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- 4th - 7th
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Students examine how to select, prepare, and consume nutritious foods, and discuss the long term health problems associated with poor dietary habits. They examine snacks in bags to compare nutrition labels, and keep food journals for a week. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how social class affects health factors and outcomes by analyzing three case studies of heart attack patients. They reflect on the effects of commodifying health. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect on and discuss their attitudes toward health and illness. They help to educate each other by researching illnesses in small groups, creating a handbook and writing response papers. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate a possible health problem in the local school district through inquiry into attendance records, activities, maps, graphs, and data tables. The simulation continues as solutions for the problem are sought. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students determine a working definition of class in order to determine how social class can affect personal health. They research their own nutritional needs and work to encourage healthy change in their communities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students create a health wheel outlining an integrated daily living plan for people with diabetes. Using various resources and experiments, students a personalized system for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a diabetic, including information on various management techniques and exercise programs. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students work together to brainstorm ideas for solving the problem of air pollution. Focusing on urban areas, they research specific issues and environmental concerns and read recent news articles. They take into account cost, legal issues and human resistance in developing their solution. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study the factors that affect health. They identify four factors which contribute to health and identify the environment as the factor with the most impact. They tape their card(s) under the column on the flip chart paper that most affects/contributes to the health problem or issue on their card. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how personal behavior can affect health, especially the health of your skin. They become better aware of how their personal behavior and the environment can have a considerable impact on their health in general. Students recognize that good health and longevity depend on keeping the body in good operating condition. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students analyze the influences that result in health problems. They identify environmental and genetic factors that influence health problems. Students scan the newspaper looking for articles on health and health problems. They share information regarding environmental and genetic sources for disease or injury. Full Review »
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