Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Contraceptives Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Contraceptives are designed to prevent pregnancy in three basic ways: they either block sperm, disable sperm before they reach the uterus, or suppress ovulation. But is one strategy better than the other? And how does each one work?...
Article
Other

Eric: The Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities

For Students 9th - 10th
When a child is slow to learn new information it can often trouble a parent. What are the signs of a learning disability? What can a parent do to help correct these problems? This site reviews this information.
Handout
Other

"Blind" Boone: History

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a thorough biography of one of the most influential but overlooked Ragtime composers, John William "Blind" Boone. The emphasis is on his lifetime and the tremendous success of his musical career despite his...
Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Brain Machine Interfaces: Your Brain in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Brain-machine interfaces (BMI), or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), is an exciting multidisciplinary field that has grown tremendously during the last decade. In a nutshell, BMI is about transforming thought into action and sensation...
Article
Other

Indigenous Corporate Training, Canada: Bill C 31; An Indian Act Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1869 until 1985 (116 years), if an Indian woman married a non-Indian man, she and the children of the marriage were denied Indian status. In 1985, the Indian Act was amended by the passage of Bill C-31 to remove discrimination...
Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Yrbss Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

For Students 9th - 10th
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Able Sports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity focuses on getting the students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
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Other

Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
Handout
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Handout
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Handout
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Article
Other

Interaction Design Foundation: The Seven Principles of Universal Design

For Students 9th - 10th
It can be easy to forget that users don't come in a standard format when designing products. We're getting better at catering for different personas or demographics but industry still lags a long way behind design that is accessible to...
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Treatment of Active Tb

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of how to treat Active TB in order to prevent disability and death from the infection and to reduce the spread of the disease.
Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Histories

For Students 9th - 10th
From the staging of disability to the influence of Machiavelli, explore the history plays of Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biological Basis of Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Major depressive disorder is a major cause of distress disability and death from suicide. This video examines the brain and its connection to depression.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: The Genius of Marian: The Art of Caregiving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students delve into the role of family members acting as caregivers for those who are ill, elderly, disabled or otherwise not able to care for themselves regularly and efficiently. Students examine what family caregivers...
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Assistive Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find information and resources about assistive technology that can help kids with language-based learning disabilities become stronger readers and writers. Assistive technology is any device that supports the independence of a person...
Activity
Other

Succession to the Presidency a Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is put together by a medical doctor with an interest in the line of succession to the presidency. Although not a constitutional expert, the author has documented source material and has read extensively in the field.
Professional Doc
LD Online

Ld Online: Adhd and Children Who Are Gifted

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website provides a description of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and compares the prevalence of ADHD in students who are identified as gifted, or vice versa. Also included is a discussion on the current research findings...
Website
Other

Assistive Technology Products

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An online company that lists many assistive technology products, organized into categories of different needs. Products can be purchased directly from the site.
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Dyslexia: Beyond the Myth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article describes the most common characteristics of dyslexia and other learning disorders. The author offers suggestions about what to do if a reading problem is suspected.
Website
Other

Margaret Cochran Corbin

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has the story of Margaret Corbin. She actually took charge of a cannon during the Revolutionary War after her husband was killed. She was wounded in her shoulder, chest, and jaw from which she never fully recovered.

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