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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stress, Inc.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. Concepts of stress and stress management are introduced. Students discover how perception serves to fuel a huge industry dedicated to...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Family Doctor.org provides fundamental information on the issue of stress. Learn about frequent causes, your body's physical response, and ways you can cope with the stresses in your life.
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Soapy Stress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To experience the three types of material stress related to rocks - tensional, compressional and shear - students break bars of soap using only their hands. They apply force created by the muscles in their own hands to put pressure on...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Repetitive Stress Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Repetitive stress injuries are a result of the overuse of a particular body part. This uncomfortable feeling can be treated and prevented. Learn what you can do in this article to avoid such an injury. Links to similar sites are also...
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WebMD

Web Md: Stress Management Avoiding Unnecessary Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD provides a page that lists and discusses ways in which you can avoid/manage stress.
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Other

Journal of Extension: Stress and Turnover Among Extension Directors

For Students 9th - 10th
Research study on the relationship between turnover among USDA Extension Directors and job stress.
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Other

Job Stress Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Center for Social Epidemiology offers study results, upcoming conference information, and other resources related to stress and methods of coping with it, especially in the work place.
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Other

Sweet Briar College: Beliefs That Contribute to Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Sweet Briar College, contains a list of things that contribute to stress.
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BBC

Bbc Health: Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
We are all faced with stress in our lives but too much can be damaging. This resource delves into the symptoms of stress, dealing with stress, work related stress, and tackling work stress.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Repetitive Stress Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
When a teenager overexerts him or herself, pain in the joints can often occur. The injuries usually take place at the ends of the bones where they grow. Check out this article to determine whether or not you're treating your bones...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Stressed Out? Take a Break With This Project!

For Students 6th - 8th
Is an I-beam as strong as a solid beam of the same size? What if you include weight in the comparison: which beam has the greater strength-to-weight ratio? Would an I-beam be stronger than a solid rectangular beam of the same weight?...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stressed and Strained

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced to the concepts of stress and strain with examples that illustrate the characteristics and importance of these forces in our everyday lives. They explore the factors that affect stress, why engineers need to know...
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Other

Beginner's Guide to Prosody: Anglo Saxon Accentual Meter

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a great history and explanation of Anglo-Saxon accentual poetry along with some excellent examples. Before the article, a number of related terms are defined including the following: alliteration, assonance,...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Family Doctor.org gives details on individuals who encounter the same painful events, but their reactions are different. Read this article to find out more about this disorder and how people can find help. Links to...
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Other

Life Matters: Relieve Stress With T'ai Chi

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the paradoxes and growth involved in T'ai Chi.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Meditation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MayoClinic.com provides great information on meditation. The article is entitled, "Meditation: Calming your mind, body and spirit". Describes what meditation is and how it works, along with giving a list of links.
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Other

Psych Page: Defenses

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a terms list of psychological defenses, including withdrawal, displacement, sublimation, and projection, with definitions and typical manifestations.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Team Up!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. They develop their observing, thinking, writing and teamwork skills by working on a group art project and reporting about it. They learn about...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Riding the Gravity Wave

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a biographical sketch of an artist or athlete who lives on the edge, riding the gravity wave, to better understand how these artists and athletes work with gravity and manage risk. Note: The literacy activities for the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It Takes Two to Tangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore the theme of conflict in literature. They learn the difference between internal and external conflict and various types of conflicts, including self against self, self against other, and self against nature or machine....
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Students design a simple behavioral survey, and learn basic protocol for primary research, survey design and report writing. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Breaking Beams

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about stress and strain by designing and building beams using polymer clay. They compete to find the best beam strength to beam weight ratio, and learn about the trade-offs engineers make when designing a structure.

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