Learners experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create ...

Seventh graders become familiar with the basics of Badminton.  In this Badminton lesson, 7th graders correctly hold the racket and increase skill in hitting the birdie.  Students become familiar with the rules for a game of...

In this health worksheet, students examine the human body and make mental connections to the target function highlighted in the sheet.

Students create and perform short skits, based on teacher provided scenarios, dealing with sexually transmitted diseases in order to reinforce the fact that STD's may be present but may not be symptomatic and how to communicate with...

Students demonstrate how much they know concerning first-aid using real life examples to figure out what to do in emergency situations.

Students examine what it might feel like to test positive for HIV. They listen to a guest speaker, conduct a role-play activity, identify positive actions to take, and design a panel for the AIDS quilt project.

Students explore the issue of sexually transmitted diseases and discover that someone may have an STD with no symptoms. In this sexually transmitted diseases lesson, students complete a worksheet as a large group. Students discuss how...

Give your learners a leg up in their study of engineering. Groups design and create a prothestic for a leg. They test out their designs for strength, stability, durability, and comfort.

Students consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.

Pupils identify the different WIC cheese choices. In this health lesson, students compare the nutrient content of various cheese. They share cheese cooking tips.

Students evaluate case studies in which a person is exposed to a sexually transmitted infection. They read, discuss and answer questions based on four different case studies which involve herpes, HPV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea.

Not only do mealworms taste great, they are also great for classroom science lessons. In pairs, young scientists observe and record what they see as they check out what their mealworms are doing from minute to minute. Each minute...

Ethical concerns are not always black and white. A well-designed lesson presents learners with scenarios for which ethics may come into question. Scholars learn to consider the different sides of a situation and make an unbiased...

Use this podcast lesson to familiarize scholars with the characteristics, history, and cultural implications of idioms. As part of the Walking Classroom curriculum, kids listen to a 12-minute podcast as they walk around campus. If you...

Second graders explore the Relaxation Station which teaches students how to C.O.P.E. with stress and anxiety. They discover helpful strategies to use in a classroom center.

Students use heart rate monitors and complete a swimming and running test. These tests allow students to obtain personal data, to manipulate the data through calculations of various parameters, and to graphically represent the data.

Students research superbugs. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to investigate the use of antibiotics and the prevalence of staphylococci.

Third graders explore sexual harassment and learn techniques to avoid threatening situations.

Young scholars calculate the amount of pesticide residue in selected foods for two pesticides and determine if these levels are safe. They read an article about a research study looking for metabolites of these pesticides in children....

Students discuss the I Care rules for handling conflicts. They role-play various scenarios using the new rules to handle the conflicts, and complete a rubric to assess each group's conflict resolutions.

Students collaborate to play a game. In this island hopping lesson, students face obstacles and imaginary situations in which they have to problem solve in order to complete the task.

Middle schoolers play basketball games and show knowledge of offense and defense. For this basketball lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about offense and defense.

Students define abuse, and identify the three major components of child abuse. They identify methods that help prevent, or cope with abuse, and prevention techniques.

Young scholars study facts about cancer. In this cancer lesson, students read about cancer, cancer cells, cancer treatment, and research. They answer true or false questions on a worksheet before reading about cancer prevention.