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National Mentoring Month

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Celebrating and participating in National Mentoring Month supports the development of youth across the nation.
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Review and Resources

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, after being introduced to an extensive vocabulary list of terms, identify personal and community resources for information about personal problems including sexuality. They analyze the importance of knowing how to utilize a...
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Reproductive System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the medical terms, locations, and purposes of several of the male and female reproductive systems. Feeling good about their bodies and growing up forms the basis of this activity.
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Cross-Cultural Dialogue Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and analyze a personal narrative written about a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching English in Guinea-Bissau, Africa. They discuss the concept of crossing cultures, analyze maps, complete worksheets, and develop a writing...
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Cross-Cultural Dialogue Lesson

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Use the Peace Corps to explore a different place and different perspectives. Your class reads the personal narrative "Cross-Cultural Dialogue" by Roz Wollmering, completing an attached story frame sheet in preparation for a class...
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MedMyst Mission 4: Malady In Mabuufo

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An outbreak of malaria requires your help to stop its spread. To discover the pathogen that causes malaria and multiple ways to fight the illness scholars play games, answer short quizzes, and learn scientific concepts with the fourth...
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Autism And The Brain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your class understand Autism. They conduct research into how the brain is effected by the disorder of autism. Then they write a letter to the Center For Disease Control about their findings and forward some of the new research to them.
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V/AIDS, Year 2, Day 2

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine and express personal feelings and opinions on relevant AIDS-related situations and listen to the opinions of peers. They practice decision-making and assertiveness. They watch a video on AIDS awareness.
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HIV/AIDS, Year 2, Day 1

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover that HIV is a blood-borne virus which attacks to the body's immune system. They see the difference between being infected with HIV and being diagnosed with AIDS. They discuss which behaviors are safe and which are not.
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Sexual Exploitation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze psychology by completing a true or false worksheet. In this sexual health lesson, students read assigned text which dictates when it is or isn't appropriate to touch a person and what to do if you feel uncomfortable in a...
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Cross-Cultural Dialogue Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view situations from more than their own point of view. They use the incidents in the author's story to explore the concept of crossing cultures and reflect on what it is like to feel like an outsider (in the way that the author...
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Immunization Month Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 6th
As a part of the back to school curriculum, students can learn about vaccines and their historical significance.
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Breaking News English: Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Self-Injury Awareness Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Self Injury Awareness Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions,...
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Breaking News English: Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Nutritional Influence on Illness and Disease

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine nutritionally related diseases and illnesses, evaluating studies and developing topics for a science fair project. They investigate bacteria, researching how it can be harmful or helpful, and create illustrated displays.
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What is a Medicine?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm ideas about what makes a substance a "medicine" to determine their preconceptions about medicines. They evaluate whether certain substances should be defined as "medicines' and examine various systems of medicine.
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Convince Me!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners analyze advertisements meant to persuade a reader to purchase a certain product or service to find out what stands out about the ad or what it is about the ad that persuade readers. They complete an analysis chart, and discuss...
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Doing What's Right

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers hold a class discussion. In this integrity lesson, students discuss the definition of integrity and read various handouts about what it means to do what's right. Middle schoolers write a reflection in their journals.
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Geology in the News

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students discover the underlying scientific principles in common, daily events.
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Aboriginal Physical Education

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners engage in p.e. activities that have roots in native Indian, Metis, and Inuit cultures. They practice the skill involved and listen to the significance behind the skill. They read relevant books and define new terminology.
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Discover the Similarities: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars analyze the the similarities of their own daily schedule, processes and procedures and those used at work. They research the career of marine mammal rescue and email questions to a career expert. They construct a display...
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Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Human Impact on Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, learners explore human impact on water resources, investigate the quality of their community's water supply, and consider ways to clean up and avoid further pollution. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work and...