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Is Your Heart Getting a Good Workout?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners 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.  Learners perform a sing along and...
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Fitness Pursuit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in health-enhancing physical game of Trivial Pursuit and identify the benefits and effects of health related fitness.
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My Pyramid

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils complete a graphing activity to learn about fruits and vegetables as well as their nutritional qualities. In this fruits and vegetables instructional activity, students complete a series of activities that help teach them about...
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Baseball Cards

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read a short story on baseball cards and reflect on Honus Wagner's decision to withdraw his card. In this baseball cards lesson plan, students study how children used cards in the 1930's and express their understanding of Honus...
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Spot of Serious Trouble

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine the controversy surrounding the MMR vaccine. In this health lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the causes of measles, the history of the MMR vaccine, and the two sides of the vaccination debate.
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Egyptian Civilization

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore facets of ancient Egyptian life. In this lesson on ancient civilizations, 5th graders find the location of ancient Egyptian nations on a world map and describe the climate and features. They explain how post...
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Getting the Most Nutrition from Your Food

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore human health by participating in a nutrition activity. For this food choices lesson, 6th graders review the food pyramid in class and identify the specific classifications of food that create positive health for...
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What Happens to Our Hearts When We Are Active?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the benefits of a healthy heart through exercise.  In this physical education lesson, students participate in a few physical activities in order to get their hearts beating faster.  Students examine a visual...
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Lesson Plan on Poverty

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students should walk away from this instructional activity with a greater understanding of poverty in America and the world and the impact it has on students around them. While students have a right to life a good life and be free from...
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World Hunger

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research the causes and effects of world hunger on children. In this world hunger lesson, students discuss causes and effects of hunger around the world and research a specific area affected by hunger. Students prepare a...
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Healthy Family Meals

For Students 5th - 7th
For this healthy family meals worksheet, learners read a short selection that details a family's need to eat more healthful meals. They answer 5 true or false questions about the reading before writing a short essay detailing how the...
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India: Where Remarkable Differences Are Ordinary

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research India and Indian culture. For this Indian research lesson plan, students research and report on the lives of Indian children. The report will be in the form of a mock interview between a journalist and an Indian child....
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Keeping Healthy Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore how muscles work. In this health lesson, students identify how the blood supplies muscles with oxygen. Students participate in an online activity to reinforce the concepts.
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Alliteration Fun with Spiders

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice using vocabulary words to write alliterations.  In this language arts lesson, students collaborate with classmates to create ideas for fun alliterations as they create their own using a children's word processing...
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Nutrition and Exercise During Pregnacy

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study healthy eating habits for life long health and parenthood.
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Chernobyl

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list some of the health effects of radiation exposure. They are engaged in a unit on nuclear power by demonstrating the potential environmental health risks involved.
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Class A Creates Trouble

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the history of drugs and drug use.  In this anti-drug lesson, students research information about drugs, then enhance their knowledge by digging into the subject even farther by researching the health implications,...
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#1 Air Module Scenario

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are a small environmental consulting firm. This type of company is hired by companies and government agencies to do research into environmental issues and impacts. Students first task is that concerned parents related to...
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J the Jump Rope and G the Jungle Gym

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe that the key to reading words is memorizing the symbols that make them up. They observe a picture of children jumping rope and watch as the teacher models the /j/ sound. They then all pretend to jump rope and make...
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Food Label Reference Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this food label worksheet, young scholars read the label and dialogue bubbles to learn how to interpret a food label. Worksheet is for reference only, no associated tasks.
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The Crest Egg-Speriment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the effects of using proper dental hygiene. In this toothpaste experiment lesson, students use eggs, vinegar and crest toothpaste to determine the consequences of plaque on teeth and the effectiveness of toothpaste.
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Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy, Other Illegal Drugs Declined in '02

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore illegal use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy, Other Illegal Drugs Declined in '02", respond to discussion questions regarding the...
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The Battle to Save Bats

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats.  In this animal health lesson, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats.  Young scholars...
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Taking Care of Your Teeth

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the importance of taking care of their teeth while viewing pictures showing good/poor teeth care. In this health and science lesson, 1st graders list 3 things to do to keep teeth healthy, creating a lis on chart...

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