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Prioritizing Time
Tenth graders examine and identify how to avoid time conflicts in their own personal time schedules. They participate in a role-play about a time schedule conflict, participate in a class discussion, develop a list of their four most...
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What Is Important to Me?
Students respond to prompt with awareness of personal value of possessions. They list the criteria used to determine worth and value. They listen and ask questions or add comments and check their own measures of value with those the...
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Cross-Curricular Games
Young scholars participate in exploring and examining several cross-curricular, hands-on games that encourage active learning and exercise at the same time. They assess games like Freeze Tag, Parts of Speech games and a healthy heart...
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Try A Pizza Theme Week
Students explore all the things they could do with a pizza. They become aware of food groups and nutritional needs, make decorated cardboard pizzas, interact with pizza slices and fractions, create stories to go along with their...
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Case Study #1 & Case Study 2
This resource contains two case studies regarding calorie consumption and calorie expenditure. One case is an example of too many calories and the other is a case of too few calories. The questions pertain to what suggestions the class...
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An Active, Healthy Lifestyle is ...
This is a two part worksheet. The first part consists of eight questions about healthy lifestyle choices. These can be answered out loud, or by using the thumbs up/down method as the teacher reads aloud. It can also be printed out and...
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Air, Air Everywhere! Lesson 2: Acid Rain
Middle school environmentalists record the pH of four different liquids, including two aerosol cleaning products. They liken the products to acid rain and speculate in writing which might affect the human respiratory system. Although...
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Home Care Assistant
Tenth graders analyze different healthcare occupations in relation to older adults. They identify current concerns of healthcare occupations and formulate questions that address current concerns of occupations servicing older adults
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Advocacy and Resources
Tenth graders use a glossary of terms and a word search game to study mature adults. They interpret class rules and recognize age-related terms. They complete a word search.
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Understanding the Needs of the Aging
Students recognize the physical changes of old age. They identify and differentiate diseases of old age. They discuss stereotyping and complete written summaries of their responses.
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Physical Needs
Tenth graders develop positive attitudes toward older adults. They examine the continuity of life and its impact on youth to improve quality of life and develop occupational skills related to mature adults.
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The Mature Adult in the Lifecycle
Students define lifespan, longevity, and life expectancy. They identify factors that contribute to a longer lifespan. They recognize social, psychological, and physical ways to reach maximum lifespan.
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Target Heart Rate
This accompanies a lesson on how various activities affect heart rate. Young learners identify resting heart rate and target heart rate. They do some physical activities to measure their heart rates for each of those activities. They...
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Supersize Me Worksheet
Morgan, who is a reasonable, healthy man, embarks on a 30-day quest to eat nothing but food from a McDonald's restaurant. This worksheet accompanies the video "Supersize Me". The video is definitely worth viewing, but this worksheet...
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Manufacture of Cheese
Learners examine the steps and safety procedures in the cheese making process. They make and taste a variety of cheeses comparing their properties.
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Organic Mechanic Part I
On day one of the "Organic Mechanic Part I" lesson, learners try to remove the waxy coating of an apple and consider pesticides that may be represented by this addition to our food. On day two, they research pesticides online and...
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Where's the Beef - Beef Facts or Hype, Is it Bad for You?
Analyze a Happy Meal™ for nutrient content and calories. Blend the contents into "McMush" and use Biuret's solution to test for protein content. There are a few problems with the lesson plan: the resource links are no longer valid, the...
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Puberty
Eighth graders participate in a whole group discussion about their thoughts and feelings surrounding puberty. Students watch a video and view slides in order to describe the bodily changes that occur during adolescence.
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The Female Reproductive System
Students research female reproductive issues. They create a presentation, in small groups, that focuses on one particular helath issue involving the female repro=ductive system.
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Diet Evaluation Project
Students record two consecutive days of food intake. They identify which nutrients are below 70%. They compare diet composition between protein, fats, and carbohydrates. They evaluate fat in the diet to fall below the American Cancer...
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My Response to Stress
Students search for ways to prevent stress. They conduct self-assessments, plan a stress clinic, research community resources, and write a reflective essay. Students may wear electronic heart rate monitors to demonstrate stress levels.
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Controlling Bleeding Emergencies
Young scholars practice first aid. Through role play, students analyze and synthesize solutions for bleeding emergencies. Each student works with a partner to perform first aid skills to control bleeding in mock emergency situations.
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March of Dimes
Students research March of Dimes. In this disabilities activity, students use the March of Dimes website to answer questions on a worksheet. Students discuss similar programs that collect money to help support the prevention of other...
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Food Labels in the Classroom
Students study the nutritional information on food labels and become familiar with the basic dietary needs of the human body. They write letters to food companies.