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Artistic Influence - Lesson 3
Students discuss how musicians' messages can influence society. They think of examples of artistic expression in music, the visual arts, dance, and theater that can lead to a society's self-examination.
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Breaking News English: Models Under 16 Banned in London
In this English worksheet, students read "Models Under 16 Banned in London," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ready, Set, Go for Good Health: My Future--Setting Goals
Students recall significant personal life events and identify future goals
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Dealing With Diabetes
Students read a story about a teen with diabetes. They research diabetes and glucose. They compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)
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.
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Reading Comprehension Practice: Nonfiction Text
Students practice their reading comprehension. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read or listen to a nonfiction article about meditation. This lesson plan includes discussion questions and comprehension questions.
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Build a Better Bouncer
Students experiment with silly putty. For this chemical changes lesson students work in groups, perform tests and collect data.
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Yerbas y Remdios: A New Look
Students explore human health by participating in a medicine class activity. In this herbs lesson, students identify plants which Native Americans used throughout history to cure illnesses. Students research specific herbs in groups and...
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Wyclef Jean for VH1 Storytellers
Students use different folk songs to learn chords and other musical elements.
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Living Longer
Students view a short video about diseases that are most common today and what ones were common fifty years ago. They examine demographic trends in developing and industrialized countries. They research life expectancy, birth rate and...
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Courage in Action
Seventh graders explore what it takes to be courageous. In this social studies lesson, 7th graders analyze different character traits. Students explain their feelings on their specific character traits.
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Double Exposed Photographs
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations. In this artwork lesson plan, students explore cameras, poems, and other art forms to understand line, light, and other attributes that contribute to artwork.
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Transforming Negatives to Positives
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
Other
Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs
Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Effects of Drugs: Self Check Quiz
Five multiple-choice self checking quiz questions about the effects of illicit drugs on the body.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide (Third Edition)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse created a guide on the principles of drug addiction treatment. That guide is available here online. It's meant to help individuals answer questions such as finding the most effective methods of...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nida for Teens: Facts on Drugs
This comprehensive website covers many drugs, legal and otherwise, that teens may encounter. Find out the various names used, the effects, and much other information teens need and want to know about drugs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Real News About Drugs and Your Body
A fantastic reference for showing the real dangers of using drugs. Personal accounts of dealing with addiction are included as well as medical research that is easily understood to help illustrate the effects of drugs on a teen's body.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Effects of Opioids on Communities, What Can Be Done: Lesson Plan
In this lesson, to be used with the program Understanding the Opioid Epidemic, students will explore the dangers of opioids and what effects they have on whole communities. They will use critical thinking skills to think about ways the...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Power of the Placebo Effect
Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits. [4:37]
Other
Department of Health and Human Services: Straight Talk About Drugs
Just as the title implies, this is a straight forward approach for kids to learn the effects of drugs directed towards girls.
PBS
Pbs in the Mix: Drug Abuse Altered States
This PBS series takes a hard look at teenage drug use. Content includes a focus on how and why teens use drugs, the long-term health effects of drug use, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cellular Effects of Metformin, a Drug for Diabetes Mellitus
This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT. "Cellular effects of metformin, a drug for diabetes mellitus" questions are provided on this resource. Cellular Effects of Metformin, a drug for Diabetes...