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Curated OER

Biology: Plants - The Fiber of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in groups, examine and list the varieties of plants and how they relate to man and the environment. They create plant books complete with leaf samples with sketches and information, grow beans in plastic baggies, and role-play...
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Curated OER

TRADERS' GAME

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars play a game aimed at demonstrating how relationships with other communities or countries affect the food and fiber system. The game simulates the unequal distribution of natural resources which creates the need for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Innovations in Obstetrics and Pediatrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history in obstetrics and pediatrics.  In this investigative lesson plan students research and present information about winners of the Nobel Prize. 
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Curated OER

Health and Body Care

For Students 4th - 5th
In these health care and grammar worksheets, students 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

Friendly Letter Format

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Westward Ho instructional activity, students write a friendly letter and fill out a cause and effect chart for the story Westward Ho. Students complete 7 rows in the chart.
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Fiber of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the importance of plants to individuals and society through a multi-discipline set of activities. They observe and draw different leaf structures and then create a book about trees and photosynthesis. They explore ways...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Plentiful Plants Book Review

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, learners choose a nonfiction book about plants to read and report about. They note the title, author, illustrator, and publisher. They follow five directions to draw and label plant diagrams, make charts,...
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Curated OER

ESL Holiday Lessons: Plant Appreciation Day

For Students 7th - 11th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Plant Appreciation Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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Curated OER

Wushu Were Here

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a fan-shaped story screen that explains 4 major points surrounding various facts, myths, expressions, or story elements in Chinese history, culture and/or literature.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers

For Students 4th - 5th
In these grammar errors worksheets, students review the definition of modifiers and an example of a misplaced modifier. Students then complete three pages of activities to help them avoid misplaced modifiers.
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Purdue University

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Index

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive index of aromatic and medicinal plants with several bibliographical sources for each plant.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Medicinal Herb Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Medicinal Herb Garden located in Seattle, Washington. It provides an index of herbs and a virtual tour of the garden.
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Other

Herb Research Foundation: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains comprehensive information about herbal remedies, including current research, common uses and health benefits, guidelines and historical information.
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National Institutes of Health

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the home page of a professional organization of physicians and other healthcare providers who specialize in complementary and alternative medicinal practices.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Alternative Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Alternative medicine has been debated over for many years. This site covers several pros and cons of several of the common practices.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: To Herb or Not to Herb

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit allows students to research some common herbal supplements to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the herb. Students will compare the herbal supplements to pharmaceutical medicines to judge which is the better choice....
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WebMD

Web Md: Drugs & Medications a Z

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health contains interesting information on drugs and herbs. It contains an exhaustive list of drugs, and if you click on the link you receive ample information on each topic. This is a quality site to check out on...
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Other

Austin Nutritional Research: A Reference Guide for Herbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Site describes and discusses the health benefits of some commonly used herbal remedies. Provides a lengthy overview of herbal remedies and promotion of products.
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Other

Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Good source for articles about herbs and herbal remedies, including the latest research and products on the market. This site contains a good deal of information about specific herbs, as well as many links to other herbal and alternative...
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Other

Garden Guides: Herbal Home Remedies

For Students 9th - 10th
This Herbal Home Remedies resource offers information on common herbal remedies for various health conditions.
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Smithsonian Institution

Freer | Sackler Galleries: Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires

For Students 9th - 10th
Two thousand years before today's "global economy," an exchange network linked the continent of Asia via the Silk Route. Between the first and eighth centuries of the common era, the empires and states of Asia often came into conflict as...
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Other

Brown Chiropractic and Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a commercial alternative health site that offers some basic information about chiropractic and acupunture procedures.
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Other

Botanical: A Modern Herbal Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has comprehensive information on herbs, including history, cultivation, collection, preparation, guidelines for useage, reactions to other medicines, and current research and news articles.
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Other

American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the official website of this veterinary acupuncture organization. It offers information and articles about veterinary acupuncture as well as related links.