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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop a better understanding of mental health and the different types of disorders that people may experience. They create T-shirts that explain and display their learning about a specific disorder. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze information from newspaper articles regarding current health isssues. In small groups, they select an article, complete a worksheet, answer discussion questions, and write a one-page summary on the criteria for healthy living. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate current definitions and terminology of mental retardation and put them in historical perspective. Students place the definitions into a chronological sequence and determine the differences between current and historical definitions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the effects of depression and the brain's influence on metal illness. The factors that may affect a person's ability to develop depression are examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students evaluate information about mental illness for accuracy and relevance as they examine brochures developed in the lesson by their classmates. Data about mental illness is revisited and adjusted for additional information obtained in the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students watch a video of people telling about their experiences with a mental illness. They compare and contrast the life stories they saw to reinforce how mental illnesses are biological illnesses that affect a person's thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how environmental health relates to the built environment. They read an article, identify environmental health/built environment issues in their own community, complete a worksheet, and develop solutions. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the mental, physical, and social dimensions of their health. They discuss and list examples of each component of health on a worksheet, and list ways that they give attention to each aspect of their health on a paper pyramid. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students read the short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" before researching women's issues that were prevalent during the twentieth century. They look for connections between women's issues and mental health issues, and discuss these topics. Finally, they write a persuasive essay about society's attitudes as they contribute to mental illness. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify signs, behaviors and symptoms of mental illness. They describe treatment for mental illness and identify valid resources for information and services dealing with mental illness. They develop a 5 minute presentation on the mental illness the group researched. Full Review »
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