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NASA

Write the Book on Weather Metrics

For Students 6th - 12th
It's not easy to measure the weather. Pupils learn about what all weather has in common—the atmosphere. Scholars discover how a meteorologists must be able to measure aspects of the atmosphere and decipher the data. They then create a...
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American Heart Association

Aha: Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from the American Heart Association entitled "Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home." Discusses AHA recommendations on choosing a monitoring device and how to use it properly. It also provides a blood pressure chart and links to...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Dealing With Peer Pressure

For Students 2nd - 5th
Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. When people your own age try to influence how you act, it's called peer pressure. It's...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Atmospheric Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that air has weight? This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site explores conditions that affect air density and atmospheric pressure.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Atmospheric Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois describes what air pressure is and how it is measured. Explains high and low pressure areas, isobars, and how pressure changes with height.
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Other

Story md.com: Hypertension: High Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
High blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't have any initial symptoms but could cause health-related problems later. Find out what you can do to control it.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Pressure?

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine and explore pressure as it relates to fluids.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Air Pressure

For Students 3rd - 8th
Where air molecules are packed closely, air pressure is high. Where air molecules spread out, air pressure is low.
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Air Pressure, Manometers, Barometers and Altimeters

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what manometers, barometers, and altimeters are and how they are used to measure air pressure.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of hypertension. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you...
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Science Daily

Science Daily: Link Between Excess "Free Radicals", High Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information about medical researchers discovering that high blood pressure may be partly regulated by antioxidants including vitamin C and E.
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Other

Do It Now Foundation: Peer Pressure and Choices: How to Think for Yourself

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how peer pressure can negatively influence your decisions, particularly decisions about drug abuse. Learn the importance of thinking for yourself and of making healthy choices when it comes to drugs.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Weather in High and Low Pressure Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why weather in high pressure areas is fair, and weather in low pressure areas is cloudy and stormy.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Is Atmospheric Pressure?

For Students 9th - 10th
See how atmospheric pressure affects air masses, which in turn affects the weather on Earth.
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BBC

Bbc: Ukraine Still Feeling Gas Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
A 2007 news report that examines on the dispute between the Ukraine and Russia over the cost of natural gas supplied by Russia.
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Other

Prevent Disease: Exercise & Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-article discusses how exercise not only helps prevent disease, but also improves the health of those who have certain medical conditions. Learn how physical activity helps individuals battle cardiovascular and musculoskeletal...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the conservation of energy, aspects that affect energy in a system such as pressure and temperature, and to gain a better understanding of concepts such as entropy.
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Other

Cleveland Clinic: Adolescence

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to navigate the adolescent years, including how to foster healthy conversations with your adolescent about peer pressure, body self-image, rape, and alcohol/drug abuse.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Secondary Hypertension

For Students 9th - 10th
This resourcecontains a thorough overview of secondary hypertension. There is also information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Kids and Smoking

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing reasons why kids pick up smoking despite what we know about tobacco, this website from Kids Health offers good information about the social pressures that cause kids to start using tobacco.
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Other

Solubility of Things: Factors Affecting Solubility

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how temperature, polarity, pressure, molecular size, and stirring affects the speed of dissolving.
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Other

Wellness Junction: Exercise Improves Cardiovascular

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article from Wellness Junction summarizes research linking aerobic and anaerobic exercise to improved cardiovascular conditions in those with diabetes and high blood pressure. Provided is a list of recommended exercises for...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Are Metamorphic Rocks?

For Students 9th - 10th
See how metamorphic rocks are rocks that have become changed by intense heat or pressure while forming.

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