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Oklahoma's Berry Best

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Ask your learners to complete activities related to Oklahoma's agriculture, berries in particular. The activity is cross-curricular and has class members investigate an article about berries, write an acrostic poem, and discuss new...
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Computation: How can we use rice to solve problem questions?

For Teachers 4th
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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Research and Report

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners use the Internet and other resources to locate, read and summarize information relevant to the Heart.
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Dribbling Speedway

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students control a ball while dribbling with hands and feet through obstacles. This is a heart healthy activity that accompanies the completion of several tasks as they reach their assigned station.
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Movement, it's FUN-damental!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how muscles work. In this biology lesson, students explain the causes of fatigue and muscle soreness. They create graphs and compare results with their classmate.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson plan students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 
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Family Medical History Pedigree

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research his/her family medical history and produce a pedigree with information.
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Making Choices about Tobacco Use

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the dangers associated with smoking. In groups, they discuss what it means to be addicted to a drug and how the media influences our decisions. After watching excerpts of films, they identify the use of smoking and the...
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Miracles of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch a movie. For this cultures lesson, students read A World Without Black People and then discuss segregation. Students watch the video Partners of the Heart or Something the Lord Made and then reflect on the video in their...
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DNA Chips

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discover what they need to know about DNA chips. They extend this knowledge to analyze gene expression data to diagnose two kinds of leukemia.
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DNA Chips

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore issues surrounding DNA microarray technology. They focus on a single area of biomedical research to help them explain how science, people, ethics, and history all fit together. They analyze gene-expression data.
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Haunted House Challenge Fitness Stations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students rotate through ten physical fitness stations. They perform various stretching and strengthening activities for three minutes at a time.
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Conflicts in Government Policy Objectives

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider a series of arguments for a particular set of policy proposals that have wide ranging implications not only to the non-economic objectives of a government but also to the wider efficiency and equity of the economy as a...
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Compare and Contrast Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars use graphic organizers to compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students are given information on the two major types of diabetes. They analyze how to compare and contrast the information.
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Nicotine Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.
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What Goes in Must Come Out

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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In the Presence of Oxygen

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, classify different activities as aerobic or anaerobic. They create posters displaying their categorizations and then take notes on each other's posters.
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CALORIE COUNTDOWN

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students will categorize foods according to their components and energy content.1. Design a large bulletin board with sections for carbohydrates, fats and proteins. 2. Ask students to bring labels and packages of different food products....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.30 Cardiovascular Health

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about some health problems related to a person's cardiovascular health.
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National Institutes of Health

Nhlbi: Heart Health and Prevention of Heart Disease [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 7th
A downloadable PDF comic booklet with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
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The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Heart Health and Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple guide from The Franklin Institute to keeping your heart healthy through proper exercise, a varied diet, and a clean lifestyle. Here, read about how to exercise and eat to avoid heart disease.
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Story md.com: Cardiovascular Continuum

For Students 9th - 10th
The significance of the cardiovascular continuum is its emphasis on prevention. By treating risk factors that occur early in the cardiovascular continuum, like hypertension, diabetes, high blood fat levels, and smoking, it may be...
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University of California

Uci Heart Disease Prevention Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website and read articles on heart-disease prevention and medical research. Addressing topics such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diet, this website provides help for everyone concerned about their cardiovascular...
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Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...

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