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What Teachers Need to Know About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
NOFAS works to eliminate birth defects caused by alcohol use during pregnancy, and also to improve the lives of those with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This site has plenty of information for teachers, families, and health care professionals.
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Department of Health: Love Canal Public Health Time Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the report to the New York governor and legislature from the Commissioner of Health laying out the dangers presented by the toxic chemicals dumped in the town of Love Canal.
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Government of Canada

Government of Canada: Protect Your Ears!

For Students 9th - 10th
Occupational noise is a common health hazard in industry. Human Resources and Social Development Canada presents important information for the country's workers about how to deal with this issue. Learn what you can do about workplace...
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Noise: A Hazard for the Fetus and the Newborn

For Students 9th - 10th
A research paper on the effects of noise pollution on the unborn and the newborn. Prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Nrc: Unit 1 Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has lesson plans and activities related to radiation. Activities include measuring radiation with a Geiger counter and observing radiation 'footprints' in a cloud chamber.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Services: Lead Buster Club

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is an interactive simulation that will challenge you to find sources of lead in your environment.
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University at Buffalo

Love Canal Collections: Niagara Gazette Newspaper Clippings

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper clippings covering many aspects of Love Canal including much information about the litigation and claims filed by those so affected by the pollution that seeped into the town.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Vitamin D

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers a comprehensive overview of vitamin-D. Content includes a look at its background, its uses as a supplement, dosage information, and more.
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A Large Format Photography Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains all about large format cameras It explains what it is, how to use it, the advantages, (and disadvantages), of it, the cost, developing processes and much more. Many links to sites to give in-depth information on large...
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Eco Usa: Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
Good health and environmental information on lead, lead poisoning and the fate of lead in the body. Quite readable.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Environment Module: Uv Menace

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information and activities for classes to learn more about ozone depletion and UV radiation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Lksd Digital Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars)

For Students 9th - 10th
Information that answers essential questions about SARS, including where SARS is found, how SARS exposures occur, how SARS affects the body, and signs and symptoms of SARS exposure.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Facts About Ricin

For Students 9th - 10th
Information that answers the questions what ricin is, where ricin is found and how it is used, how ricin exposures occur, how ricin affects the body, signs and symptoms of ricin exposure, and the like.
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NASA

Nasa: Two Special Girls Use Nasa Spacesuit Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Seeking a broader use for spacesuit technology, Johnson Space Center scientists work with two girls who have "xeroderma pigmentosum", a disease that prevents them from tolerating exposure to sunlight or even bright indoor lighting. Using...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Teach the Elements of Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It's a misconception that writing teachers simply tell students to write and wait to see what happens. Teachers should provide instruction in and exposure to various elements of writing to help students understand what good writing is.
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US Department of Education

Us Dept. Of Education: Parents Guide to the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from the US Dept. of Education provides an excellent guide for parents and teachers alike. Content includes simple explanations of the Internet and all its offerings, as well as tools to help adults limit a child's exposure to...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Titration Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is a fast and safe microscale experiment which allows students to quickly determine the molarity of three weak acids (vinegar, soda, and citric acid). Since the process involves a monoprotic, diprotic, and a triprotic acid,...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Risky Business

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students explore odds ratios and risk ratios. Framed in the context of a possibly contaminated playground on which children who play show signs of toxic exposure, students...
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University of California

Bacillus Thuringiensis: How Do Insects Become Resistant to Pesticide?

For Students 9th - 10th
Insects are known for their ability to develop resistance to insecticides. Currently there are insects resistant to every synthetic chemical insecticide used. There are many factors to developing resistance. In a population of insects...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Camera 'Shakes'

For Students 6th - 8th
You can compare the picture quality for photos taken at different shutter speeds with the camera handheld vs. with the camera on a tripod. (This is best done with a camera that has manual exposure control.)
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Dioxin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Wikipedia to explore dioxins. It gives the definition, as well as, sources, health effects, and exposure incidents.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Great Whales: Make a "Blubber Glove"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the whale's layer of insulating fat, known as blubber, and test the effectiveness of fat as an insulator. Discuss how humans use insulating materials to protect themselves from exposure to cold temperatures.
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Holistic Med: Palladium

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes some negative results from exposure to palladium metal. Well referenced.

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