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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Figuring Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss their attitudes and feelings to discover possible ways to constructive respond to their resistance to learning academic concepts.
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Lesson Plan
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Dorothea Dix: Reform in Massachusetts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discover how her efforts resulted in the passage of legislation. They also examine the care people with disabilities receive.
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The Duties of Governments: Dix vs. Pierce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discuss President Pierce's veto of legislation she helped create. They address the rights and responsibilities of citizen's and the role of government.
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Lesson Plan
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A Woman's Crusade: Dorothea Dix

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They also examine the role of women in the 1840s and 1850s. They discover different sources of examples of citizen's rights.
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Lesson Plan
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Elders As Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that uses discussion groups for communication. The focus of the lesson is upon the respect for authority that should be given to older adults. Students engage in class discussion about the information that can...
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Lesson Plan
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Alcohol Tolerance in Drosophila and You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and run a laboratory comparing alcohol tolerance in flies with and without the ADH enzyme.
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Lesson Plan
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Dreaming of a Healthy City

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders design a healthy city. They identify the essential elements of a city and describe how climate and geography can determine the layout of a city. They create a blueprint of their design and share in small groups.
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Mental Health America

Mha: Recognizing Mental Health Probelms in Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a check list for recognizing mental health problems in children.
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Other

National Mental Health Awareness Day: Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Posters, banners, notes and tips for speeches and newspaper editorials, a proclamation template, pamphlets and other great materials you can use to raise awareness about children's mental health issues or participate in Children's Mental...
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Professional Doc
University of California

Ucla: Screening Mental Health Problems in Schools [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Long-standing policy controversies have heated up as a result ofincreasing proposals for using schools to screen for mental healthproblems (e.g., depression screening).This brief highlights the following issues: How appropriate is...
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Article
The National Alliance on Mental Illness

Journal of School Health: Mental Health Screening in Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The National Alliance on Mental Illness presents this article from the Journal of School Health. It discusses the importance of screening students in schools for mental health problems.
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Website
Other

Mindyourmind

For Students 9th - 10th
Teens with mental health issues often don't get the help they need in order to recover. This amazing site is designed by youth for youth and provides mental health information and personal stories from young people who have overcome...
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Psychotic Disorders?

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource for the NCLEX-RN explores the topic of "psychotic disorders" and is part of the mental health section.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Veterans Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan to help learners explore the challenges facing our nation's veterans today, including mental health issues and long wait lines for treatment.
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Article
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Kids Health: Adoption

For Students 9th - 10th
When someone is adopted it isn't always easy for them to deal with the reasons that it happened. This article attempts to help those with similar issues cope with the thoughts and feelings that surround being adopted. Links to related...
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Website
Other

Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
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Website
Other

Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: Violence

For Students 9th - 10th
Parents are given the confidence to talk with students about difficult issues like drugs, violence, and alcohol. The subject addressed is violence. Discussion topics and answers to common questions are included.
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Unit Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at how normal behavior is defined and perceived by society. The definitions of normal behavior shifts as societal norms change over time. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a...
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Article
Arizona State University

Jiae: Indian Juvenile Delinquency So Different?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education shows the 1967 article calls for a focus on the commonality of Indian and non-Indian people, when dealing with mental health issues, rather than treating them like two different problems.
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Website
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Current information on substance abuse with regard to many issues: military families, health, trauma and justice, public awareness and support and housing and homelessness. Also, find information on prevention of substance abuse. Many...
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Article
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Digital Well Being

For Students 9th - 10th
Going online and using technology can impact our emotions and mental health. Digital well-being is about recognizing the way going online makes us feel and knowing how to manage this. It includes questions and answers and tips for...
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Trust Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses the importance of trust, how it can be difficult to trust others, rebuilding trust, and how to learn to...
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Article
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
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Handout
American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association: Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find answers to questions concerning transgender issues. This addresses the definition, categories of transgender people, possible causes, the types of mental health problems and discrimination they may face, and the kinds of support...