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Carbon Monoxide and Population Density
Tenth graders investigate the carbon monoxide level at a fixed latitude to determine if there is a relationship to population density. They download data sets and generate a graph, and find locations using the Earth's coordinate system....
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Paper Plate Aerobics
Students participate in physical activities with paper plates under their feet. For this paper plate aerobics lesson, students make original routines consisting of a series of moves and play tag,
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The Bacteria Time Bomb in your Home
Students read an article that explains the dangers of household bacteria. For this lesson, students explore items in a home that easily hold bacteria, then complete several activities to reinforce comprehension of the article.
Baylor College
Body Mass Index (BMI)
How do you calculate your Body Mass Index, and why is this information a valuable indicator of health? Class members discover not only what BMI is and practice calculating it using the height and weight of six fictitious individuals, but...
National Academy of Sciences
Genetic Disease: Putting DNA to Work
Scientific knowledge of genetic information has grown quickly over the last decade. An interactive lesson has learners research the role of science and medicine in diagnosing and treating genetic disorders. They consider the job of the...
Kenan
Respiratory System
Explore the respiratory system with a model. First, pupils build a set of lungs to experiment how they inflate and deflate. Then, they delve deeper into the topic with a web quest to discover new information about the nose, trachea, and...
Kenan Fellows
Gridiron Rescue: One Health Football Technology Project
Helmets not included! Scholars brainstorm adjustments and sensors to football helmets in an engineering design project to help prevent injuries, such as concussions and spinal injuries.
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Clogged Arteries
Students participate in active demonstrations to explore the understanding of cholesterol in an artery. Students stand outside hula hoops to represent an artery. When they are tagged, they become a piece of cholesterol. Students...
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Inflamm-O-Stories: Progression and Regression of Atherosclerosis
Students participate in activities to learn about Atherosclerosis. In this investigative lesson students participate in activities that allow them to describe parts of the body, analyze changes in the body and write a story about...
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Application
Students apply and generalize data, and prepare and present an oral presentation with a visual aid.
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Walking Willie
Students walk for a timed amount over a measured course and receive a paper marker for each 'lap' they complete. At the end of the time period the entire class counts off the total of their markers to determine how many miles have been...
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Hunger and Malnutrition
Students recognize that our bodies cannot function without certain essential foods. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, students become familiar with the problems associated with malnutrition such as medical problems, problems...
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Computation: How can we use rice to solve problem questions?
Fourth graders graph metric tons of rice produced by various countries. In this graphing lesson, 4th graders follow problem solving steps to answer questions about rice nutrition and then graph the amount of rice produced by...
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Healthy Heart
Seventh graders experiment with their pulse rate. They investigate a beef heart and locate the route of blood flow and the chambers and discuss the function of each chamber. They discuss the circulatory system and compare theirs to the...
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Spark Activity: Louisiana Line Dance
Students learn and practice 1 step at a time of the Louisiana Line Dance, then put all steps together and practice the dance to music.
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Creating Fitness Goals
Students create a fitness goal to include one of the following: muscle building, cardiovascular development or healthful diet. They utilize a daily calendar to record progress. They utilize the Internet to research proper ways to reach...
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Watch the Screen!
Students explore screening processes for biological activity. In this deep sea instructional activity students complete a lab activity.
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Place Value Tag
Learners increase their cardiovascular endurance through movement. At the same time, they learn place value of numbers to the millionths place.
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The Twelve Ways to Fitness
Students work on their cardiovascular and muscular endurance by exercising to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
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The Electric Sieve
Students examine different mixtures and how they can be separated. In this electric sieve lesson students complete an activity that allows them to separate mixtures.
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How Hard Is Your Heart Working?
Students observe the differences in their pulse from when they are sitting to when they have been doing the "Hokey-Pokey." In this heart health lesson, students take and record their pulse after they have been doing a quiet...
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Is Your Heart Getting a Good Workout?
Students practice raising their heart rates through exercise. In this physical education lesson, students discover the key to a healthy body is a healthy heart that must be exercised often. Students perform a sing along and...
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Ghostbusters
Students are giving one scooter to participate in the tag game. As a class, they create their own obstacle course in which they try to avoid the taggers in the haunted setting. To end the lesson, they discover why physical activity is...
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A Big Issue
Students examine the issue of childhood obesity. In this current events activity, students explore the personal health issue as they discuss balanced diets, food diaries, and the 2012 London Olympics. Suggestions for classroom activities...