Curated OER
Lunch Food? Mmmm! Mmmm! Good!
Examine how nutrition plays an important role in our lives by conducting online research and developing lunch menus that satisfy nutritional requirements set up by the United States Department of Agriculture. Students download recipes,...
Curated OER
Solar Cooking
Pupils create brochures focusing on one area of climate change that interests them. This instructional activity ends with a creative project building Earth Day solar cookers and having a class cookout.
Curated OER
Health Wheel Self-Care Plan for Diabetics
Young scholars help create a Health Wheel: a personal, inspirationally based, self-care plan for preventing or managing diabetes in daily life. They (student or client) researches the causes of diabetes, and creates a "health wheel" that...
Curated OER
The Drug Dope Show
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...
Curated OER
Handling Emergencies and Placing Emergency Calls
Students create posters detailing how to activate 911. They design posters and research websites for local police department information and 911 calling advice. They write directions for placing emergency calls and crete their posters...
Curated OER
Digging It - A Garden That Is
Students plan, design, and create a school/community garden. For this planning, designing, and creating a school/community garden lesson, students research materials needed to start a garden. Students determine the cost of...
Curated OER
Creating A Teaching Plan For A New Diabetic
Students investigate the concept of diabetes. They use the internet to conduct research. The information is used to communicate the facts of the disease for a hypothetical patient in a clinical situation. Students work in small groups to...
Ohio State University
Where in the World Can I Find a Healthy Diet?
What constitutes a healthy diet? In what way is a healthy diet defined and influenced by culture? Groups investigate the community and national resources available in a country, and then design a healthy diet for its citizens.
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Fhi:case Studies of 2 Women's Health Projects in Bolivia
This site introduces two case studies of women's health in poor communities in Bolivia. These studies were conducted by Family Health International.