Explore some of the causes and preventions of heart disease. Young learners play a game of tag in which the taggers role play as risk factors for heart disease. Players who are tagged call out "heart alert" and are saved when someone...

Pupils read an article about a research conducted on teen brain decision making. In this health science lesson, students identify the steps in the scientific method. They discuss how this research can benefit them when faced with...

Students examine ways to deal with unsafe fire situations. They determine what to do when someone else is casing a dangerous fire situation such as playing with a lighter, burning candles near curtains, or smoking in bed. Working with a...

Students recognize that tobacco smoke is bad for the heart. In this healthy choices lesson, students understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and damage to the body.

Learners demonstrate their knowledge of the heart and heart disease by creating and presenting a project at the annual Heart Fair. They design a booth for the Heart Fair and inform people of how to have and maintain a healthy heart.

Students research smoke alarms in this instructional activity. They identify the purposes of smoke alarms. They also identify where smoke alarms should be installed. They review the steps needed to keep smoking alarms in good working...

Fifth graders recognize that tobacco companies target young people with their advertisements. In this tobacco lesson, 5th graders understand why tobacco companies target youth. Students define the word adbuster and create adbusters...

Students observe and demonstrate how read and comprehend a short news report. They read an article about AIDS and HIV testing, define key vocabulary terms, and complete a skimming activity. Students then take a quiz and complete a...

Students investigate types and sources of indoor air pollutions both at home and in school. They decide on how to prevent poor indoor air quality. They debate smoking in order to determine how language usage can be an influence in...

Students explore persuasive writing in advertisements. For this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Students then create a counter advertisement against smoking.

Sixth graders investigate peer pressure, gangs, drinking, and using drugs. In small groups, they conduct research, develop, edit, and write a three-minute script, and perform the script for the class.

Students define substance abuse, assess how they and their friends have been affected by marijuana, evaluate how pot users are hurting themselves, and explore how teens can stay away from or stop smoking pot.

Pupils examine body systems. In this biology lesson, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body systems.

Young scholars review a range of federal and state actions on tobacco issues and consider the government's role in public health. They discuss current labeling and how the law should interpret it.

Young scholars research the basic concepts of heart health and disease and become an expert in an area as it relates to the heart and circulatory system. They prepare a multimedia presentation of their findings.

Students will search for hidden messages in advertising and the "hidden audience." They gain a greater understanding of the structures of advetising and marketing.

Students analyze advertisements meant to persuade a reader to purchase a certain product or service to find out what stands out about the ad or what it is about the ad that persuade readers. They complete an analysis chart, and discuss...

First graders identify safe ways to report harmful objects. In this harmful objects lesson plan, 1st graders identify objects that can harm them. They then identify objects that are not safe verses ones that are safe, and are taught...

Young scholars hold a class discussion. In this integrity lesson plan, students discuss the definition of integrity and read various handouts about what it means to do what's right. Young scholars write a reflection in their journals.

Students identify the main parts of the body that are affected by using marijuana.

Ninth graders examine the causes and effects of Heart Disease. In this ESL Current Events lesson plan, 9th graders read an article on Heart Disease. Students complete guided questions on the reading.

Students read the story: 9-year-old girl dies on railway line. They engage in the 'Human Barometer': Collect a range of names of dangerous activities from the class. For example: skateboarding, waterskiing, bungee jumping, climbing,...

Students participate in an activity that allows them to better get to know each other. In this inquiry lesson students use a psychomotor activity to better know their classmates.

In this gerund or infinitive worksheet, students fill in ten spaces in ten sentences with either the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb to make each sentence grammatically correct.