As Mister Rogers would say, "It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood," especially when youngsters know all about community helpers and their role in the community. These two units, one designed for ages two to three and the other...

Drugs interact with the brain to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing the brain's chemistry, perceptions, and interactions. The final lesson in the Pharmacology unit shows scholars experiments, has them complete four labs,...

It may not be possible to have control over all aspects of life, but through the activities and discussions in this lesson class members learn different ways to cope with those areas over which they have little or no control.

Yo-ho-ho, Treasure Island can be lots of fun with the aid of a resource that guides readers' exploration of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers and buried gold. It's the glory of the read that will turn your...

How does your class view themselves? High schoolers explore body image through a series of four activities. Groups collaborate to examine the changes we experience as a part of growing up, how the media influences body image, and healthy...

Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...

Eighth graders take a stand on a variety of controversial topics with a lesson on argumentative writing. As they view an informative presentation and work with collaborative groups, they decide which side of each argument they want to...

Practice nutritional cooking with a collection of fun meal preparation lessons. Each lesson includes a focus, objective, collaborative activity, and recipe to culminate what young cooks have learned about healthy eating.

Students recognize and interpret the meaning of proverbs and saying through music, poetry and movement. In this familiar sayings lesson, students participate in various games and activities to gain understanding of the meanings of...

Students explore several parts of the body system in the eight lessons of this unit. Through several hands-on activities, the skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory and nervous systems are observed.

Boston's NPR news source features Doctors Without Borders. Find information, notes, audio, and an interactive photographic tour.

A learning module that begins with "Healing 'Brick City': A Newark Doctor Returns Home" by NPR Staff accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

Elizabeth Cox outlines a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor.

A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "The Doctor's Almost Perfect Children" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...

In this fourth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about and present information about the art, music, and literature of a Spanish-speaking country in Central America or the Caribbean. They also develop vocabulary...

Doctors Without Borders show how outbreaks of infections can devastate already war-torn communities.

This collection features resources to accompany The Providers film. The Providers documentary exposes the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico.

Through this unit, written for an honors anatomy and physiology class, students become familiar with the human skeletal system and answer the Challenge Question: When you get home from school, your mother grabs you, and you race to the...

As a class watch a presentation about the issues facing health care in Ecuador. After viewing, have students discuss the differences between the United States and Ecuador's health care issues such as mortality rates, diseases, and ratio...

Now that MRIs have been around for a few decades, patients and doctors tend to take them for granted. But these awesome diagnostic tools, powered by strong superconducting magnets, save countless lives with their ability to pinpoint...

Here you will find the vocabulary needed to talk about things pertaining to medicine. Interactive pictures model correct pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.

Good resource if you want a little bit of everything on Marlowe: biography, "Dr. Faustus" text, bibliography, and more!

"The Food Change" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a girl who went to the doctor because she was tired. The doctor told her to eat healthy foods and not candy or cookies. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

Dr. Messi Lira is a doctor on a pirate ship. Join him and learn about how we digest our food.