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Mary Had a Little Lamb

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students examine the story Mary Had a Little Lamb. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the story and read companion poems. Students identify the rhyming words in the story. Students discuss lambs and sheep.
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Context is Everything: Grammar Lessons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Teaching students about grammar using popular, and well written, literature can be the best solution to a tricky topic.
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Homeschooling Chronicles: The Benefits of Day Dreaming

For Teachers 3rd
Being a day dreamer can bring about creativity and imagination.
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Kansas State Univ.: Stressed Out Over Studying Tests?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a very detailed summary of dealing with stress while studying and taking tests. Sections define the problems as well as the solutions - how we have gotten ourselves all stressed out; how does stress affect grades; what...
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Stressed Out and Coping in Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Research study investigating the identification of the nature and impact of stress facing Australian families and their children, an examination of the link between background factors and family stress, and the identification of parents'...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Stress Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you stressed out? Take the online stress test to find out if you are cool and calm or stressed to the max!
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Stressed Out? Take a Break With This Project!

For Students 6th - 8th
Is an I-beam as strong as a solid beam of the same size? What if you include weight in the comparison: which beam has the greater strength-to-weight ratio? Would an I-beam be stronger than a solid rectangular beam of the same weight?...
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NOAA

Noaa: Stressed Out! [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this lesson, students investigate factors that affect the health of the oceans. These include overfishing, the destruction of habitats, the invasion of foreign species, the impact of pollution, and the increasing acidification. An...
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Kids Health: The Story on Stress

For Students 3rd - 8th
It is highly probable that you've heard someone say he is "stressed out." What does that mean? Exactly what is stress and how does it affect us? Read more about the causes of stress, what it does to us, and how to reduce stress.
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Sweet Briar College: Stress Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Sweet Briar College gives a self-quiz to determine if you are "Stressed Out".
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Stressed Out: Slope as Rate of Change

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site may be used as a lesson for understanding graphs of functions and goes into slopes of a curve. The site helps students notice when a slope of a curve is increasing and decreasing and general interpretations of graphs.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam!: Got Butterflies? Find Out Why

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource delves deeply into the symptoms of stress, the difference between long and short term stress, and methods for stress management.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Don't Let Math Stress You Out

For Students 9th - 10th
New research points to strategies for improving math performance in people who get stressed out by the numbers world.
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Zephyrus Education: Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
While this site primarily addresses adults, with frequent references to job-related stress, middle and high school students can learn much about handling the stress in their lives, as well. It is easy to read and includes tools to help...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Coping With Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about common sources of stress and how you can find healthy ways to respond to them. Also includes contact information for reaching out to professionals who can help with the coping process. PDFs require Adobe Reader.
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Kids Health: Figuring Out Phobias

For Students 3rd - 5th
A phobia is "an extremely strong fear of a situation or thing." Phobias don't just last a few minutes, they are fears that stay with you. A kid who has a phobia of dogs will go out of his way to avoid any situation that involves his...
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BBC

Bbc: Lab Uk: The Stress Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this twenty-minute test to learn about the causes and consequences of stress. Find out what factors affect your mental health and tips on how to improve it. To take part in the experiment, registration is required.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Squeeze Electricity Out of Crystals

For Students 9th - 10th
It might sound like science fiction, but if you press on a crystal of sugar, it will actually generate its own electricity. Ashwini Bharathula explains how piezoelectric materials turn mechanical stress, like pressure, sound waves and...
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Kids Health: Repetitive Stress Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
When a teenager overexerts him or herself, pain in the joints can often occur. The injuries usually take place at the ends of the bones where they grow. Check out this article to determine whether or not you're treating your bones...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Deep Knee Bends: Measuring Knee Stress With a Mechanical Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Prosthetic limbs and artificial joints can help people with disease or injury lead a normal life. Sports medicine or physical therapy is also an area that relates to this experiment. Either way, this project serves as a good match if any...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along

For Students 1st - 5th
This site helps children learn how to get along with each other and peacefully resolve conflicts and disagreements. It provides different situations and children have to make choices with different consequences.
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Kids Health: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Family Doctor.org gives details on individuals who encounter the same painful events, but their reactions are different. Read this article to find out more about this disorder and how people can find help. Links to...
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Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Activity Logs: Finding Out How You Really Spend Your Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to manage your time more wisely by using an activity log. This article explains the benefits of keeping a log and provides a template to begin one.
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ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: How Can I Develop Coping Strategies?

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to cope with challenging situations and events.