Students identify and discuss young peoples' attitudes towards smoking and the power of TV and film on their daily lives. They critically evaluate comments about tobacco smoking. In addition, they place on a graph the reasons people give...

February is Marijuana Awareness Month, and a set of interdisciplinary activities can make your class aware of the social, medical, legal, and psychological effects of marijuana. With writing prompts, research opportunities, and...

In this current events instructional activity, learners read an article about cannabis reducing depression and complete eight true or false questions, 10 synonym matching questions, and a cloze activity based on the article.

Students identify, analyze and characterize smoking and young people. They try to consider why young people take drugs to begin with. In addition, they point out the effects and risks of cannabis smoking with young people. They also...

Eighth graders examine international data and statistics to evaluate the health and trends of 13 year old students around the world.

Young scholars are to define the consequences. They identify the consequences of juvenile crime on offenders, victims and the community. Students increase the responsibility to self, others and the community. They identify how Utah...

Pupils learn of the consequences of juvenile crime and how the state of Washington includes victims in the juvenile justice process.

Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.

Students understand what advertisements are trying to do and how they do it

Learners explore alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. In this health journalism activity, students read the USA Today article titled "Three Factors Threaten Teens", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...

For this World Cancer Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...

Students breakdown different types of youth crime/gangs. Students evaluate the power of peer pressure. Students identify and offer advice for dealing with peer pressure. Students encounter the theory of phenomena.

Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of human embryology. Individually, they complete an exercise in which they determine which trait they got from which family member. In groups, they identify and label the reproductive organs...

“What do you mean that my language is improper?” Prior to My Fair Lady was Pygmalion. Fair Eliza’s struggles with English, which according to George Bernard Shaw “is not accessible even to Englishmen,” come alive in the 1938 film version...

Pupils explore the reality of underage drinking. In this underage drinking instructional activity, students read the USA Today article titled 'Dispel Myths, Save Lives,' respond to discussion questions regarding the article,...

Tenth graders consider movements to regulate alcohol and tobacco use. In this Temperance Movements lesson, 10th graders compare and contrast movements in the 1800's and the modern era as they research selected primary and secondary...

Students assess information on the Health Canada Web site and determine whether such information should be paid for with tax dollars, and whether the publication of such information has an impact on Medicare.

In this English worksheet, learners read "Kate Moss Axed over Drug Scandal," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English instructional activity, students read "Euro Junk Food Warning," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English activity, students read "Drinking Wine Can Rot Your Teeth," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.

Students estimate the number of beans that is placed in a bottle. They are then split into three groups: Group 1: asked to write estimate on a sheet of paper with some large estimates already written down, Group 2: asked to write their...

Students read the story: 9-year-old girl dies on railway line. They engage in the 'Human Barometer': Collect a range of names of dangerous activities from the class. For example: skateboarding, waterskiing, bungee jumping, climbing,...

Learn the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and smoking. Find out myths and truths and strategies to avoid problems.