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- 3rd
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Students discuss and compare needs and wants, rights and responsibilities of people in different communities around the world. They discuss reasons for the differences. Finally they develop a set of classroom rights for their class. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine statistics of teenagers using alcohol and marijuana. In groups, they brainstorm the reasons why they believe usage is higher than in years past. As a class, they role-play different roles in scenerios to help them realize the effect they are having on themselves and those around them. To end the lesson, they review the symptoms for someone high on drugs or alcohol. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students develop imagery in literary and art works. They discuss Jacob Lawrence's painting, the "Tombstones, 1942", which conveyed overcrowded tenements and families living in Harlem (New York, New York). They design picture stories comparing overcrowded tenements then and now. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students design an artistic and literary collage of contemporary urban life that seeks to interpret, analyze, and evaluate its mettle. They integrate their impressions of urban life with established views, thereby enriching their understanding of their own present and future. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students conduct experiments on fertilized chicken embyos to determine the possible developmental effects that various recreational drugs (caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and aspirin) might have on them. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the interference of various drugs on an embryo through experimentation. This is an open-ended lab to allow students to see effects of various chemicals humans choose to put in their bodies and create questions they can test in future experiments. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students examine how to make positive health decisions. They determine the factors that lead to healthy growth and development such as proper nutrition, physical fitness, and no drug or alcohol abuse. In small groups, they examine case scenarios to determine where the participants would be on a health continuum and what they decisions should be made to increase their healthy living. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the impact of alcohol consumption and the risk or possible injury. They discuss ways to avoid or limit alcohol consumption. Students identify two possible injuries that can result from alcohol consumption and they describe the relationship between a positive emotional state and personal injury prevention. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine safety hazards and legal consequences related to thrill-seeking activities. They discuss risk factors and hypothetical situations. Finally, students write city ordinances that balance participation in activities with public welfare. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite, popular, and folk culture elements of adult play and recreation. Students also investigate tourism in their region and around the state and examine it in relation to how local insiders interact with the same activities and events. Full Review »

