American Psychological Association
Developing Adolescents
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
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Izaak Walton League of America: Programs for Youth
Get your students outside with this collection of activities for kids of all ages featuring outdoor engagement and environmental education.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Financial Literacy Activities
A large collection of lesson plans and activities for high school students. The activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it's easy to implement...
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Create a Directory of Local Social Services for Youth
Students will research and understand the opportunities available to children in their community after exploring the poverty, exploitation, hunger and more of children living in India. Video and discussion questions pair with a learning...
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Lixls Kinderseiten Im Netz: Youth Groups
Prof. Andreas Lixl's Kinderseiten Home Page offers links to youth groups, activities, schools, games, hobbies and interests for all ages. Easy to read for beginners.
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Promoting Alabama Youth Development: Module 7: Making Better Choices [Pdf]
Activities to help teens understand how to make good choices. Includes an activity feedback form for students to fill out, a poster, sample situations teens may face, and several short scripts for role-playing.
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Presidential Youth Fitness Challenge
Find out how you can take part in the President's Challenge to increase your physical activity and earn awards.
PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Motivating Youth to Get More Exercise
Determine the primary cause for the increase in overweight youth in the U.S., and examine associated health risks. Investigate media targeted to youth, strategize a plan to motivate teens to exercise more, then implement the plan.
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Parent Child Communication: Promoting Healthy Youth
Depression as a result of sexual activity can usually be avoided by having a strong, healthy relationship with one's parents. It also relies on open lines of communication in regards to sexual activity. This information is discussed in...
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Lesson Title: Active Citizenship [Pdf]
The City of Saskatoon offers a lesson plan to give students opportunities to be active citizens politically and socially.
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Youth Learn: The Key to Engaging Students in Learning: Asking Good Questions
Explanation of several types of questions, and suggestions for helping students use good questioning techniques in inquiry-based learning. SL.9-10.1c Active Partic
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Youth Passport Activity Book [Pdf]
Students will virtually travel the world and complete a passport. Activities include researching flags of countries, stamps, coloring, and completing a puzzle. At the end of the lesson, students will have their very own simulated passport!
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Zerofootprint: Youth Calculator
This calculator is a great way to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from your daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices, and transportation.
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Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth reports on the marketing practices of alcohol producers and on the dangers of underage drinking. Resources include an overview of alcohol marketing (also available in Spanish), examples of print...
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Yes!
An organization for diverse young people to come together for community activism. Go on a learning journey with this organization to see how people around the world are working for peace and global awareness.
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Vietnam War Era Ephemera
Access a database of leaflets, illustrations, posters, and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the 1960s and 1970s. Items in the collection reflect the social and political activities of the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Young F. Scott Fitzgerald
In this video [6:35] from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams, students learn about the early life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The accompanying activity asks students to examine the events of Fitzgerald's youth and...
PBS
Pbs: Make a Family Tree
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
PBS
Pbs: Make a Family Tree
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Taking Action for a Clean Environment
In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore activism - taking action to bring about change - including some causes that activists espouse and the tactics that they use to end harmful practices or reshape policies. The lesson...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Charles W. Chesnutt
This resource focuses on realist author Charles W. Chesnutt and his manner of portraying African American characters in the South during the late nineteenth century. See "Charles W. Chesnutt Activities" for related resources.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Gangs
A staggering 1.4 million active gang members walk the streets in the United States. Get the latest gang stories in the news, takedowns and cases, anti-gang programs, and toolkits for educators and parents.
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Kids for Saving Earth
Delightful and inspirational, this site will encourage any viewer to pitch in to help save the Earth. There are many suggestions for activities, worksheets, music, and video nestled into the Kids for Saving the Earth website.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Tuck Everlasting
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt is about the implications of life without death. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are...