Go over the basics of fire prevention with a activity focused on safety with matches and lighters. With a series of dilemma cards that describe potential fire risks, learners choose the most responsible way to handle matches and...

Life science learners construct lung-o-meters from gallon-sized milk jugs and then measure their lung capacities. For older students, have them graph the vital lung capacities of each person in the class. Cross-curricular pieces are...

Should school and professional teams test athletes for sickle cell trait? Will it protect them by providing knowledge or lead to discrimination by not allowing them to participate in sports? After learning about this genetic disorder,...

It takes some work to ensure you have a balanced diet, but once you know the types of foods that are good for you, it becomes second nature. In the sixth of seven lessons about energy and nutrition, learners create a healthy eating plan...

Young scholars view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.

Staying physically fit takes time, energy, and commitment...but it can also be a lot of fun! This list includes 11 simple ways to stay motivated to exercise and will help your young athletes commit to a life of fitness and healthy living...

Students take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health activity, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Students record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical activity.

Students develop proper work and personal skills that will enable them to become competent and confident adults. Students analyze basic nutritional habits. Students evaluate sport/athletic food patterns.

Five learning stations for five physical fitness components: cardiovascular exercise, body composition, muscle endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility. As pupils progress through each station, they will complete assigned tasks,...

Plan an environmentally friendly field day for your young conservationists with this collection of activities and resources. Whether it's bowling with plastic bags full of crumpled up newspaper and empty plastic...

Equip young campers with the tips and strategies for a safe trip to the outdoors with a series of lessons. They learn how to start fires with and without firewood, keep warm in snowy weather, and purify water to make it safe for drinking.

Students play the game prisoners baseball. They tag members of the other team and put them into the prison area. Students may b freed by a member of his own team. Students play a variety of games that help them use team work.

Learn the skills of blocking, as well as specific footwork and arm positions. Timing is especially important in performing a good block. Learn these skills and practice them! This volleyball unit has twenty lessons.

Students investigate drugs in sports. In this performance enhancing drugs lesson, students discuss the uses for steroids in medicine and sports. Students utilize the web to play a steroid related game, view media clips of their favorite...

Students practice galloping. In this gross motor skills lesson, students review how to jump and hop using a jump-rope and hopscotch. The teacher shows the steps to gallop and they hold a noodle and pretend as if they are riding a...

Students create a dance based on the sounds they hear during a recording of rainstorm. They learn the elements of dance and explore the environment.

Students participate in different types of dances in which they explore time, action and other elements of dancing. They dance with a group or a partner and explore how to work together.

Students comprehend various situations by addressing real life dilemmas. They work together and collaborate to set goals and prioritize their view. Students talk about their options in solving the problem in an effective manner.

This article provides the percentages of parents and teens that talk about sexual relations, why some teens choose not to talk about it, and how it impacts their lives. This site is important for both parents and teens because lack of...

This link from PBS will connect you to a page listing organizations that service individuals with an addiction. Their telephone numbers and websites are provided. At the top of this page questions are answered regarding the diagnosis of...

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...

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...