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"Writing As Healing" Exercise
Students begin with a teacher-leld discussion of recent research, which has found measurable imporovements in patient symptoms even four monthe after their participation in a brief writing exercise about a stressful event in the...
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Secondhand Smoke
In this health science instructional activity, students complete 8 short answer questions after reading information on the "Health Effects of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke."
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TE Lesson: Out of Breath
Students study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight.
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The Bacteria Time Bomb in your Home
Students read an article that explains the dangers of household bacteria. In this activity, students explore items in a home that easily hold bacteria, then complete several activities to reinforce comprehension of the article.
Nemours KidsHealth
Smoking: Grades 3-5
Students discuss the pros and cons of smoking. In this smoking lesson plan, students navigate websites to find information on smoking and then participate in a discussion with specific discussion questions.
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Fit or Fat?
Learners learn about health by creating healthy snacks, healthy menus, and recording their fat intake with certain foods. In this health lesson plan, students also focus on how exercise can help them stay healthy and loose unhealthy weight.
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Conflicts in Government Policy Objectives
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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The Breathtaking Nature of the Urban Explosion, Part 4
High schoolers explore the respiratory system. They use a computer to monitor the respiratory rate of an individual. They determine residual oxygen levels in exhaled air. Students evaluate how internal 02 and C02 concentrations...
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Coma
Students examine the diving reflex response which allows a person to stay underwater for an extended period of time. They complete an experiment to compare resting pulse rate and pulse rate when their face is submerged in water.
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What Can I Do?
Students describe the things that citizens can do to reduce ground level ozone and particulate matter. They design a flyer, poster or webpage to teach others about diesel bus retrofitting projects.
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Health
Learners increase their awareness of issues that are related to accommodating students with health impairments. In this health lesson learners participate in a class discussion and answer questions.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Asthma a Speaker's Kit
Here, you can find material useful for presentations and reports concerning the chronic disease asthma. This website contains links to slides of information about asthma, and provides short paragraphs of information with each slide....
Anatomical Travelogue
Story md.com: Asthma
Asthma causes one's airways to become sore and swollen. An attack means a person's lungs are getting less air. Learn about two types of treatment.
Other
Canadian Lung Association: Lung Disease Statistics
Get the statistics on lung disease in Canada. In addition to more general facts and figures, you will find links to reports on specific lung-related conditions such as: asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, influenza, and tuberculosis.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: All About Asthma
Teach children about what causes asthma, how it's treated, and what students can do to help their classmates with asthma with this lesson plan from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless".
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Tips for Kids
Use these tips to help kids understand asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Quiz
Test your children's knowledge of asthma with this quiz from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Background Information
Learn about the symptoms of asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Tips for Grown Ups
Use these tips designed for adults to better understand your child's asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless".
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Concentrate on Asthma
Health page kids using animations, games, and videos to explain asthma.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Respiratory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will identify diseases of the respiratory system.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: Don't Let Asthma Keep You Out of the Game
Learn about athletes who didn't let their asthma get in the way of going to the Olympics and about the types of sports best for asthma patients. This website includes links to information on "Famous people who have asthma," as well as...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Asthma
This is a great starting point for anyone doing research or a report on asthma. Organized into several sections -- including "Signs and Symptoms," "Screening and Diagnosis," and "Treatment."
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: If I Have Asthma, Can I Keep My Pet?
Could your pet be making your asthma worse? Find out more in this article for kids.