Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter

For Students 9th - 10th
Current and relevant learning resource from Brown University in which students explore the changing relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, interpret political cartoons and monitor news media coverage of U.S.-Cuba relations over time....
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Leaving the Island

For Students 9th - 10th
This six-stanza poem shares the sadness in leaving an island home after a vacation of fun and relaxation.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Worried Sick: Temperature and Stress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the physiological effects of stress, and investigate the techniques of Tibetan monks to regulate their body temperature. Attach a thermistor to your fingertip to see if relaxation techniques can produce changes in body temperature.
Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Meditation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MayoClinic.com provides great information on meditation. The article is entitled, "Meditation: Calming your mind, body and spirit". Describes what meditation is and how it works, along with giving a list of links.
Article
Other

Queendom: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to GAD and various treatment options, including cognitive-behavioral, alternative, relaxation, and hyperventilation control. Also includes a self-test and numerous references.
Handout
Other

Pregnancy and Prenatal Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the signs of pregnancy, prenatal care objectives, and pregnancy associated discomforts.

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