clip, observing what is said and how the people act with their bodies.  Students complete a worksheet to...
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Communication and Control

For Students 6th - 10th
In this nervous system worksheet, students complete 4 fill in the blank, 10 word puzzle questions, and 6 short answer questions about the nervous system.
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HIV/AIDS and Development

For Students 8th - 12th
In this global issues worksheet, students conduct research on the the status of AIDS/HIV treatment in the world and respond to 4 short answer questions related to the topic.
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Understanding the Needs of the Aging

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners indicate behaviors, age expectations and attributes of the common roles of older adults. They identify age norms within students own values.
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Watering Can

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners problem-solve a technique to pass pass a one gallon water container around a circle without using any hands or arms and making sure that everyone in the circle has touched the container. After several attempts, they reflect of...
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Making Change: Revolutionary Tactics of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
The film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs introduces viewers to the differing philosophies of and strategies employed by 1960s civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the debate over...
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Energy Content of Foods

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Why do athletes load up on carbohydrates the evening before a competition? The lesson helps answer this question as it relates the type of food to the amount of energy it contains. After a discussion, scholars perform an experiment...
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Children's Health: Children Aren't Little Adults

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This instructional activity is a compilation of interdisciplinary, technology-infused activities that focus on the often complicated and sometimes controversial issues related to toxic chemicals in children's environment. Special...

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